PASSIVE VOICE
Change into passive voice.
1. The teacher corrects our exercises at home.
-> Our exercises at home are corrected by the teacher.
2. Alice gave me a wonderful present.
-> I was given a wonderful present by Alice.
3. They are building several new schools in our town.
-> New schools are being built several in our town by them.
4. We have made great progress in industry, science and medicine.
-> Great progress has been made in industry, science and medicine.
5. Sam killed a lion last week.
-> A lion was killed by Sam last week.
6. You must hand in your report before the end of this month.
-> Your report must be handed in before the end of this month.
7. I had just finished the job when the factory closed.
-> The job has just been finished when the factory closed.
8. No one has opened that box for the past hundred years.
-> That box has been opened for the past hundred years.
9. Are you going to mail these letters soon?
-> Are these letters going to be mailed soon?
10. He should have finished the report yesterday.
-> The report should have been finished yesterday.
11. Scientists began to carry out researches on SIDA two years ago.
-> Researches on SIDA were begun to carry out by scientists two years ago.
12. They say that he is the richest man in our town.
-> He is said to be the richest man in our town.
13. I can assure you I will arrange everything in time.
-> You can be assured everything will be arranged in time.
14. We are to pity rather than despise these homeless boys.
-> We are to pity rather than these homeless boys are despised.
15. We haven’t moved anything since they sent you away to cure you.
-> Nothing has been moved since they sent you away to cure you.
I. Change into passive voise .
1. The teacher corrects our exercises at home .
2. Ali 's absence worried his mother
3. They are building several new schools in our towm
4. We have made great progress in industry , science and medicine
5. Sam killed a lion last week.
6. You must hand in your report before the end of this month.
7. I had just finished the job when the factory closed.
8. No one has opened that box for the past hundred years.
9. Are you going to mail these letters soon ?
10. He should have finished the report yesterday
11. Scientists began to carry out researches on SIDA two years ago.
12. They say that he is the richest man in our town.
13. I can assure you I will arrange everything in time.
14. We are to pity rather than despise these homeless boys.
15. We haven't moved anything since they sent you away to cure you.
1. Our exercises are corrected at home by the teacher.
2. Ali’s mother was worried by his absence.
3. Several new schools are being built in our town.
4. Great progress has been made in industry, science and medicine.
5. A lion was killed by Sam last week.
6. Your report must be handed in before the end of this month.
7. The job had just been finished when the factory closed.
8. That box hasn’t been opened for the past hundred years.
9. Are these letters going to be mailed soon?
10. The report shouldn’t have been finished yesterday.
11. Researches on SIDA began to be carried out by scientists two years ago.
12. He is said to be the richest man in our town. / It is said that he is the richest man in our town.
13. You can be assured everything will be arranged in time.
14. We are to pity rather than these homeless boys are despised.
15. Nothing has been moved since you were sent away to be cured.
I. Change into passive voise .
1. The teacher corrects our exercises at home .
=> Our exercises are corrected at home by the teacher.
2. Ali 's absence worried his mother
=> Ali’s mother was worried by his absence.
3. They are building several new schools in our towm
=> Several new schools are being built in our town.
4. We have made great progress in industry , science and medicine
=> Great progress has been made in industry, science and medicine.
5. Sam killed a lion last week.
=> A lion was killed by Sam last week.
6. You must hand in your report before the end of this month.
=> Your report must be handed in before the end of this month.
7. I had just finished the job when the factory closed.
=> The job had just been finished when the factory closed.
8. No one has opened that box for the past hundred years.
=> That box hasn’t been opened for the past hundred years.
9. Are you going to mail these letters soon ?
=> Are these letters going to be mailed soon?
10. He should have finished the report yesterday
=> The report shouldn’t have been finished yesterday.
11. Scientists began to carry out researches on SIDA two years ago.
=> Researches on SIDA began to be carried out by scientists two years ago.
12. They say that he is the richest man in our town.
=> He is said to be the richest man in our town.
13. I can assure you I will arrange everything in time.
=> You can be assured everything will be arranged in time.
14. We are to pity rather than despise these homeless boys.
=> We are to pity rather than these homeless boys are despised.
15. We haven't moved anything since they sent you away to cure you.
=> Nothing has been moved since you were sent away to be cured.
Change into passive voice
1. You must hand in your report before the end of this month
2. I had just finished the job when the factory closed
3. No one has opened that box for the past hundred years
4. Are you going to mail these letters soon?
5. He should have finished the report yesterday
Change into passive voice
1. You must hand in your report before the end of this month
=> Your report had to hand before the end of this month.
2. I had just finished the job when the factory closed
=> The job had been just finished when the factory closed.
3. No one has opened that box for the past hundred years
=> That box has not been opened for the past hundred years
4. Are you going to mail these letters soon?
=> Are these letters going to be mailed soon ?
5. He should have finished the report yesterday
=> The report yesterday should have been finished yesterday.
A. Change into passive voice.
1. The teacher corrects our exercises at home.
2. Ali’s absence worried his mother.
3. They are building several new schools in our town.
4. We have made great progress in industry, science and medicine.
5. Sam killed a lion last week.
6. You must hand in your report before the end of this month.
7. I had just finished the job when the factory closed.
8. No one has opened that box for the past hundred years.
9. Are you going to mail these letters soon?
10. He should have finished the report yesterday.
11. Scientists began to carry out researches on SIDA two years ago.
12. They say that he is the richest man in our town.
13. I can assure you I will arrange everything in time.
14. We are to pity rather than despise these homeless boys.
15. We haven’t moved anything since they sent you away to cure you.
A. Change into passive voice.
1. The teacher corrects our exercises at home.
Our exercises at home are corected by the teacher
2. Ali’s absence worried his mother.
Ali's mother was worried by his absence
3. They are building several new schools in our town.
several new schools are being built in our town
4. We have made great progress in industry, science and medicine.
great progress has been made in industry, science and medicine
5. Sam killed a lion last week.
A lion was killed by Sam last week
6. You must hand in your report before the end of this month.
Your report must be handed in before the end of this month
7. I had just finished the job when the factory closed.
The job had just been finished when the factory closed
8. No one has opened that box for the past hundred years.
That box hasn't been opened for the past hundred years
9. Are you going to mail these letters soon?
Are these letters going to be mailed soon?
10. He should have finished the report yesterday.
The report should have been finished yesterday
11. Scientists began to carry out researches on SIDA two years ago.
Researches on SIDA were begun to carry out by scientists two years ago.
12. They say that he is the richest man in our town.
He is said to be the richest man in our town.
13. I can assure you I will arrange everything in time.
You can be assured everything will be arranged in time.
14. We are to pity rather than despise these homeless boys.
We are to pity rather than these homeless boys are despised.
15. We haven’t moved anything since they sent you away to cure you.
Nothing has been moved since they sent you away to cure you.
A. Change into passive voice.
1. The teacher corrects our exercises at home.
Our exercises are corrected at home by the teacher
2. Ali’s absence worried his mother.
His mother is worried by Ali's absence
3. They are building several new schools in our town.
Several new schools are being built in our town
4. We have made great progress in industry, science and medicine.
Great progress has been made in industry, science and medicine.
5. Sam killed a lion last week.
A lion was killed by Sam last week
6. You must hand in your report before the end of this month.
Your report must be handed in before the end of this month.
7. I had just finished the job when the factory closed.
The job had just been finished when the factory closed.
8. No one has opened that box for the past hundred years.
That box hasn't been opened for the past hundred years.
9. Are you going to mail these letters soon?
Are these letter going to be mailed soon?
10. He should have finished the report yesterday.
The report should have been finished yesterdau
11. Scientists began to carry out researches on SIDA two years ago.
Researchers on SIDA began to be carried by scientists two years ago.
12. They say that he is the richest man in our town.
He is said to be the richest man in our town.
13. I can assure you I will arrange everything in time.
You can be assured, everything will be arranged in time
14. We are to pity rather than despise these homeless boys.
These homeless boys are to be pity rather than despise
15. We haven’t moved anything since they sent you away to cure you.
Nothing has been moved since they sent you away to cure you.
Change into passive voice.
1. She fell into the water because somebody pushed her.
2. What ought we to do about this?
3. It is time they brought the cows in.
4. What questions did the examiner set?
5. Somebody must do something for these poor men.
Change into passive voice.
1. She fell into the water because somebody pushed her.
-> She fell into the water because she was pushed.
2. What ought we to do about this?
-> What ought this to be done about?
3. It is time they brought the cows in.
-> It is time the cows were brought in.
4. What questions did the examiner set?
-> What questions were set by the examiner?
5. Somebody must do something for these poor men.
-> Something must be done for these poor men.
EXERCISES
PART A: Change into passive voice.
1. The teacher corrects our exercises at home.
2. Alice gave me a wonderful present.
3. They are building several new schools in our town.
4. We have made great progress in industry, science and medicine.
5. Sam killed a lion last week.
6. You must hand in your report before the end of this month.
7. I had just finished the job when the factory closed.
8. No one has opened that box for the past hundred years.
9. She is going to mail these letters soon
10. He should finish the report yesterday.
PART B: MULTIPLE CHOICES
11. Many U.S automobiles .................. in Detroit, Michigan.
A. manufacture B. have manufactured C. are manufactured D. are manufacturing
12. When I came, an experiment .................. in the lab.
A. was being holding B. has been held C. was being held D. has held
13. Last night a tornado swept through Rockvill. It ............. everything in its path.
A. destroyed B. was destroyed C. was being destroyed D. had been destroyed
14. This exercise may .................. with a pencil.
A. be written B. be to write C. be writing D. write
15. This picture .................... by Johnny when I came.
A. painted B. was painted C. was being painted D. had been painted
16. They speak much about this book.
A. This book is much spoken about. B. This book is much spoken.
C. This book is much about spoken. D. This book are much spoken about.
17. My shirt .................. by my sister on my last birthday.
A. gave B. was given C. had been given D. was being given
18. Hamlet was wrote by William Shakespeare.
A B C D
19. Daisy's ring is make of gold.
A B C D
20. This exercise may .................. with a pencil.
A. be written B. be to write C. be writing D. write
21. The university .................. by private funds as well as by tuition income.
A. is supported B. supports C. is supporting D. has supported
22. He broke my watch.
A. My watch were broken. B. My watch be broken.
C. My watch is broken. D. My watch was broken.
23. You have to do your homework every day.
A. Your homework has been done every day. B. Your homework has to do by you every day.
C Your homework has to be done every day. D. Your homework have to be done every day.
24. Lots of houses_____________ by the earthquake.
A. are destroying B. destroyed C. were destroying D. were destroyed
25. The telephone ______________ by Alexander Graham Bell.
A. invented B. is inventing C. be invented D. was invented
PART A: Change into passive voice.
1. The teacher corrects our exercises at home.
Our exercises are corrected by the teacher at home
2. Alice gave me a wonderful present.
A wonderful present was given to me by Alice
3. They are building several new schools in our town.
Several new schools are being built in our town
4. We have made great progress in industry, science and medicine.
Great progress in industry, science and medicine has been made by us
5. Sam killed a lion last week.
A lion was killed by Sam last week
6. You must hand in your report before the end of this month.
Your project must be handed in before the end of this month
7. I had just finished the job when the factory closed.
After I had finished the job, the factory closed
8. No one has opened that box for the past hundred years.
That box hasn't been opened for the past hundered years
9. She is going to mail these letters soon
These letters are going to be mailed soon by her
10. He should finish the report yesterday.
The report should be finished yesterday by him
PART B: MULTIPLE CHOICES
11. Many U.S automobiles .................. in Detroit, Michigan.
A. manufacture B. have manufactured C. are manufactured D. are manufacturing
12. When I came, an experiment .................. in the lab.
A. was being holding B. has been held C. was being held D. has held
13. Last night a tornado swept through Rockvill. It ............. everything in its path.
A. destroyed B. was destroyed C. was being destroyed D. had been destroyed
14. This exercise may .................. with a pencil.
A. be written B. be to write C. be writing D. write
15. This picture .................... by Johnny when I came.
A. painted B. was painted C. was being painted D. had been painted
16. They speak much about this book.
A. This book is much spoken about. B. This book is much spoken.
C. This book is much about spoken. D. This book are much spoken about.
17. My shirt .................. by my sister on my last birthday.
A. gave B. was given C. had been given D. was being given
18. Hamlet was wrote by William Shakespeare.
A B C D
19. Daisy's ring is make of gold.
A B C D
20. This exercise may .................. with a pencil.
A. be written B. be to write C. be writing D. write
21. The university .................. by private funds as well as by tuition income.
A. is supported B. supports C. is supporting D. has supported
22. He broke my watch.
A. My watch were broken. B. My watch be broken.
C. My watch is broken. D. My watch was broken.
23. You have to do your homework every day.
A. Your homework has been done every day. B. Your homework has to do by you every day.
C Your homework has to be done every day. D. Your homework have to be done every day.
24. Lots of houses_____________ by the earthquake.
A. are destroying B. destroyed C. were destroying D. were destroyed
25. The telephone ______________ by Alexander Graham Bell.
A. invented B. is inventing C. be invented D. was invented
1. The teacher corrects our exercises at home.
2. Ali’s absence worried his mother.
3. They are building several new schools in our town.
4. We have made great progress in industry, science and medicine.
5. Sam killed a lion last week.
6. You must hand in your report before the end of this month.
7. No one has opened that box for the past hundred years.
8. Are you going to mail these letters soon?
9. He should have finished the report yesterday.
10. What questions did the examiner set?
11. Somebody must do something for these poor men.
12. Nobody has answered my question properly.
13. Somebody has brought this child up badly.
14. Teachers should make lessons more interesting for school children.
15. One cannot eat an orange if nobody has peeled it.
Đề bài chắc là chuyển thành câu bị động
1. The teacher corrects our exercises at home.
=> Our exercises at home are corected by the teacher
2. Ali’s absence worried his mother.
=> Ali's mother was worried by his absence
3. They are building several new schools in our town.
=> New schools are being built several in our town
4. We have made great progress in industry, science and medicine.
=> Great progress in industry, science and medicine have been made
5. Sam killed a lion last week.
=> A lion was killed by Sam last week
6. You must hand in your report before the end of this month.
=> Your report must be handed in before the end of this month
7. No one has opened that box for the past hundred years.
=> That box hasn't been opened for the past hundred years
8. Are you going to mail these letters soon?
=> Are these letters going to be mailed soon?
9. He should have finished the report yesterday.
=> The report should have been finished yesterday
10. What questions did the examiner set?
=> What question was set by examiner?
11. Somebody must do something for these poor men.
=> Something must be done for these poor men
12. Nobody has answered my question properly.
=> My question hasn't been answered properly
13. Somebody has brought this child up badly.
=> This child has been brought up badly
14. Teachers should make lessons more interesting for school children.
=> Lessons should be made more interesting for school children by teachers
15. One cannot eat an orange if nobody has peeled it.
=> An orange can't be eaten if it hasn't beeb peeled
Turn these sentences into the passive voice
a) Somebody has brought this child up badly
b) The teacher promised Jane a prize if she worked well
c) Teachers should make lessons more interesting for school children
d) We shall lock the house up for summer and the old gardener will look after it
e) People say tortoises live longer then elephants
f) One can't eat an orange if nobody has peeled it
g) Don't let the others see you
h) Did anybody ever teach you how to behave?
i) It suprised me to hear someone had robbed you.
Turn these sentences into the passive voice
a) Somebody has brought this child up badly
=> this child has been brought up badly
b) The teacher promised Jane a prize if she worked well
=> jane was promoised a prize by the teacher if she worked well
c) Teachers should make lessons more interesting for school children
=> lessons should be made more interesting for school children
d) We shall lock the house up for summer and the old gardener will look after it
=> the house will be locked up for summer and the old gardener will look after it
e) People say tortoises live longer then elephants
tortoises are said to live longer then elephants
f) One can't eat an orange if nobody has peeled it
orange can't be eaten if it hasn't peeled
g) Don't let the others see you
=> you shouldn't be seen by the others
h) Did anybody ever teach you how to behave?
were you taught how to behave?
i) It suprised me to hear someone had robbed you.
i was surprised to hear someone had robbed you.
Turn these sentences into the passive voice
a) Somebody has brought this child up badly
This child has been brought badly
b) The teacher promised Jane a prize if she worked well
Jane was promised a prize by the teacher if she worked well
c) Teachers should make lessons more interesting for school children
Lessons should be made more interesting for school children
d) We shall lock the house up for summer and the old gardener will look after it
The house will be locked up for summer and it will be looked after by the old gardener
e) People say tortoises live longer then elephants
Tortoises is said to live longer than elephants
f) One can't eat an orange if nobody has peeled it
Orange can't be eaten if it hasn't been peeled
g) Don't let the others see you
Don't let you be seen
h) Did anybody ever teach you how to behave?
Were you be taught how to behave?
i) It suprised me to hear someone had robbed you.
I was surprised to hear someone had robbed you
16.~~> An orange can not be eaten if nobody has peeled it.
17.~~> Aren't let you seen by the others.
18.~~> Are you taught how ta behave?
19~~> I was surprised to hear someone had robbed you by it.
