Passive voice
1.Have you finished the above sentences? -> Have above sentences....BEEN FINISHED ?.....(Present perfect)
2.When will you do the work? -> When .....WILL THE WORK BE DONE?..........(Future simple)
3.They had fastened his whole body to the ground.->.......HIS WHOLE BODY HAD BEEN FASTENED TO THE GROUND..........
5. Have you finished the above sentences? -->......................................................... 6. When will you do the work? -->........................................................... 7. How are you going to deal with this problem? -->........................................................................ 8. How do you spend this amount of money? -->........................................................................... 9. I wonder whether the board of directors will choose Susan or Jane for the position. -->............................................................................................. 10. How did the police find the lost man? -->............................................................................
Change the following sentences into passive voice
1. I hear them singing a nice English song
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2. They had to finish the report before 7 o'clock yesterday
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3. His parents have just given him a dictionary
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4. My father often drinks a cup of tea everymorning
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5. She has bought two new dresses recently
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6. You should have taken those books back to the library
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7. Where do people speak English?
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8. You will have to get someone to see it
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9. They will continue to use this room
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10. When did he give you the book?
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V. Put the following sentences into the PASSIVE VOICE.
Someone has already paid the electrician for his work.
1. They taught him French and gave him a dictionary .
2. A man requested the stranger to leave the meeting.
3. They had eaten all the dinner before they finished the conversation.
4. Who wrote it ?
5. Why didn't they mend the roof before it fell in ?
6. The burglars had cut a huge hole in the steel door.
7. When did they ring the church bells ?
9. You should water this plant daily .
10. Our neighbor ought to paint the garage .
11. I have to return these books to the library .
12. Someone will pay you in ten days .
13. They chose him as the best actor ò the year.
14. A pickpocket robbed me .
15. My friend sent me an invitation.
16. The farmer is building a new barn.
17. The secretary has given Mrs.Jones some letters.
Rewrite the sentences in passive voice
1. How many langueges do they speak in Canada?
2. Are you going to have the shoemaker repair your shoes?
I. Change the following sentences from active voice to passive voice.
1. Someone has broken the window.
2. Have the students finished the exercises ?
3. The mail carrier will deliver the letter.
4. Someone took the bicycle away.
5. A thief stole all his furniture in his house.
I. Changes these sentences into the passive voice.Using the"Modals+be+Vp.p"
1. They will visit me the next week.
2. You should repair the house as soon as possible.
3. He can drive a car.
4. They won't send the letter to her.
5. I can sing a song.
6. Can you make a sentence?
7. Will you help her?
8. They can dig two holes a day.
9. They must wear the uniform.
10. You mustn't make noise.
II.Changes the sentences into the passive voice. Using the"be going to+be+Vp.p" or "have to be+ Vp.p"
1. They are going to redecorate the room
2. We have to change the date of the party
3. We are going to buy a new car
4. They are going to book the ticket in advance
5. She is going to sell her old bike.
6. He is going to write another book
7. We are going to wait for him here
8. The workers have to stop the present work.
9. We are going to take the course in July.
10. You have to leave a message.
Fill in the gaps with the past simple or continuous, the present perfect or past perfect: 1.Dave______(take) a lot of photos when he ____(fly) to Brazil last July 2.While I____(have) a bath last night, Mary _____(read) a comic 3.__________(you-never/eat) sushi? 4.Where _____Anne_____(live) before moving to this neighborhood? 5.____they _____(eat) the sweets they ____(buy) yesterday yet 6.We____(jog) in the park when a dog ____(bite) Jane 7.David _____(fall) off his bike and ____(break) his arm yesterday 8.Pam_____(drive) home when she ____(crash) into a bus 9.Carol_____(promise) to be at the party last week, but she finally _____(not-come).I _____(be) so sad and disappointed! 10.”________(the candidate/make) speeches during the campaign?” “No, he______; in fact he hates speaking in public 11. John____(can-not-swim) well when he ____(be) nice
1. Change the following sentences from active voice into passive voice. One example has been done for you.
a. The teacher will explain the lesson until all the students understand it.
b. He has done his homework for hours but he hasn't finished it yet.
c. The brick-layers have been building a house in the village.
d. My parents never make me work hard.
e. One of my neighbors has stolen my bicycle.
f. They were writing my address do my hair every day.
g. How often do you take the dog out for a walk? Every fine hours.
h. My brother will give me a cat for my fifteenth birthday.
i. People rumoured that the King was afraid of his wife.
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2. Change the following sentences from the passive voice into active voice. One example has been done for you.
a. The flowers need watering.
b. The documents will be sent as soon as possible.
c. We are often shouted at work by our boss.
d. The match has been cancelled due to the bad weather.
e. Two department stores have been built in the neighbourhood this year.
f. I was made to wash the clothes by my mother.
g. She has her clothes made by a famous tailor.
h. It was believed that the earth was square.
i. He was rumoured to be mysterious.
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