Change the following sentences from active to passive voice

Exercise 1: Present simple

1. Thay feed the lions at the zoo once a day

2. Someone plants these trees

3. She needs English for her work

4. People spend a lot of money on advertising everyday

5. People speak English in almost every corner of the word.

Exercise 2. Present continuous

1. He is carrying a schoolbag

2. They are feeding him nothing byt rice and fish

3. Students are doing a lot of work

4. About 30 million people are watching this program

5. Her mother is preparing the dinner in the kitchen

1. Passive Voice: Modal Verbs: Change from Active Voice to Passive Voice. 

1. We must paint our room.

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2. They can’t repair our car.

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3. Someone is going to install the new programme.

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4. They should feed the dog once a day.

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5. Mary can’t solve this exercise.

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6. They are going to publish a new book. 

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7. We must inform him about the news.

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8. We should discuss the matter again. 

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9. They are going to build a new bridge.

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10. He used to make coffee every morning.

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11. Tom may buy a new computer.

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12. Laura might not invite Tina to the party.

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13. Karen has to prepare dinner for everyone.

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14. We needn’t do our homework now.

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15. She used to clean the house every day.

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II. Change the sentences from active into the passive voice.

 1. Rubbish is damaging communications satellites.

 2. They are opening a new hotel in my street.

3. Scientists were investigating the “black hole” over the South Pole at that time.

4. My sister is making a dress for my mom’s birthday.

5. When we came, the little boy was painting a picture of the tiger that he saw in the zoo.

6. He is taking his children to the zoo this Sunday.

 7. In the conference room, people were using a lot of different languages.

8. Someone left this purse in a classroom yesterday.

9. Where did you buy this dictionary?

 10. How often does your mother take you to the cinema?

II. Change the sentences from active into the passive voice.
1. Rubbish is damaging communications satellites.
2. They are opening a new hotel in my street.
3. Scientists were investigating the “black hole” over the South Pole at that time.
4. My sister is making a dress for my mom’s birthday.
5. When we came, the little boy was painting a picture of the tiger that he saw in the zoo.
6. He is taking his children to the zoo this Sunday.
7. In the conference room, people were using a lot of different languages.
8. Someone left this purse in a classroom yesterday.
9. Where did you buy this dictionary?
10. How often does your mother take you to the cinema

The zoo keepers feed the lions at 3 pm every day.

The lions .

They haven’t cleaned the street this week.

The street .

 

The architect has drawn plans for an extension to the house.

Plans .

They make these artificial flowers of glossy paper.

These artificial .

The leak was repaired by the plumber this morning.

The plumber .

They will have to make new projects for extra places in schools.

New projects .

We can avoid serious injuries by wearing seat-belts in cars.

Serious injuries .

 

People believe that the Chinese invented paper in 105 A.D.

Paper .

They believe that the robbers got into the bank through the roof.

The robbers are .

People think that acid rain is now a familiar problem in the industrialized countries in Europe.

Acid rain is_ .

Thousands of tourists visit the spectacular ruins of Mayan civilization every year.

The spectacular ruins .

Experts say that the fall in the birth rate between 1990 and 1995 caused the drop in the number of school leavers.

The drop in the number of school leavers _.

People think that the climate is changing.

The climate .

It's thought that the accident was caused by human error.

The accident is .

Don't touch this switch.

This switch _.

A fire destroyed most of the old city of London in the 1600s.

The destruction of the old city of London in the 1600s .

We have a six o'clock deadline for this work.

This work must .

I didn't let him know what I was thinking.

He was not _.

The number of people killed in industrial accidents is now fifteen.

Already this year

No one has challenged his authority before.

This is the first time _.

The usher showed us to our seats.

We .

The robbers made the bank manager hand over all the money.

The bank manager .

What mainly distinguishes man from other animals is the power of speech.

Man _.

 

Is it really necessary for me to type the application?

Does the application ?

The authorities will prosecute anyone they find trespassing on this land. Anyone found

Oil was slowly covering the edge of the shore.

The edge of the shore _.

Someone has suggested abolishing income tax.

It has .

We may not able to give the party.

The party may have .

 

The police let him leave after they had questioned him.

He was .

He has numerous operations.

He has been .

 

They have recently improved the bus service in this town.

Some improvements .

They will not announce the decision formally.

No formal .

We have no seats left for the concert on December 14^th.

All the seats for the concert on December 14^th .

 

It is said that there is plenty of oil off our own coast.

There is .

Perhaps no one will ever know what happened that fateful night.

What happened that fateful night .

The secretary didn't reply me for ten days.

No reply from the secretary .

We may not be able to give the concert.

The concert .

My parents let me go abroad alone for the first time last year.

I was .

It is thought that the prisoner was recaptured while drinking in a pub.

The prisoner .

 

The deadline for the receipt of completed application forms is 3 pm on Friday, 18^th December.

Completed application forms must .

Sally’s parents gave her a new iPad for her birthday.

Sally .

 

Mr. Hill teaches his students to understand different English accents.

Mr. Hill’s students_ .

 

Did they build the garage at the same time as the house?

Was the garage ?

For further information, please send a self-addressed envelope to the above address. Further information .

The manager was very astounded when they told him about the robbery.

On .

Is it essential to meet your aunt at the station?

Does you aunt really need ?

It is essential that Professor Van Helsing will be met at the airport.

Professor Van Helsing .

Customs officials are stopping more travellers than usual this week.

An increased number of travellers .

They couldn't find the manager anywhere.

The manager was .

The poor should not be despised.

Ex.1/ Change the following sentences from active into passive form.

1. The chief engineer was instructing all the workers of the plan.

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2. My father  is taking me to the zoo.

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3. They are holding the meeting at Rex Hotel.

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4. They were repairing the engine of the car.

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5. The boys are breaking the window and taking away some pictures.

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6. People are spending a lot of money on advertising every day.

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7. They were using this room for the classroom.

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8. The teacher is telling a story in the classroom .

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9. Marry is cutting the cake with a sharp knife.

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10. The children were looking at the women with a red hat.

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10-They grow rubber in Lam Dong. 11- The zoo keepers feed the lions at 3 p.m every day. 12- My mother feeds the chickens three times a day. 13- Sally's parents gave her a microcomputer for her birthday. 14- John has written many interesting books 15- They built the garage at the same time as the house. 16- I bought this pen in Japan last year. 17- We have done all our homework. 18- They milk the cows twice a day. 19- A child can understand the problem. 20- They clean this street once a day. 21- They have finished the work. 22-Mark has sold many famous pictures. 23- They consider English the most international of languages. 24- Marry will get that job soon. 25- Many women are now taking important positions. 26- He had built his house before you came here. 27- To get high marks, you have to do more exercises. 28- Can you cut the grass? 29-Burning garbage may pollute the air. 30- You have to finish all these exercises.