1. The manager always welcomes new employees.

=> New employees are always welcomed by the manager

2. Janet's colleagues gave her a present when she retired.

=> Janet was given a present by her colleagues when she retired.

3. Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1877

=> The phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison in 1872.

4. Stephen Court has just invented an armchair which can play music.

=> An armchair which can play music has just been invented by Stephen Court.

5. Where will your company send you next year?

=> Where will you be sent by your company next year?

6. During the recession, the firm was making people redundant almost every week.

=> During the recession, people was being made redundant by the film almost every week.

7. Had a special messenger delivered the package before you got to the office?

=> Had the package been delivered by a special messenger before you got to the office? 

8. The students usually hold the concerts at the university.

=> The concerts are usually held at the university by the students.

9. The scientists are studying the problem carefully.

=> The problem is being carefully studied by the scientists.

10. The police found two children in the forest.

=> Two children were found in the forest by the police.

Rewrite the sentences beginning witht the words provided :

1. The manager always welcomes new employees.

=> New employees are always welcomed by the manager

2. Janet's colleagues gave her a present when she retired.

=> Janet was given a present by her colleagues when she retired

3. Thomas Edison invented the photograph in 1877

=> The photograph was invented by Thomas Edison in 1877

4. Stephen Court has just invented an armchair which can play music.

=> An armchair  which can play music has just been invented by Stephen Court

5. Where will your company send you next year?

=> Where will you be sent by your company next year?

6. During the recession, the firm was making people redundant almost every week.

=> During the recession, people was being made redundant by the firm almost every week

7. Had a special messenger delivered the package before you got to the office?

=> Had the package been delivered by a special messenger before you got to the office?

8. The students usually hold the concerts at the university.

=> The concerts are usually hold at the university by the students

9. The scientists are studying the problem carefully.

=> The problem are being carefully studied by the scientists

10. The police found two children in the forest.

=> Two children were found in the forest by the police

1. During the recession, the firm was making people redundant

-> During the recession, people were being made redundant by the firm.

2. The students usually hold the concerts at university

-> The concerts are usually held at the university by the students.

3. The scientists are studying the problem carefully

-> The problem is being studied carefully by the scientists.

4. The manager always welcomes new employees

-> New employees are always welcomed by the manager.

5. Janet's colleagues gave her a present when she retired

-> Janet was given a present by her colleagues when she retired.

6. People had destroyed large areas of forest by 2000 (passive voice)

-> Large areas of forest had been destroyed by 2000.

7. The scientists have just studied this problem

-> This problem has just been studied by the scientists.

8. Where will your company send you next year ?

-> Where will you be sent by your company next year?

9. You can't wash this dress

-> This dress can't be washed.

10. Did you finish your homework early ? (Passive voice )

-> Was your homework finished early?

Viết các câu sau về câu bị động:

1. She is going to mail these letters soon.

=> These letters are going to be mailed by her soon.

2. He sent me a letter yesterday.

=> I was sent a letter by him yesterday.

3. Somebody had taken my new wallet before you came.

=> My new had been taken before you came.

4. The manager always welcomes new employees.

=> New employees are always welcomed by the manager.

5. Janet's colleagues gave her a present when she retired.

=> She was given a present by Janet's colleagues when she retired.

6. Stephen Court has just invented a new armchair.

=> A new armchair has just been invented by Stephen Court.

1. People will build a new hospital in my village next month.

-> A new hospital……will be built in my village next month………

2. People believe that he is a famous artist.

-> It…is believed that he is a famous artist……

3. They have had a stylist design their wedding clothes.

-> They have had……their wedding clothes designed by a stylist……

4. They said that she won the first prize in an English competition

-> She…was said to win the first prize in an English competition…………

5. Doctors have treated many people for burns and shock.

 Many people …have been treated for burns and shock by doctors.............

6. People say that the man was killed by terrorists.

-> The man ....is said to have been killed by terrorists...........

Đáp án: A new school will be built in my country next year by the workers.

A new school will be built in my country next year by the workers.

1. The weather isn’t fine. We can’t go for a walk in the woods

-If …the weather isn’t fine, we can’t go for a walk in the woods……

2. I’ll ask someone to make a new dress

- I’ll have …a new dress made...………

3. The bridge might be built in a hurry

- People …might build the bridge in a hurry…….

4. You really should be able to dress yourself by now

- It’s high time ……you dressed yourself…..

5. I wish I hadn’t told him what we were planning to do that evening

- I regret…having told him what we were planning to do that evening ….

6. I have never eaten with knives and folks before

- This is …the first time I have eaten with knives and folks…….

7. “Why don’t you ask Tom for help, Mary?” Ba said

- Ba suggested Mary should ask Tom for help………..

8. Ba is too young to see horror films

- Ba is not…old enough to see horror films.…...…….

9. They should quit smoking

- They had ……better quit smoking

10. They once started these machines by hand.

- They used to …start these machines by hand…