EXERCISE 4. PASSIVE VOICE: The present or past continuous.
1. My mother is cleaning the floor now.
2. He is reading a book in his room now.
3. She is making big cakes for the party
4. Mrs Green is cooking the food in the kitchen
5. Alex was singing a song when the doorbell rang.
6.The teacher is telling her students a story.
7. They are watering the flowers in the garden.
8.They are building a new highway around the city.
9.He was writing a letter this time yesterday.
10. The chidren were learning English at 3 p.m yesterday.
1. My mother is cleaning the floor now.
=> The floor is being cleaned by my mother now
2. He is reading a book in his room now.
=> A book is being read in his room now
3. She is making big cakes for the party
=> Big cakes are being made for the party
4. Mrs Green is cooking the food in the kitchen
=> The food is being cooked in the kitchen by Mrs Green
5. Alex was singing a song when the doorbell rang.
=> A song was being sung by Alex when the doorbell rang
6.The teacher is telling her students a story.
=> Students are being told a story by their teacher
7. They are watering the flowers in the garden.
=> The flowers are being watered in the garden
8.They are building a new highway around the city.
=> A new highway is being built around the city
9.He was writing a letter this time yesterday.
=> A letter was being written this time yesterday
10. The chidren were learning English at 3 p.m yesterday.
=> English was being learned by the children at 3 p.m yesterday.
EX 5. Rewrite the sentences in the passive voice (Present progressive tense)
1. They are pulling down the old theater.
2. She is cooking lunch at the moment
3. She isn't having dinner at the moment.
4. Mary isn't watching that program now
5. Are they building a new block of houses down the street?
6. Is Peter drawing a picture at the moment?
1. The old theater is being pulled down by them
2. Lunch is being cooked by her at the moment
3. Dinner isn't being had by her at the moment
4. That program isn't being watched by Mary now
5. Is a new block of houses down the street being built by them?
6. Is a picture being drew by P at the moment?
Combine the sentences , using present participle or past participle
The girl is Lan . She is writing the essay
…………………………………………….
The shoes are 120 thousand dong . They were made in Korea .
…………………………………………………………………
Do you know the boy ? The boy is sitting next to you
………………………………………………………………
The man took us to the circus . He died last night
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The man is my teacher . He is reading in the library
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The car bought last week . It was stolen last night
……………………………………………………………
A bridge has built .It was broken five hours ago
…………………………………………………………
The students are in class 8 B . They join in the Y and Y
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The man is my uncle . He is talking to everybody
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The player was taken to the hospital . He was injured in the match
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Ex 4 Passive voice : The present continuous tense
1 My friends are eating an orange => ..............................................
2 They are watching the film => ....................................................
3 We are doing the exercises => .....................................................
4 She is cutting the paper right now => ............................................
5 They are singing the songs in the room =>.............................................
1 An orange is being eaten by my friends.
2 The film is being watched.
3 The exercise is being done by us.
4 The paper is being cut by her right now.
5 The songs are being sung in the room.
B. Rewrite these sentences with words given, using passive voice:
1/ They are giving him the details of the talk.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2/ Hoa is cleaning the floor.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3/ Bill’s mother is buying some vegetables.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4/ The teacher is explaining the lesson.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5/ The manager is asking me a lot of questions.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6/ The old man are mending your shoes.
à Your shoes ………………………………
7/ Peter is writing a letter to his friend.
à A letter ………………………………….
8/ Bad drivers are causing many accidents.
à Many accidents …………………………
9/ My brother is writing a new song.
à A new song ………………………………
10/ My friends is helping me a lot.
à I ………………………………………….
III-Change sentences into the passive voice (Present simple or Past simple)
1-The mailman was delivering the mail at 8 this morning.
=>The mail was being delivered (by the mailman) at 8 this morning
2-The police are holding him for further questioning now.
=.He is being held for further questioning now
3-They are organizing a new race at the moment.
=>A new race is being organized at the moment
4-The postman was sending the bag to me at 8 last night.
=>The bag was being sent to me (by the postman) at 8 last night
5-They are holding the discussion in the hall now.
=>The discussion is being held in the hall now
6- People were carrying the chairs out into the garden.
=>The chairs were being carried out into the garden
7-Someone is showing my girl friend how to bath a baby now.
=>My girl friend is being showed how to bath a baby now.
8-Nam was watching TV between 8 and 9 last Sunday.
=> TV was being watched by Nam between 8 and 9 last Sunday
1. Quang said: “ New pipes are very expensive” (Use Reported Speech)
=> Quang said that.
2. Viet Nam is a country that exports rice. (Use Compound word)
=> Viet Nam is.
3. The children love Santa Claus (Use Passive Voice)
=> Santa Claus
4. She asked Nam: “ Do you know Great Wall of China?” (Use Reported Speech)
=> She asked Nam
1.Quang said: “ New pipes are very expensive” (Use Reported Speech)
=> Quang said that new pipes were very expensive.
2.Viet Nam is a country that exports rice. (Use Compound word)
=> Viet Nam is a rice-exporting country.
3.The children love Santa Claus (Use Passive Voice)
=> Santa Claus is loved by the children
4.She asked Nam: “ Do you know Great Wall of China?” (Use Reported Speech)
=> She asked Nam if he knew Great Wall of China.
1. Quang said: “ New pipes are very expensive” (Use Reported Speech)
=> Quang said that new pipes were very expensive
2. Viet Nam is a country that exports rice. (Use Compound word)
=> Viet Nam is a rice-exporting country.
3. The children love Santa Claus (Use Passive Voice)
=> Santa Claus is loved by the children
4. She asked Nam: “ Do you know Great Wall of China?” (Use Reported Speech)
=> She asked Nam if he knew Great Wall of China.
=> Quang said that new pipes were very expensive.
Viet Nam is a country that exports rice. (Use Compound word)=> Viet Nam is a rice-exporting country.
The children love Santa Claus (Use Passive Voice)=> Santa Claus is loved by the children
She asked Nam: “ Do you know Great Wall of China?” (Use Reported Speech)=> She asked Nam if he knew Great Wall of China.
EX1: Turn into passive
1.They are painting the living room light blue.
2. They aren’t painting the living room light blue.
3. Are they painting the living room light blue?
4. Lan is cleaning the floor at the moment.
5.Lan isn’t cleaning the floor at the moment.
6.Is Lan cleaning the floor at the moment.
7. What is he doing now ?
8 . Look ! The mechanic is repairing my car.
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1.They are painting the living room light blue
The living room light blue is being painted .
2. They aren’t painting the living room light blue.
The living room light blue isn't being painted .
3. Are they painting the living room light blue?
Is the iving room light blue is being painted?
4. Lan is cleaning the floor at the moment.
The floor is being cleaned by Lan at the moment.
5.Lan isn’t cleaning the floor at the moment.
The floor isn't being cleaned by Lan at the moment.
6.Is Lan cleaning the floor at the moment
Is the floor is being cleaned by Lan at the moment?
7. What is he doing now ?
Is he being done now?
8 . Look ! The mechanic is repairing my car.
Look! My car is being repaired by the mechanic
1.The living room light blue is being painted .
2.The living room light blue isn't being painted .
3. Are they painting the living room light blue?
Is the iving room light blue is being painted?
4.The floor is being cleaned by Lan at the moment.
5.The floor isn't being cleaned by Lan at the moment.
6.Is the floor is being cleaned by Lan at the moment?
7.Is he being done now?
8 .Look! My car is being repaired by the mechanic
I. Combine each pair of sentences, using Present Participle (V-ing) or Past Participle (V3/ed).
1. The street is very wide. It leads to our school. ………………………………………………………………………………………
2. The streets are very busy. They are bordered with shops. ………………………………………………………………………………………
3. My family is living in a house. The house was built in 2004. ………………………………………………………………………………………
4. The chickens are very fat. They are raised on our farm. ……………………………………………………………………………………
5. The boy will be punished. He broke the shop window. ……………………………………………………………………………………
6. The building is painted pink. It is my school. ………………………………………………………………………………
