Chang these sentences into active :

1.Lan is helped by the teacher

the teacher helps Lan

2.I am surprised by the news

the news surprises me

3.The letter will be posted by Lan

Lan will post the letter

4.The cake has been eaten by the children

the children has eaten the cake

5.That letter was written by Linda

Linda wrote that letter

6.You will be amazed by this news

this news will amaze you

7.The letter is going to be answered by the secretary

the secretary is going to answer the letter

8.Many people are employed by that company

that company employs many people

9.The work will be done by Mr Manh

Mr Manh will do the work

10.The window was washed by Mr Truong

Mr Truong washed the window

11.This house was built in 1990

they built this house in 1990

12.We have been invited to a party

they have invited us to a party

13.That dictionary has been bought by my sister

my sister has bought that dictionary

14.Is spanish spoken in Peru?

do they speak Spanish in Peru?

15.Is English spoken by a large of people?

do a large of people speak English?

Đề bài là chuyển từ bị động sang chủ động???

1) Progress in science is being made day after day.

=> They are making progress in science day after day__

2) The palace was designed by a French architect.

=> A French architect designed the palace

3) The road in front of my house has been paved.

=> They have paved the road in front of my house

4) You can see that the dishes haven't been washed.

=> You can see that no one has washed the dishes

5) Our salaries will not be increased this year.

=> He won't increase our salaries this year

6) Wasn't that theastre built two years ago?

=> Did you build that theater 2 years ago?

7) The problem may be discussed again.

=> We may discuss the problem again

8) My brother has been offered a well-paid job.

=> They have offered my brother a well-paid job

9) It is reported that the war started again in South America.

=> They report that the war started again in South America

10) I was told that I was going to be appointed manager of this company.

=> She told me that I was going to be appointed manager of this company

11) He will be seen off at the airport by all kis friends.

=> All kid friends will see off him at the airport

12) Has this word been spelt wrongly?

=> Has he spelt this word wrongly?

13) Look! The seals are being fed by him.

=> Look! He is feeding the seals

14) The garage is cleaned everyday.

=> We clean the garage everyday

15) The story is going tobe by the teacher.

=> The tacher is going to tell the story (Đề chắc thiếu từ told)

Underlined the phrases which are not necessary in these sentences. Sometimes every phrase is necessary.
1. My wallet has been stolen by someone. (câu mẫu)
2. We were taught by a different teacher yesterday.
3. Nick was operated on at the hospital by a doctor.
4. The meal was served by a waiter in a red coat.
5. We were shown round the museum by a guide.
6. Two letters were delivered this morning by the postman.
7. Three man have been arrested by the police.
8. Yesterday a window was broken by someone.

Dịch :

2. Chúng tôi đã được dạy bởi một giáo viên khác ngày hôm qua.
3. Nick được bác sĩ phẫu thuật tại bệnh viện.
4. Bữa ăn được phục vụ bởi một người phục vụ mặc áo khoác đỏ.
5. Chúng tôi đã được một hướng dẫn viên cho đi quanh bảo tàng.
6. Hai bức thư đã được người đưa thư chuyển vào sáng nay.
7. Ba người đàn ông đã bị bắt bởi cảnh sát.
8. Hôm qua một cửa sổ bị ai đó làm vỡ.

Underlined the phrases which are not necessary in these sentences. Sometimes every phrase is necessary.
1. My wallet has been stolen by someone. (câu mẫu)
2. We were taught by a different teacher yesterday.
3. Nick was operated on at the hospital by a doctor.
4. The meal was served by a waiter in a red coat.
5. We were shown round the museum by a guide.
6. Two letters were delivered this morning by the postman.
7. Three man have been arrested by the police.
8. Yesterday a window was broken by someone.

Chuyển từ câu BĐ sang câu CĐ :

1) When was the book translated into Vietnamese ? - It has not been translated yet .

-> When did they translate the book into Vietnamese? - They have not translated it yet.

2) The garbage has been thrown around the school .

-> They have thrown the garbage around the school.

3) His father was woken up by his loud voice .

-> His loud voice woke his father up.

4) Uniform is being worn by the students in this school .

-> The students in this school are wearing uniform.

5) Is the bus being waited by them ? - Yes , it has been waited for 15 minutes .

-> Are they waiting for the bus? - Yes, they have been waiting for it for 15 minutes.

6) How many pages have been read ?- Twenty pages have been read so far by me .

-> How many pages have you read? - I have read twenty pages so far.

7) Are you being checked at the front gate by the guard ?

-> Is the guard checking you at the front gate?

8) Mr Binh ought to be changed the way by the police .

-> The police ought to change Mr Binh's way.

9) Is the grass cut every week in the pank ?- Yes , it was cut this morning by them .

-> Do they cut the grass every week in the park? - Yes, they cut it this morning.

10) Where were the cakes made ? - They were made in China .

-> Where did they make cakes? - They made them in China.

11) This song has only been sung well by My Tam .

-> Only My Tam has sung this song well.

12) This button should not be touch by anyone or the power will be stopped .

-> No one should touch this button or he will stop the power.

13) Were you asked to be first one by them ?- No, Hoang was chosen .

-> Did they ask you to be the first one? - No, they chose Hoang.

Chuyển từ câu BĐ sang câu CĐ :

1) When was the book translated into Vietnamese ? - It has not been translated yet .when did people translate the book into vietnamese ? => they haven't translated it yet.

2) The garbage has been thrown around the school .

the students have thrown the garbage around the school.

3) His father was woken up by his loud voice .

his loud voice woke his father up .

4) Uniform is being worn by the students in this school .

the students in this school is wearing uniform.

5) Is the bus being waited by them ? - Yes , it has been waited for 15 minutes .

are they waiting for the bus ? yes, they have waited for 15 minutes.

6) How many pages have been read ?- Twenty pages have been read so far by me .

how many pages have you read ? i have read twenty pages so far.

7) Are you being checked at the front gate by the guard ?i

is the guard checking you at the front gate ?

8) Mr Binh ought to be changed the way by the police .

the police ought to change mr binh's way.

9) Is the grass cut every week in the pank ?- Yes , it was cut this morning by them .

are they cut the grass every week in the pank ? yes, they cut it this morning.

10) Where were the cakes made ? - They were made in China .

where did people make the cake ? they make them in china

11) This song has only been sung well by My Tam .

my tam has only sung well this song.

12) This button should not be touch by anyone or the power will be stopped .

anyone shouldn't touch this button or they will stop the power.

13) Were you asked to be first one by them ?- No, Hoang was chosen .

did they ask you to be the first one ? no , they chose hoang.

Ex. 3: Rewrite the sentences into the passive voice

1.People speak Portuguese in Brazil.

→ Portuguese is spoken in Brazil

2.The Government is planning a new road near my house.

→A new road is being planed near my house  by the Government

3.My grandfather built this house in 1998.

→ This house was built by my grandfather in 1998

4.Picasso was painting Guernica at that time.

→ Guernica was being painted at that time by Picasso

5.The cleaner has cleaned the office.

→ The office has been cleaned by the cleaner

6.He has written three books before 1867.

→ Three books has been written before 1867

7.John will tell you later.

→ You will be told later by John

8.Somebody should do work.

→ Work should be done

9.By this time tomorrow we will have signed the deal.

→ The deal will have been signed by this time tomorrow

10.He should check his luggage carefully.

→ his luggage should be checked carefully

Chọn câu đúng trong 4 câu sau

1. Somebody is using the computer at the moment.

a. The computer is being use at the moment.

b. The computer at the moment is being used.

d. The computer is used at the moment.

d. The computer is being used by some body at the moment.

2. They are building a new highway around the city.

a. A new highway is being built around the city.

b. A new highway is being built around the city by them.

c. A new highway around the city is being built.

d. Around the city a new highway is being built.

3. They have built a new hospital near the airport.

a. A new hospital has been built near the airport by them. |

b. A new hospital near the airport has been built.

c. A new hospital has been built near the airport.

d. Near the airport a new hospital has been.

4. They have changed the date of the meeting.

a. The date of the meeting has been changed.

b. The date of the meeting has been changed by them.

c. The meeting has been changed the date.

d. The date of the meeting has changed.

5. Somebody cleans the room every day.

a. The room every day is cleaned. b. The room is every day cleaned.

c. The room is cleaned every day.

d. The room is cleaned by somebody every day.

6. They cancelled all flights because of fog.

a. All flights because of fog were cancelled.

b. All flights were cancelled because of fog.

b. All flights were because of fog cancelled.

d. All flights were cancelled by them because of fog

7. People don't use this road very often.

a. This road is not used very often.

b. Not very often this road is not used.

c. This road very often is not used.

d. This road not very often is used.

8. Somebody accused me of stealing money.

a. I was accused by somebody of stealing money. b. I was accused of stealing money

c. I was accused of stealing money by somebody.

d. I was accused stealing money.

9. These boys carried the box into the room.

a. The box was carried by these boys into the room.

b. The box was carried into the room.

c. The box into the room was carried by these boys.

d. The box was carried into the room by these boys.

10. Tom bought that book yesterday.

a. That book was bought yesterday by Tom.

b. That book was bought by Tom yesterday.

c. That book yesterday was bought by Tom.

d. That book was bought yesterday.

11. The refreshments _______________ by Karen.

a. are going to be prepared b. are going to prepare

c. are preparing

d. are to prepare

12. Recently, the best way to protect the environment _________ by some scientists.

a. is found b. is being found c. was found d. has been found

13. The book (publish) _________ before customers ordered to buy it.

a. published

b. was being published

c. had been published

d. had published

14. He broke my watch.

a. My watch were broken.

b. My watch be broken

c. My watch is broken

d. My watch was broken

15. I still cannot believe it. My bicycle ______ some minutes ago.

a. was stolen b. was stealing c. stolen d. stole

16. “ Can’t we do something about the situation?”- “ Something ___________ right now.”

a. is doing b. is do c. is being done d. has been doing

17. Tom carried the box into the room.

a. The box was carried by Tom into the room.

b. The box was carried into the room.

c. The box into the room was carried by Tom.

d. The box was carried into the room by Tom.

18. They have changed the date of the meeting.

a. The date of the meeting has been changed.

b.The date of the meeting has been changed by them.

c. The meeting has been changed the date.

d. The date of the meeting has changed.

19. Why _______________ on time ?

a. don't the exercises finish . b. weren't the exercises be finished.

c. aren't the exercises being finished .

d. aren't the exercises be finished.

20. ____________ students required to wear uniforms at all times ?

a. Are b. Do c. Did d. Will

21. _______________ to you yet ?

a. Are the book been giving back .

b. Was the book been given back.

c. Has been the book given back .

d. Have the books been given back.

22. Have they tested all the machines ?

a. have all the machines be tested?

b. have all the machines been testing?

c. Have all the machines be tested?

d. have all the machines been being testing?

23. The money ______ to him 2 months ago, but it ______ back yet.

a. was sent/ had not been given

b. has been sent/ was not given

c. was sent/ has not given

d. was sent/ has not been given

24. My shirt _______ by my sister on my last birthday.

a. gave b. was given c. had been given d. was being given

25. Tom bought that book yesterday.

a. That book was bought by Tom yesterday.

b. That book was bought by Tom yesterday.

c. That book yesterday was bought by Tom.

d. That book was bought yesterday.

26. Somebody cleans the room every day.

a. The room every day is cleaned.

b. The room is every day cleaned.

c. The room is cleaned every day.

d. The room is cleaned by somebody every day.

27. A : "Are we about to have dinner ?". – B : “Yes, it _________ in the dining room".

a. is serving b. serves

c. is being served d. served

28. "What a beautiful dress you're wearing!" - “Thank you. It_____ especially for me by a French tailor".

a. is made b. has made c. made d. was made

29. Gold ____________ in California in the nineteenth century.

a. was discovered

b. has been discovered

c. was discover

d. they discovered

30. "We're still looking for Thomas". - "Hasn't he_____ yet?".

a. been found

b. to find

c. found

d. being found __

31.French _______ in that college since 1979.

a. was taught

b. was being taught

c. has been taught

d. had been taught

32. The telephone ______________ by Alexander Graham Bell.

a. invented b. is inventing c. be invented d. was invented

33. The trees________________.

a. were grown by john yesterday in the backyard.

b. were grown in the backyard yesterday by john.

c. were grown in the backyard by john yesterday.

d. in the backyard were grown yesterday by john.

Change the passive voice into active voice.

1. A gift was sent to me by my old students

=> My old students sent me a gift

2. You are not allowed by the teacher to cheat in the exam.

=> The teacher doesn't allow you to cheat in the exam

3. My table is being fixed by my father.

=>My father is fixing my table

4. How long has this fax machine been used by Mr. Green?

=> How long has Mr.Green used this fax machine?

5. The singer was not recognized by his fan when he was at the restaurant.

=> The singer's fan didn't recognize him when he was at the restaurant

6. He will be disqualified from the competition by the judges if he uses drugs.

=> The judges will disqualified from the competition if he uses drugs

7. All the unnecessary lights will be turned off to save energy.

=> They will turned all the unnecessary to save energy

8. Jane was prevented from staying up too late by her mother.

=> Jane's mother prevented her from staying up too late

Combine each pair of the following sentences using the words/phrases in brackets.

1. A serious road accident happened There was a traffic chaos yesterday. (CAUSED)

=> A serious road acccident caused a traffic chaos yesterday

2. I had to get the mop. I spilled my juice. (SINCE)

=>  I had to get the mop since I spilled my juice.

3. He walked slowly. He has a bad leg. (BECAUSE OF)

=>He walked slowly because of his bad leg.

4. A peacock will spread his feathers, he will attract a female. (SO)

 => A peacock will spread his feathers so he will attract a female.

5. The cyclone has come. Many thousands of deaths. (RESULTED IN)

=> The cyclone has come, which resulted in many thousands of deaths.

6. Don't eat too much sugar. It creates health problems. (LEAD TO)

Eating too much sugar can lead to health problems.

7. The weather was bad. That's why our departure delayed (BECAUSE OF)

=> Our departure delayed because of the bad weather.

8. There was damage to our property because of the fire. (RESULTED IN)

 => The fire resulted in the damage to our property.

9. They haven't reply our invitation so far. I think they are not coming. (SINCE)

=> I think they are not coming since they haven't reply our invitation so far

10. The road condition is poor. There has been several accidents. (CAUSED)

=> The poor road condition has caused several accidents.

Exercise 7: Change the passive voice into active voice.

1. A gift was sent to me by my old students.

My old students sent a gift to me.

2. You are not allowed by the teacher to cheat in the exam.

The teacher doesn't allow you to cheat in the exam.

3. My table is being fixed by my father.

My father is fixing my table.

4. How long has this fax machine been used by Mr. Gr...

How long has Mr. Gr... used this fax machine?

made 

bought 

made 

drunk 

parked 

dug 

taken

invited

engaged 

done 

marked 

expected 

fed 

looked after

1 made

2 bought

3 made

4 drunk

5 parked

6 dug

7 taken

8 invited

9 engaghed

10 done

11 marked

12expected

13 fed

14 looked

15 driven