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    The Passive: Mixed Tenses

    Change these sentences from active to passive.

    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 near my house is being planned
    3. My grandfather built this house in 1943.
    This house was built in 1943
    4. Picasso was painting Guernica at that time.
    Guernica was being painted at that time
    5. The cleaner has cleaned the office.
    The office have been cleaned
    6. He had written three books before 1867.
    Three books were been being written before 1867
    7. John will tell you later.
    You will be told later
    8. By this time tomorrow we will have signed the deal.
    The deal will have been signed by this time tomorrow
    9. Somebody should do the work.
    The word should be done
    10. The traffic might have delayed Jimmy.
    Jimmy might have been delayed by the traffic
    11. Everybody loves Mr Brown.
    Mr Brown is loved by everybody
    12. They are building a new stadium near the station.
    A new stadium is being built near the station
    13. The wolf ate the princess.
    The princess was eaten
    14. At six o'clock someone was telling a story.
    A story was being told at six o’clock
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    15. Somebody has drunk all the milk!


    All the milk have been drunk

    16. I had cleaned all the windows before the storm.

    All the windows have been cleaned before the storm


    17. A workman will repair the computer tomorrow.
    The computer would be repaired tomorrow
    18. By next year the students will have studied the passive.
    The passive will have been studied by next year
    19. James might cook dinner.
    Dinner might be cooked
    20. Somebody must have taken my wallet.
    My wallet must have been taken
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    Answers

    1. Portuguese is spoken in Brazil.


    2. A new road is being planned near my house.
    3. This house was built (by my grandfather) in 1943. 4.
    Guernica was being painted (by Picasso) at that time. 5.
    The office has been cleaned.
    6. Three books had been written before 1867.
    7. You will be told (by John) later.
    8. By this time tomorrow the deal will have been signed.
    9. The work should be done.
    10. Jimmy might have been delayed (by the traffic).
    11. Mr Brown is loved (by everybody).
    12. A new stadium is being built near the station.
    13. The princess was eaten (by the wolf).
    14. At six o'clock a story was being told.
    15. All the milk has been drunk!
    16. All the windows had been cleaned (by me) before the storm.
    17. The computer will be repaired tomorrow.
    18. By next year the passive will have been studied (by the students).
    19. Dinner might be cooked (by James).
    20. My wallet must have been taken.

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