passive exer

PASSIVE VOICE
1. Someone makes tequila from a cactus called agave.
2. People speak Portuguese in Brazil
3. Thousands of tourists visit this castle every year.
4. Somebody cleans the office every day.
5. Everybody loves Mr Brown.
6. They are building a new stadium near the station.
7. The teacher is answering your questions.
8. Matt is cleaning his room.
9. The Government is planning a new road near my house.
10. My grandfather built this house in 1943
11. They invited us to the party.
12. Somebody wrote “War and Peace”
13. My uncle Henry raised these chickens.
14. The wolf ate the princess
15. At six o’clock someone was telling a story.
16. Someone was cleaning the hotel room when we got back from shopping.
17. I was writing a letter.
18. Picasso was painting the Guernica at that time.
19. The cleaner has cleaned the office.
20. Someone has shot the President of America.
21. The earthquake has destroyed the whole city.
22. Somebody has drunk all the milk!
23. I had cleaned all the windows before the storm.
24. Someone hadn’t closed those windows.

25. Someone had stolen all her money.
26. He had written three books before 1867.
27. John will tell you later.
28. Someone will wash the car.
29. Somebody will process your application.
30. A workman will repair the computer tomorrow.
31. By this time tomorrow we will have signed the deal.
32. By next year the students will have studied the passive.
33. They are going to train me for the job.
34. I am going to pay his debts.
35. I must return that book to the library.
36. They should call a doctor in case of accident.
37. Somebody should do the work.
38. James might cook dinner.
39. Someone must have taken my wallet.
40. The traffic might have delayed Jimmy.
PASSIVE VOICE WITH TWO OBJECTS
41. John gave a bar of chocolate to Jill.
42. I lent a pencil to Graham
43. Fiona told the truth to Julian

44. They offered the job to Simon
45. The boss showed the new computer to Anna.
46. Julie taught the grammar to the students.
47. I sent the email to John
48. Lucy threw the ball to the child
49. Sophia sold the car to a doctor
50. I asked the question to David
PASSIVE VOICE: BE GOING TO
51. The teacher is going to give me a second chance.
52. Disneyland is going to give us a big discount.
53. The police are going to investigate the case.
54. We are going to change the time of the appointment
55. They are going to thank everyone individually
56. The hotel is going to charge everything to the room

57. The teacher is going to explain the answer
58. The storm is going to affect people living near the ocean
59. He is going to express a lot of strong views at the meeting
60. She is going to perform a very difficult solo
61. He is going to throw a party
PASSIVE VOICE: MODAL VERBS
62. We can’t ask questions during the conference.
63. Someone could rebuild this old church.
64. Someone must keep the floor clean.
65. Someone should wash these towels.
66. Someone should give the speaker a microphone to deliver his speech.
67. Someone should tell the janitor to lock the front door.
68. You should ask the carpenter to repair that fence.
69. The mechanic must check the car before a long trip.
70. The teacher should allow mobile devices in class.
71. We could buy the tickets online.
72. I can write a song in 30 minutes.
73. He could eat that cake if it weren’t so hot.
74. Someone might invent flying cars soon.
75. People can’t stop facebook use.

76. You shouldn’t drink sulfuric acid.
77. You should hear music at reasonable volume.
78. We have to treat animals with respect.
79. We don’t have to write exams.
80. The society should use Social Networks carefully.
PASSIVE VOICE: INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
1. Do scientists do experiments?  scientists do experiments  Experiments are

done by scientists  are experiments done by scientists?
2. Is Mary wearing a new skirt at the moment?  is a new skirt being worn by
Mary at the moment?
3. Where did they leave their bags?  they left their bags  their bags were left
 Where were their bags left?
4. Is the cat chasing the mouse?  is the mouse being chased by the cat?
5. Have they asked the actress personal questions?
+) they have asked the actress personal questions
P+ CD) Personal questions have been asked (by them) to the actress  have
personal questions been asked to the actress?
P+ CI) The actress has been asked personal questions  has the actress been
asked personal questions?
6. Can Mr Jones teach English? 
+) Mr Jones can teach English
P+) English can be taught by Mr Jones
P?) Can English be taught by Mr Jones?
7. Are they going to feed the baby?
+) They are going to feed the baby
P+) the baby is going to be fed (by them)
P?) is the baby going to be fed (by them)?
8. Did Peter find the missing key?
+) Peter found the missing key
P+) the missing key was found by Peter
P?) was the missing key found by Peter?
9. Have they sold their house?
+) they have sold their house
P+) their house has been sold
P?) has their house been sold?
10. How did he find the solution to the problem? 
+) he found the solution to the problem
P+) the solution to the problem was found (by him)
P?) how was the solution to the problem found (by him)?
11. Why is Peter making dinner today? 
+) Peter is making dinner today
P+) dinner is being made by Peter today
P?) why is dinner being made by Peter today?
12. Can you show me your homework, please?
13. Were the children playing football when they arrived?
14. How many stamps have you collected?
15. Are mum and dad paying the bill now?
16. Will they give you money for the trip?
17. Did they demolish the old building last week?
18. Has Sheila opened the window?
19. Does your mum do all the housework?
20. Could I buy a dress online?
21. Are they going to feed the cats?
22. Is anybody going to invite me?

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PASSIVE VOICE

1. Someone makes tequila from a cactus called agave.

2. People speak Portuguese in Brazil

3. Thousands of tourists visit this castle every year.

4. Somebody cleans the office every day.

5. Everybody loves Mr Brown.

6. They are building a new stadium near the station.

7. The teacher is answering your questions.

8. Matt is cleaning his room.

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

10. My grandfather built this house in 1943

11. They invited us to the party.

12. Somebody wrote “War and Peace”

13. My uncle Henry raised these chickens.

14. The wolf ate the princess

15. At six o’clock someone was telling a story.

17. I was writing a letter.

18. Picasso was painting the Guernica at that time.

19. The cleaner has cleaned the office.

20. Someone has shot the President of America.

21. The earthquake has destroyed the whole city.

22. Somebody has drunk all the milk!

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

24. Someone hadn’t closed those windows.

26. He had written three books before 1867.

27. John will tell you later.

28. Someone will wash the car.

29. Somebody will process your application.

30. A workman will repair the computer tomorrow.

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

33. They are going to train me for the job.

34. I am going to pay his debts.

35. I must return that book to the library.

36. They should call a doctor in case of accident.

37. Somebody should do the work.

38. James might cook dinner.

39. Someone must have taken my wallet.

40. The traffic might have delayed Jimmy.

PASSIVE VOICE WITH TWO OBJECTS

41. John gave a bar of chocolate to Jill.

42. I lent a pencil to Graham

43. Fiona told the truth to Julian

45. The boss showed the new computer to Anna.

46. Julie taught the grammar to the students.

47. I sent the email to John

48. Lucy threw the ball to the child

49. Sophia sold the car to a doctor

50. I asked the question to David

PASSIVE VOICE: BE GOING TO

51. The teacher is going to give me a second chance.

52. Disneyland is going to give us a big discount.

53. The police are going to investigate the case.

54. We are going to change the time of the appointment

55. They are going to thank everyone individually

56. The hotel is going to charge everything to the room

59. He is going to express a lot of strong views at the meeting

60. She is going to perform a very difficult solo

61. He is going to throw a party

PASSIVE VOICE: MODAL VERBS

62. We can’t ask questions during the conference.