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EXERCISE 5: Change the active into the passive.

1. People used oil-lamps years ago.
- Oil-lamps ……………………………………………….
2. The boss will meet him tomorrow in the restaurant.
- He ………………………………………………………
3. The old woman feeds fowls twice a day.
- The fowls ………………………………………………
4. Does he often clean the windows?
- Are……………………………………………………….?
5. She doesn`t grow any trees in her garden.
- Trees ……………………………………………………..

EXERCISE 6: Change the active into the passive.

1. The company will give him some money when he retires
- When he retires, he ……………………………………
2. They took it back to the zoo.
- It ……………………………………………………………
3. Someone picks the fruits everyday.
- Fruits………………………………………………………..
4. Does the girl do the housework?
- Is …………………………………………………………..?
5. They don`t drive out the cattle to the field in the winter.
- The cattle…………………………………………………

EXERCISE 7: Change the active into the passive.

1. The club bought him 2 years ago for a fee of $20 000.
- He …………………………………………………………..
2. I’ll meet her at the airport.
- She …………………………………………………………
3. Japan makes a lot of cars.
- Cars…………………………………………………………
4. They don`t keep cows over there.
- Cows ………………………………………………………
5. Does machine do most of the farm work?
- Is …………………………………………………………?


EXERCISE 8: Change the active into the passive.

Somebody cleans the room everyday.
- The room ……………………………………………….
They cancelled all the flights because of fog.
- All the flights ………………………………………………..
People do not use this road very often.
- This road ……………………………
How do people learn languages?
- How …………………………………….
People advised us not to go out alone.
- We ………………………………………………
They are going to build a supermarket next year.
- A supermarket ………………………………………….
She is using the computer at the moment.
- The computer ………………………………………………
They are opening a new ring road round the city.
- A new ring road ………………………………………………..
They have built a big hospital which costs much money.
- A big hospital …………………………………………………..
The girl did not give me the money.
- I ………………………………………………………………..
- The money ………………………………………………….
A man asked me several difficult questions at the interview.
- I ………………………………………………………..
Nobody told me the story.
- I …………………………………………….
- The story ………………………………………….
About 30 million people are watching this program.
- This program …………………………………………………
They are building some new houses down the street.
- Some new houses ……………………………………………….
They have moved nothing in your room.
- Nothing ……………………………………………….
People used oil-lamps years ago.
- Oil-lamps ……………………………………………….
When did they open that hospital?
- When ………………………………………………………
The atmosphere protects the earth from harmful radiation from the sun.
- The earth …………………………………………………..
Did anyone see you come in?
- Were you ………………………………………………………?
He hates people staring at him.
- He hates being ………………………………………….
Someone will tell her which bus to catch.
- She ………………………………………………………….
Thieves broke into the house.
- The house ………………………………………………………..
His mother did not take care of him.
- He ……………………………………………………………….
They will inform you the result of the exam by letter.
- You …………………………………………………………….
- The result …………………………………………………….
When will they open the shop?
- When …………………………………………………………
They will serve fish to the guests about ten minutes from now.
- Fish ………………………………………………….
They have sold thousands of CD machines since 1980.
- Thousands …………………………………………..
That company will publish a textbook next year.
- A textbook ……………………………………………….
My friends told me to change the way.
- I ………………………………………………………….
Shakespeare wrote many famous plays.
- Many famous plays ……………………………………….
Bill will invite Ann to the party.
- Ann …………………………………………………………
Alex is preparing that report.
- That report ……………………………………………………
The teacher is going to explain the lesson.
- The lesson ……………………………………………………….
Kathy had returned the book to the library.
- The book ……………………………………………………….
Does professor Jackson teach that course?
- Is the course ………………………………………………………?
Is Mrs. Brown painting your house?
- Is your house ……………………………………………………….?
Doctor Ikeda developed that theory.
- That theory …………………………………………………………..
A storm destroyed the small fishing village.
- The small …………………………………………….
Hundreds of people visit the Washington Monument each day.
- The Washington Monument …………………………………………
The Chinese invented paper, the main writing material today.
- Paper, ………………………………………………………………..
Jim’s daughter drew that picture.
- That picture …………………………………………………………
They put on a new roof last year.
- A new roof …………………………………………………………………..
Someone empties the dustbins every Thursday.
- The dustbins ………………………………………………………………
She delivers milk at about six o’clock .
- Milk …………………………………………………………………………
They are going to finish a new school in the village next year.
- A new school …………………………………………………………………
The police are questioning the man.
- The man ………………………………………………………………………..
They will probably send him back to Britain.
- He ………………………………………………………………………..
Since then people have