PASSIVE VOICE

EXERCISE
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE
The room is cleaned everyday.
- Somebody ……………………………………………….
They cancelled all the flights because of fog
- All the flights ………………………………………………..
They did not use this road very often.
- This road ……………………………
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 ………………………………………….
People used oil lamps years ago.
- People ……………………………………….
When did they open that hospital?
- When ………………………………………………………
The atmosphere protects the earth from harmful radiation from the sun
- The earth …………………………………………………..
Someone will tell her which bus to catch.
- She ………………………………………………………….
Someone 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 …………………………………………………….
They will serve fish to the guests about ten minutes from now.
- Fish ………………………………………………….
That company will publish a textbook by next year.
- A text book……………………………………………….
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 …………………………………………………………
Doctor Ikeda developed that theory
- That theory ………………………………………………………..
A storm destroyed the small fishing village
- The small …………………………………………….
Hundreds of people visit The Washington Monument every 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 will probably send him back to Britain.
- He …………………………………………………………………..
They found him dead in his flat early this morning.
- He ………………………………………………………………….
A doctor examined the elephant.
- The elephant ………………………………………………………..
They took it back to the zoo.
- It ……………………………………………………………………
The club bought him 2 years ago for a fee of $20 000.
- He ……………………………………………………………..
Stephen made this film in Hollywood last year.
- This film ………………………………………………………….
Irish fisherman used this kind of boat one thousand years ago.
- This kind …………………………………………………
Redwood took the photos during his voyage.
- The photos …………………………………………………..
Lisa wrote all the songs on this new album.
- All the songs …………………………………………..
They print the words to all the songs on the back of the cover.( to print: in)
- The words …………………………………………
They will repeat this documentary on BBC next week.
- This documentary ………………………………………...
Now people find this kind of bird in only a few remote places in Scotland.
- This kind of bird …………………………………………………
The boss will meet him tomorrow in the restaurant.
- He ………………………………..………………………………
Rossi produced “ War in Space “.
- “War in Space” …………………….……………………………
She bought some tulips yesterday.
- Some tulips ……………………………..………………………
He usually washes his car every Sunday morning.
- His car …………………………………………………………..
They grow rice in the north.
- Rice …………………………………………………………..
Our dog bit the postman.( to bite- bit- bitten:)
- The postman ……………………………..…………………………
They will hold an international conference in Hanoi next month.
- An international ……………….…………………………………..
The Persian invented windmills around 500 years ago.
- Windmills …………………….……………………………………
I’ll meet her at the airport.
- She …………………………………………………………………
Change the active verbs to passive verbs. Write the subject of the passive sentences.
SIMPLE PRESENT.
The teacher helps us.
__________ ____________ _____________ by the teacher.
Mr. Phuoc helps Ann.
__________ ____________ ____________ by Mr. Phuoc.
My mother helps me.
__________ ____________ _____________ by my mother.
My sister doesn’t help them.
__________ ____________ _____________ by my sister.
Does your brother help you?
__________ ____________ ___________ by your brother?
Who helps her?
By whom __________ ____________ ___________
SIMPLE PAST
The teacher wrote this sentence
__________ ____________ _____________ by the teacher.
Mrs. Truc helped him.
__________ ____________ _____________ by Mrs. Truc
Mrs. Hanh didn’t help us.
__________ ____________ _____________ by Mrs. Hanh
Did Miss Thu teach you?
__________ ____________ _____________ by Miss Thu
Who bake this cake?
By whom ______________ _________________ ________________?
PRESENT PERFECT
Mrs. Diep has helped her students.
__________ ____________ _____________ by Mrs. Diep.
Miss Linh hasn’t mailed the package yet.
__________ ____________ _____________ by Miss Linh.
Have your students learned their lesson well.
__________ ____________ _____________ well by your students?
Who has written this sentence on the wall?
By whom ______________ _________________ ________________?
FUTURE.
Mr. John will do the work.
__________ ____________ _____________ by Mr. John.