PASSIVE VOICE Yen

PASSIVE VOICE
* Change these sentences into passive voice:

Ex: Daisy sends him a long letter.
( He is sent along letter by Daisy.
1/ John delivers the newspapers every morning.
2/ My sister often writes letters to me
3/ The boy made that noise.
4/ Mr Green loves his children very much.
5/ The porter carried the luggage for me.
6/ They don’t grow rice along the river.
7/ Do these students prepare the lessons carefully?
8/ Someone saw it in my room.
9/ The news surprised me much.
10/ People see the man from every window.
11/ Someone stole his bicycle yesterday.
12/ The naughty boy broke my windows yesterday.
13/ Did you do your exercise perfectly.
14/ They didn’t open the wine for the party.
15/ The manager offered my father a good job in the company.

* Change these sentences into passive voice, using the present continuous tense:

Ex: Mrs Hoa is giving these little children nice dolls.
( These little children are being given nice dolls by Mrs Hoa.
1/ They are giving him the details of the talk.
2/ Hoa was cleaning the floor at that time.
3/ Bill’s mother is buying some vegetables.
4/ The teacher is explaining the lesson.
5/ The manager was asking me a lot of questions.
6/ People were selling at low prices.
7/ He is cooking fish into a special dish.
8/ Someone are planting trees along the path.
9/ She was doing her exercises.
10/ They are making my dress.

* Change these sentences into passive voice, using the present perfect tense:
Ex: A kind woman has made Diana a new dress.
( Diana has been made a new dress by a kind woman.
1/ They have already sold many newspapers and magazines.
2/ The man has just taken his daughter to the dentist.
3/ Her aunt hasn’t called her yet.
4/ The government has just given a new regulation.
5/ These men had pulled down the old building.
6/ Vinh had finished his exercises on time.
7/ Her friend has given her a new book.
8/ The librarian has put a chair behind the door.
9/ They had used cars to carry food to the market.
10/ The new pupil has just borrowed some non-fiction books.

Passive Voice of Modals:
1/ You must do your exercises carefully.
2/ They have to speak English in the club.
3/ People might use the phone at night.
4/ You can see my house from the park.
5/ Someone should take these things away.

* Rewrite these sentences with words given, using passive voice:
Ex: Someone leaves this bag in my classroom.
( This bag is left in my classroom.
1/ Susan doesn’t drink coffee.
( Coffee …………………………..
2/ Nam did many exercises.
( Many exercises ………………….
3/ Today a large number of people speak English.
( English …………………………..
4/ People use milk to make butter.
( Milk ………………………..
5/ Nobody saw him at the party.
( He ……………………………..


* Rewrite these sentences with words given, using passive voice:
Ex: His mother is washing his clothes at present.
( His clothes are being washed by his mother at present.
1/ The old man are mending your shoes.
( Your shoes ………………………………
2/ Peter is writing a letter to his friend.
( A letter ………………………………….
3/ Bad drivers are causing many accidents.
( Many accidents …………………………
4/ My brother was writing a new song.
( A new song ………………………………
5/ My friends was helping me a lot.
( I ………………………………………….
6/ The farmers are using animals to plough the fields.
( Animals …………………………………..
7/ They are building a bridge across the river.
( A bridge ……………………………………
8/ At that time, the old man was washing the car.
( The car …………………………………….
9/ My friend was painting the walls when we came.
( The walls ………………………………….
10/ Someone was cutting grass when I woke up.
( Grass ………………………………………..

* Rewrite these sentences with words given, using passive voice:
Ex: People have prepared the ceremony carefully.
( The ceremony has been prepared carefully
1/ Miss Thao has just told us about that.
( We ……………………………………………………………..
2/ The president had already invited all of his friends to the party.
( All of the president’s friends ………………………………….
3/ Ba has sung this song.
( This song ……………………………………………………….
4/ The news had surprised me.
( I …………………………………………………………………
5/ Jack has broken my watch.
( My watch