1. They say the country is on the verge of civil war.

said The country __________________________ on the verge of civil war.

The directors thought the chairperson was ill.

be The President ____________________________ ill.

People have suggested that Mr. Taylor could be on the committee.

put Mr. Taylor’s name ___________________________ for the committee.

People believe the accountant escaped with the money.

run The accountant is _____________________________ off with the money.

They thought this was the best way to implement the new company policy.

considered This _____________________ way to implement the new company policy.

People always thought she was very good at maths, but she made some basic mistakes.

supposed She _______________________ very good at maths, but she made some basic mistakes.

The directors decided to discuss the matter at the next meeting.

agreed It _________________________ would discuss the matter at the next meeting.

One of the women walking home accepted our offer of a lift.

Up Our offer of a lift _______________________ one of the women walking home.

The court ordered Larry Stanton to pay a fine of $400.

Was Larry Stanton __________________________ a fine of $400 by the court.

Task 7. Choose the correct variant of the sentence in the Passive Voice so that it is similar in the meaning with the sentences in the Active Voice.

1. The manager always welcomes new employees.

1. New employees are always welcomed.

2. The manager is always welcomed.

3. New employees are always welcoming.

2. They are building a new department store near the railway station.

The new department store is built near the railway station.

1. The new department store is being built near the railway station.

2. The new department store is building near the railway station

3. Someone has moved my desk.

a) My desk was moved.

b) My desk has been moved.

c) My desk has been moving.

4. The managing director had signed the documents before Mr. Norman arrived.

a) The managing director had been signed before Mr. Norman arrived.

b) All the documents had been signed before Mr. Norman arrived.

c) All the documents had signed before Mr. Norman arrived.

5. They are opening the case again because they are not satisfied with the verdict.

a) The case is opened again because they are not satisfied with the verdict.

b) They are being opened the case again because they are not satisfied with the verdict.

c) The case is being opened again because they are not satisfied with the verdict.

6. They will mail the letters when the ship arrives at the next port of call.

a) The letters will be mailed when the ship arrives at the next port of call.

b) The letters will mail when the ship arrives at the next port of call.

c) The letters will have been mailed when the ship arrives at the next port of call.

Task 8. Rewrite the following sentences in the Passive Voice. The first sentence is done for you.

e.g. They gave him a watch when he retired.

He __was given a watch when he retired__ .

A watch __was given to him when he retired__ .

1. They have offered him a job.

He _______________________________________________ .

The job ___________________________________________ .

2. Katherine will send you the fax.

Katherine __________________________________________ .

The fax ____________________________________________ .

3. They are going to demonstrate me the new planning technique.

I _________________________________________________ .

The new planning technique ___________________________ .

4. We have spoken to the investors about the terms of the contract.

The investors _______________________________________ .

The terms of the contract ______________________________ .

5. They should have sent you a receipt a long time ago.

You _______________________________________________ .

A receipt ___________________________________________ .

6. We provide our clients with full information about our products.

Our clients __________________________________________ .

Full information ______________________________________ .

7. The PromInvest Bank lent Peter Ivanov three thousand dollars in 2007.

Peter Ivanov _________________________________________ .

Three thousand dollars _________________________________ .

8. This company will pay the workers a bonus of $60 every Friday.

The workers __________________________________________ .

A bonus of $60 ________________________________________ .

9. The President had promised the unemployed welfare benefits before .

The unemployed _______________________________________ .

Welfare benefits _______________________________________ .

10. Someone will definitely give the animal charity a lot of money.

The animal charity ______________________________________ .

A lot of money _________________________________________ .

Task 9. Rewrite the following extracts in the Passive Voice.

a) My parents own the best restaurant in our town. Last weekend my father dismissed the head waiter as he had stolen some stock from the cellar. Tomorrow my father is going to interview some candidates for this post. He is going to hire a new waiter as he is doing all the work by himself at the moment. He asked me to help serve the food. However, I mixed up all the orders and the customers made several complaints. I'm not sure my father will ever ask me to help him again!

b) Our apartment block is starting a new scheme. We will collect all the tin cans and old newspapers. We will put them in a special container. When the container is full, the council will collect it. They will take it to the factory. The factory will recycle the newspapers and cans into something new.

c) Someone left a box on the No.24 bus two days ago. A man found it under his seat. He gave it to the bus driver. No one knows where it came from. The police are making enquiries now. The police are looking for the possible owner of the box because they have found a bomb in it. They hope they will arrest this person soon.

d) The Government has made an important decision this morning. They will ban all cars from the center of the city because pollution is seriously affecting people’s health. They will allow only buses and bicycles to enter the city center. They are making plans for a new environmental protection service. After all, they must do something before it’s too late.

e) Molly Price witnessed a terrible plane crash last night. The fire brigade fought the wreckage fire while doctors from the ambulance rescued surviving passengers. Ambulances took all the survivors to hospital. No one knows yet what caused the plane to crash. TV and newspaper reporters have already interviewed many of the survivors. The Civil Aviation Authority has launched a full investigation. They think that somebody may have put a bomb on board the aircraft. They are hopeful that the “black box” of the aircraft will provide the necessary information but they have not found it yet. They are continuing the search.

Task 10. Rewrite the following sentences form the Passive Voice into the Active Voice.

1. The missing person was found by the private detective.

2. Our leaking roof is being repaired by the builders now.

3. The offer will not be confirmed by our business associates.

4. Tickets are checked by the inspectors regularly.

5. Several directors were asked their point of view at the Annual General Meeting

6. The award is being presented by an eminent scientist.

7. The program software will have been replaced by a newer version by now.

8. Why was Jacob asked to leave the club last week?

9. A new series of products is being tested in the lab at the moment.

10. Who will Christina be interviewed by tomorrow?

11. Why wasn’t I told about the meeting?

12. A new stadium is being built in the suburbs of our city.

13. My overdraft is being extended by the bank tomorrow.

14. The English language has been spoken by over two billion people in the world for several centuries already.

15. She was heard complaining about the new time-table.

Task 11. Correct the mistakes in the sentences. Some sentences don’t have mistakes.

1. When she heard that her dog had killed, she burst into tears.

2. The Finance Manager hopes that the missing money will soon be found.

3. The headquarters of our company are repaired at the moment.

4. When she discovered that Rob had been eaten all the cookies, she was rather disappointed.

5. It is no use trying – you are being wasting your time.

6. Too much money is spent on weapons in The United States.

7. The Chairperson is given a speech on the new company policy this Tuesday.

8. Too many offices have been built in Kharkov over the last five years.

Task 12. Complete the news report with the verbs in the correct form of Passive or Active.

had been searched said had closed has been found

was locked was trapped reported have visited

has appeared is used was found noticed

Millie Stanton, the missing four-year -old girl from Southampton _______________. Her mother __________________ her as missing three days ago, and since that time, the area ____________________, ____________________ 400 houses, and Millie's mother _____________________ on the radio and TV, asking for help.

Millie _____________________ by twelve-year-old Tommy Shannon, who ___________________ that the old shed at the bottom of his garden __________________. This shed _____________________ for storing old toys: Millie had seen the toys through the garden fence, and had gone to investigate. The shed door __________________ behind her and locked automatically, and suddenly Millie __________________ . She was not particularly unhappy when she escaped, however: 'I had lots of toys to play with,' she _____________________.

Task 12. A reporter is composing the following newspaper article using a mixture of active and passive tenses, from the notes given below. Read the notes and complete the report with appropriate forms of verbs in the Passive and the Active Voice.

- motorists abandoned hundreds of lorries and cars

- bad weather has also hit rest of Europe

- has cut off entire communities

- Council gritted major routes, but they still froze

- forecasters say more bad weather on the way

- commuters give up struggle and go home

- reports of snow blocking roads in Pyrenees

- they believe that several motorists have died

- police have named motorist who died when car skidded into the Grand Union Canal as John Brown from Manchester

- Manager had to close ski centre and turn away skiers