Change the active to the passive by writing the correct form of – be – in the blanks.

1.The judges have made a decision. ……………………………………………………………

2. Several people saw the accident. …………………………………………………………….

3. Ann is sending the letters. ……………………………………………………………………

4. Fred will plan the party. ………………………………………………………………………..

5. The medicine had cured my illness. …………………………………………………………

6. The cat will have caught the mouse. …………………………………………………………

7. Engineers design bridges. ……………………………………………………………………….

8. The city is going to build the bridge. ……………………………………………………………

9. A guard was protecting the jewels. ……………………………………………………………

Exercise 4 – ORAL. Complete the sentences with the passive form of the given verbs.

Use the Present Simple with – collect – eat – grow – pay – understand – write –

1. Taxes ………………………………………by the government.

2. Small fish…………………………………by big fish.

3. Rice ……………………………………….by farmers in Korea.

4. I ……………………………………………for my work by my boss.

5. Books ………………………………………by authors.

6. The meaning of a smile…………………………………………. by everyone.

Use the Past Simple with – build – collect - destroy – write –

1. Yesterday the students’ papers ……………………………………by the teacher at the end of the test.

2. The Great Wall of China………………………………………… by Chinese Emperors over 2500 years ago.

3. The book ‘War and Peace’ ……………………………………….by Leo Tolstoy, a famous Russian novelist.

4. Several small buildings ……………………………………………by the recent earthquake in Los Angeles.

Use the Present Perfect with – read – speak – visit – wear –

1. The Pyramids in Egypt ………………………………………………by millions of tourists through the years.

2. Spanish ………………………………………….by people in Latin America for nearly 600 years.

3. Mark Twain’s books …………………………..by millions of people through the years.

4. Perfume …………………………………………by both men and women since ancient times.

Use the Future Simple with – discover – visit –

1.New information about the universe………………………………………..by scientists in the

twenty-first century.

2. Hawaii…………………………………………………….by thousands of tourists this year.

Use be going to with - elect – hurt – offer - save

1.Your friend…………………………………………..by your unkind remark when she hears

about it.

2. New computer courscs…………………………………………….by the university next year.

3. Tigers………………………………………………………from extinction by people who care.

4. A new leader……………………………………………..by the people in my country next month.

Exercise 5 – ORAL. Complete the sentences with the correct passive form in the continuous tenses.

1.Some people are considering a new plan. A new plan…………………………………………………………

2. The grandparents are watching the children. The children…………………………………………………….

3. Some painters are painting Mr.Rivera’s apartment this week. Mr. Rivera’s apartment……………..

4. Many of the older people in the neighborhood were growing vegetables. Vegetables……………….

5. Eric’s cousins are meeting him at the airport this afternoon. Eric…………………………………………..

6. I watched while the movers were moving the furniture from my apartment to a truck. I watched while the furniture……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

7. Mr. Rice is teaching our class today. Our class……………………………………………………………..

8. Scientists are still discovering new species of plants and animals. New species of plants and animals………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

9. Everyone looked at the flag while they were singing the national anthem. Everyone looked at the flag while the national anthem………………………………………………………………………………………

10. Dogs usually wag their tails while people are petting them. Dogs usually wag their tails while they………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Exercise 6. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Indefinite or Past Continuous Passive.

Model: 1. They (shut) the window. The window was shut.

1. A beautiful melody (play). ………………………………………………………………………………………

2. The student (ask) to tell the story again. ………………………………………………………………………

3. Such mistakes (make) by even the best students…………………………………………………………….

4. A modern tune (play) when we came into the hall. ………………………………………………………..

5. Every morning the workers (tell) what they had to do. …………………………………………………..

6. The houses (build) of stone, brick and wood. ……………………………………………………………..

7. At last the problem (solve) to everyone's satisfaction…………………………………………………………

8. A new museum then (open). ……………………………………………………………………………………

9. A week ago two students of our group (choose) for jury service. ………………………………………….

10. A special rule (make) for students to be taken to the University. ………………………………………….

11. Last Friday he (meet) at the railway station. ………………………………………………………………….

12. When Tom was young, he (teach) two languages…………………………………………………………….

Exercise 7 – ORAL. Complete the sentences using one of these verbs in the correct form, present or past: - damage – invite – make – show – translate – write -

1. Cheese…………………………from milk. 2. The roof of the building………………………….in a storm a few days ago. 3. You………………………………………to the wedding. Why didn't you go? 4. A cinema is a place where films……………………………………………5. Originally the book in Spanish, and a few years ago it………………into English.

Exercise 8 – ORAL. Write questions using the passive. Some are present and some are past.

1. Ask about glass, (how /make?)

2. Ask about television, (when / invent?)

3. Ask about mountains, (how /form?)

Exercise 9 – ORAL. Put the verb into the correct form, present simple or past simple, active or passive.

1. It's a big factory. Five hundred people (employ)……………………………………… there.

2. (somebody / clean) ……………………………………………………….this room yesterday?

3. Water (cover)…………………………………………… most of the earth's surface.

4. How much of the earth's surface (cover) ………………………………by water?

5. The park gates (lock) ……………………………………………..at 6.30 p.m. every evening.

6. The letter (post)……………………………a week ago and it (arrive)………………............................yesterday.

7. While I was on holiday, my camera (steal)…………………… from my hotel room.

8. Why (Sue / resign)…………………………….. from her job? Didn't she enjoy it?

9. I saw an accident last night. Somebody (call) ………………………………….an ambulance but nobody (injure),………………………….so the ambulance (not / need)…………………………………………….

10. Where (these photographs / take)?...................................................... In London?

(you / take)………………………………………………… them, or somebody else?

7. Sometimes it's quite noisy living here, but it's not a problem for me – I (not / bother)……………………………………………………………… by it.

Exercise 10 – ORAL. Change the active to the passive.

1. Shakespeare wrote that play. ……………………………………………………………

2. Waitresses and waiters serve customers…………………………………………………

3. The teacher is going to explain the lesson…………………………………………………

4. Shirley has suggested a new idea……………………………………………………………

5. Bill will invite Ann to the party………………………………………………………………

6. Alex is preparing that report………………………………………………………………

7. Two horses were pulling the farmer’s wagon. ……………………………………………

8. Kathy had returned the book to the library………………………………………………...

9. By this time tomorrow, the president will have made the announcement………………

10. I didn’t write that note. Jim wrote it………………………………………………………

11. Alice didn’t make that pie. Did Mrs. French make it?.............................................

12. Does Prof. Jackson teach that course? I know that Prof. Adams doesn’t teach it……

13. Mrs. Andrews hasn’t signed those papers yet. Has Mr. Andrews signed them yet? ..

14. Is Mr. Brown painting your house?..........................................................................

15. His tricks won’t fool me. ……………………………………………………………….