- •1. What happens to a car when it is taken for a service? Look at the prompts and make sentences using the present simple passive, as in the example.
- •2. Detective Maguire is talking to a police officer about a burglary which happened early yesterday morning. In pairs, ask and answer questions using the prompts below, as in the example.
- •1. Have you dusted the house for fingerprints yet?
- •6.Rewrite the sentences in the passive,where possible.
- •7. Fill in by or with.
- •8. Rewrite the sentences in the passive.
- •9. Put theverbs in brackets into the correct passive tense.
- •1 Ellie will take the children to school.
- •11. Make a passive sentence from the words in brackets.
- •12. What happens in Luigi's restaurant before it opens for the evening? Look at the prompts and make sentences using the present simple passive, as in the example.
- •13. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive tense.
- •14. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive tense.
- •15. Rewrite the sentences in the passive, wherepossible.
- •17. Rewrite the sentences in the passive. Omit the agent where possible.
- •18. Underline the correct answer.
- •19. Choose the correct verb forms in this news report about a storm.
- •20. In each of these sentences underline who or what is doing the action (the agent).
- •21. You are telling a friend some news. Use the notes and complete the second sentence. Sometimes you need to use the active and sometimes the passive.
- •22. Write a paragraph from the notes about the first motor car. Some sentences are active and some are passive. Use a phrase with by only if it adds information.
- •23. Underline the correct answer.
- •24. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct active or passive tense.
- •25. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct active or passive tense.
- •26. Rewrite the sentences in the active.
- •27.Put the verbs in brackets into the correctpassive or active tense.
- •28. Rewrite the sentences in the passive.
- •29. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive tense.
- •30. Rewrite the sentences in the passive.
- •31. Choose the correct answer.
- •32. Rewrite the following passage in the passive.
- •33. Rewrite the following passage in the passive.
- •34. Rewrite the following passage in the passive.
- •35. Rewrite the following passages in the passive.
- •36. TranslateintoEnglish.
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15. Rewrite the sentences in the passive, wherepossible.
1 Her mother drives her to school every day.
...She is driven to school by her mother everyday.,,
2 Paul drives to work every day.
...It cannot be changed...
3 I woke up late on Sunday morning.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4 Her mother woke her up at seven o'clock.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5 Sue asked the waiter to bring some water.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6 David asked for some help.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7 Simon is moving house next month.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
8 Michael moved the boxes out of the way.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
9 Sandra walks on the beach regularly.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
10 The boys walk the dog every day.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
16. Fill in by or with.
1 She was woken up ...by... a loud noise.
2 The parcel was tied up....................string.
3 John was told off....................his mother.
4 This picture was painted....................a famous artist.
5 The chair was covered....................a woollen blanket.
6 The walls were decorated....................posters.
7 My car was repaired....................my father.
8 This dessert was made....................fresh cream.
17. Rewrite the sentences in the passive. Omit the agent where possible.
1 Do they sell clothes in this shop?
...Are clothes sold in this shop?...
2 Someone is cleaning the windows.
3 She tapped him on the hand with her pen.
4 I don't like people laughing at me.
5 People spend a lot of money on food.
6 Is Sue washing the car?
7 Who made this mess?
8 Grandfather is going to tell the children a story.
9 They will open the new sports centre soon.
10 They made him confess to the robbery.
11 Liz showed me some holiday pictures.
12 Sam remembers his friend telling him about the party.
13 They heard him calling for help.
14 Who broke this mug?
15 The jury will have reached a verdict by the morning.
16 The teacher will mark the essays.
17 People make jam from fruit.
18 They sent for the doctor.
19 Clive hasn't cut the grass yet.
20 They may not repair the car this week.
18. Underline the correct answer.
A large amount of valuable jewellery1) has stolen/ has been stolenfrom Forest Manor. A man 2)arrested/was arrested yesterday and 3) is questioned/is being questioned by the police at the moment. He
4) thought/is thought to 5) have committed/ have been committedthe crime, although so far no proof 6) has found/has been found. The robbery 7) believed/is believed to 8) have carried out/have been carried out by two men, but so far no clue 9) has discovered/has been discoveredas to the second man's identity. The police say that he may 10) have left/have been left the country.
19. Choose the correct verb forms in this news report about a storm.
Millions
of pounds' worth of damage has
caused/has
been caused
by a storm which (1) swept/
was swept
across the north of England last night. The River Ribble (2)
burst/was
burst
its banks after heavy rain. Many people (3) rescued/were
rescued
from the floods by fire-fighters, who (4) received/were
received
hundreds of calls for help. Wind speeds (5) reached/were
reached
ninety miles an hour in some places. Roads (6) blocked/were
blocked
by fallen trees, and electricity lines(7) brought/were
brought
down, leaving thousands of homes without electricity. 'Everything
possible(8) is
doing/is being done
to get things back to normal,' a spokesman (9) said/was
said.