- •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.
- •37. TranslateintoEnglish.
- •38. TranslateintoEnglish.
- •39. TranslateintoEnglish.
- •40. TranslateintoEnglish.
30. Rewrite the sentences in the passive.
1 My sister told me the joke.
.../ was told the Joke by my sister./ The Joke was told to me by my sister....
2 Has Chris sent those letters yet?
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3 Mr Jones hates people giving him orders.
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4 People hope that the President will take control of the situation.
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5 My mother decorated this room.
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6 What stung her?
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7 Has Jane read that book yet?
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8 We hope they will send us an invitation too.
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9 They say that Richard has inherited a lot of money.
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10 I can't stand people laughing at me.
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11 Who is repairing John's car?
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12 Someone should tell Mary to stop being rude to people.
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31. Choose the correct answer.
1 'Was Tom pleased with the newspaper article about him?'
'No. He was angry because his name ...B... wrong.'
A spelt B had been spelt C is spelt
2 'Did you buy that picture?'
'No, it............to me for my birthday.'
A was given B gave C is given
3 'Are you going to buy a wedding dress?' 'No. My dress............by my mother.'
A is being made B is made C made
4 'Have you arranged the party yet?' 'Yes. All the invitations.............'
A are sent B have been sent C sent
5 'So, have you had your book published?'
'Yes. It............in all bookshops from June 1st.'
A will be B is C is being
6 'Do your cats eat a lot?'
'No. They............once a day, that's all.'
A is fed B are fed C fed
7 'Paul is taking me to a ball this weekend.' 'I would love............to a ball!'
A take B to take C to be taken
8 'Did you hear about the burglary last week?' 'Yes. The thieves............now, haven't they?'
A have been caught B caught C are caught
9 'Can you swim?'
'Oh yes. I............how to swim when I was five.'
A taught B am taught C was taught
10 'Doctors have to do a lot of work.' 'Yes, but they............well.'
A be paid B are paid C pay
11 'Where does that lady keep her jewellery?'
'It............in a safe somewhere in her house.'
A is kept B are kept C was kept
12 'What is happening over there?' 'Oh, a new cinema.............'
A is being built B is built C was built
13 'How is Kevin?'
'Well, his car ............... last night, so he's upset
today.'
A is stolen B has been stolen C was stolen
14 'What should you do if you are lost?'
'You should stay where you are and wait.............'
A was found B to find C to be found
15 'Have you got Claire's phone number?' 'Yes. It............on this piece of paper.'
A is written B written C be written