PASSIVE VOICE

The Passive is formed with the appropriate tense of the verb to be+past
participile.Present Perfect Continuous,Future Continuous,Past Perfect Continuous are
not normally used in the passive.

A-Change the active into passive.

1-The secretary is typing the report.

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2-Jack usually washes the car in the afternoon.
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3-The doorman will collect the letters.
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4-The horror film affected the children badly.
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5-Smith had beaten Jones in 100-metre races three times before.
.......................................................................................................
6-Before you return from holiday,the university will have published the results.
.................................................................................................................................
7-At the end of the competition,The Mayor is going to present the winners with trophies.
..................................................................................................................................................
8-Despite clear notices,the campers still leave litter around the campsite.
........................................................................................................................
9-On April 14th,1865,an unemployed actor,John Wilkes Booth,assasinated President Abraham
Lincoln.
10-The antibiotic penicilin effectively cures many infectious diseases,including some that
were once life-threatening.

B:Put the verbs into the correct passive form.

1-Polar bears .......................................(hunt) for their fur.

2-A lecture ....................................(give) at the moment.
3-Her ankle ....................................(hurt) when she fell down.
4-The American dollar .............................................(accept) for goods everywhere in the
world.
5-These hand-made rugs ...........................................(produce) in India for centuries.
6-Your free gift ...........................................(send) to you in the next few days.
7-The music must .......................................(turn down) by 12 o’clock at the latest.
8-After ....................................(award) a medal for bravery,he became a local hero.
9-New York ..............................................(say) to be one of the most dangerous cities in the
world.
10-Nurses really ought to ..........................................(pay) more than they are.
11-Nothing..............................................(see) of Pauline since her car .......................................
(find) abandoned near London last week.
12-As our new furniture .............................................(deliver) on Monday morning I’ll have to
stay at home to check that it ................................................(not/damage) during transit.

13-A major new deposit of oil .............................................(discover) in the North Sea.It .........
.............................(think) to be nearly twice the size of the largest existing field.
14-A large sum ........................................(raise) for the Fund by recent charity concert but the
target of 250.000 pounds ...........................................................(still/not/reach).
15-No decision ...........................................(make) about any future appointment until all
suitable candidates ........................................(interview).

C-Complete the sentences with the given words.Some of the sentences are passive and
some are active.Use any appropriate tense.

1-Since she ...............................................(appoint) the team captain by the manager,she .........

..............................(change) the players three times.
2-Pictures of the surface of the planet Venus .......................................(launch) last year from
the space probe ‘Explorer’ which ......................................(launch) last year.
3-When a person .............................................(expose) continually to an antibiotic for an
ilness of long duration,such as rheumatic fever ,the targeted bacteria may develop its own
defense against the drug.
4-As soon as the final whistle ................................................(blow) in yesterday’s match,we
..........................................(rush) out to celebrate.
5-By the time the hospital .............................................(open) officially by the minister last
Friday,they ................................................(already/treat) patients for three weeks.
6-Since his first best-seller,he .................................................(write) many terrific books and
now he ..........................................(know) worldwide.
7-She thinks that she ...........................................(give) the wrong change when she .................
............................(buy) some oranges earlier today.
8-A:...................................(you/not see) by the doctor yet,Mrs.Smith?
B:Yes,I have,but I ..............................................(collect) by my son at around 4 o’clock.
Would you mind if I ..................................(wait) in here until then.
A:No,of course not.
9-My brother ...........................................(mend) the leaking tap yesterday,but he .....................
..........................(not/fix) the roof yet.
10-I’m not surprised that the washing machine ...............................................(break) down at
last because the filter ...............................................(not/clean) for ages.

D-THE PASSIVE FORM OF MODALS.Complete the sentences with the verbs in

Parenthesis.Some of the sentences are passive and some are active.use the simple
or past forms of the modals.

1-The bus shouldn’t ............................................(drive) with break linings having been worn
so much.It is no wonder that an accident occured.
2-A:Oh no! I wanted my soap opera on this video tape and I’ve got the football instead.
B:Well,you can’t ............................................(set) the video recorder properly then.
3-The company shouldn’t .................................................(spend) so much money on
advertising all the time.It is not very profitable for them.
4-Normally ,the weather can’t ...........................................(forecast) accurately more than a
few days ahead of time.
5-They must not ........................................(give) enough time as none of the students finished
the examination on time.
6-Because the Italian president couldn’t ................................................(speak) Japanese,his
speech had to .........................................(translate) for the japanese audience.
7-They could ............................................... (explain) the project better than they actually did.I
didn’t fully understand it.
8-If you are going skiing today,you had better ...............................................(wear) sunglasses.
The sun reflects off the snow and can ...............................................(seriouly/damage) your
eyes.
9-A:I think there is a problem.I can’t ..........................................(open) the car door.
B:Well,it dropped below zero during the night.The lock might ..............................................
freeze.
10-You may .......................................(find) the ‘passive voice’ a little difficult at first,but you
will soon get used to it.
11-She must ...........................................(already/tell) about the decisions we took at the
meeting because she hasn’t asked me anything about it,and you know how curious she
normally is.
12-The film was supposed to .............................................(show) at 9.00 p.m.,but they showed
commercials and previews for twenty minutes before running the film.
13-The carpets ought to .............................................(clean) before our visitors from japan
arrived at the office.They were awfully dirty,and I was really embarrassed.
14-Cigarette advertising shouldn’t ...................................................(allow).
15-The government shouldn’t .........................................(allow) cigarette advertising.

E-STATIVE PASSIVE WITH PREPOSITIONS.(Stative Passive+Preposition)

She is married.(stative passive)

She is married to an American.(stative passive with preposition)

1-Before the rail tunnel connection between France and england,the two countries were
seperated ........................ each other by the English channel.
2-The flying fox is not really a fox at all and is related ......................the bat.
3-Although fur coats have traditionally been worn as a status symbol,today,many wealthy
people are opposed ................... the needless slaughter of animals.
4-The film ‘Amistad’ was based .................. a story of some African slaves.
5-You are most likely very tired ........................ your long journey.Come in and sit down.
6-I’m tired ...................... writing essays and taking examinations.All I want to do now is
graduate and find a job.
7-The presentation dinner is limited .................the officers and their wives.
8-The islanders are known .................... their hospitality.
9-Through the Panama Canal,the Atlantic Ocean is connected ................the pacific.
10-Sarah is committed ..................helping preserve the environment and is regularly involved
................. conservation projects.
11-As she was driven through the streets of london,she was shocked .................. the sight of
homeless people sleeping in the shop doorways.
12-Monica was satisfied ......................second position this time,although she hoped to win the
competition one day.
13-We are exposed ................... advertisements everywhere in today’s world:on buses,on the
streets,on television,everywhere.
14-The teacher was annoyed ....................... one student’s continual reluctance to hand in his
homework.
15-Some scientists believe that many American youngsters are addicted ................ computer
games and that this is an unhealthy ternd.
 PASSIVE VOICE
A-look at the Hotel Informatıon table and wrıte sentences as in the example.

HOTEL INFORMATION
BREAKFAST- ROOMS-
In Pierrot’s Restaurant 7-9.30 am Maid Service daily

DINNER HOT WATER

In Main Restaurant 8-10 pm 24 hours a day
NEWSPAPERS-TELEPHONE CALLS HOTEL CINEMA
At the Reception Desk Film every night at 10 am

1-Breakfast/serve-where and when?

Brteakfast is served in Pierrot’s Restaurant between 7 and 9.30.

2-Dinner/serve-where and when?

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3-Newspapers /sell-where?
_________________________________________________.
4-Telephone calls/can make-where?
__________________________________________________.
5-Rooms/clean-who by and how often?
___________________________________________________.
6-Hot water/supply-when?
___________________________________________________.
7-Films/show-where and why?

B-Rewrite the newspaper headlines as complete sentences.

1- FOOTBALLER OFFERED MILLION FOR TRANSFER
2-NO CHILDREN ADMITTED INTO BARS
3-CHİLDREN BEİNG BRAINWASHED BY TV
4-PLANET BEING DESTROYED BY POLLUTION
5-BOMB DISCOVERED IN OLD LADY’S GARDEN
6-NO CAMERAS ALLOWED IN MUSEUM
7-ANIMALS BEİNG USED TO TEST BEAUTY PRODUCTS
8-PICASSO PAINTINGS EXHIBITED NATIONAL GALLERY NEXT MONDAY
9-MICHAEL JACKSON ASKED TO SPONSOR CHARITY EVENT YESTERDAY

1-The footballer has been offered a million pounds for the transfer.
2-____________________________________________________________.
3-____________________________________________________________.
4-____________________________________________________________.
5-____________________________________________________________.
6-____________________________________________________________.
7-____________________________________________________________.
8-____________________________________________________________:
9-____________________________________________________________.
C-Turn from active into passive.
1-The boy is washing the car.
___________________________.
2-Everyone enjoys parades.
_____________________________.
3-All the students use the new library.
_________________________________.
4-During the operation nurses assisted the doctors.
________________________________________.
5-My friend didn’t write that article.
________________________________________.
6-Some amateurs were playing the game.
_______________________________________.
7-Local businessmen are going to donate new uniforms for the school band.
____________________________________________________________.
8-All drivers must observe the traffic regulations.
_________________________________________.
9-Some mechanics had to repair that big jet.
_________________________________________.
10-The director can answer your questions.
_________________________________________.
11-A thief has stolen the money.
_________________________________.
12-Doctors have performed many heart transplants.
_________________________________________.
13-A well-known architect is going to design the new library.
______________________________________________.
14-The secretary has typed all the letters.
_________________________________.
15-The mailman had delivered the mail before noon.
________________________________________.
16-The Red Cross had rescued the flood victims.
_________________________________________ .
17-The traffic warden had already given him a ticket for illegal parking.
_____________________________________________________________________ .
18-They chose him as the best doctor of the year.
___________________________________________ .
19-Someone will pay you within the next few days.
____________________________________________ .

D-A reporter is talking to Lucy Fame.Complete the conversation.

Rep : It’s wonderful to interview such a famous person as you.

Lucy: Yes you are very lucky.
Rep : I know that you .................................... (interview) many times before.
Lucy : Yes,I have.
Rep : Also,I know that three books ................................ (write) about you.
Lucy : Yes,they have - and another one ........................... (write) at the moment.
Rep : A film ............................... (make) about your life two years ago,wasn’t it?
Lucy : Yes,it was a brilliant! The leading role ................................. (play) by a beautiful
young actress.

Rep : .................................... any more films ................................(make) in the future?

Lucy : Oh yes,of course!
Rep : Where do you buy your clothes from,Lucy?
Lucy : I don’t buy them! They ............................... (design) especially for me.
Rep : And what about your beautiful house?
Lucy : That .................................. (build) five years ago by an Italian architect.
Rep : You must make a lot of money.
Lucy : I make lots of money and everybody loves me.Flowers ................................ (send) to
my house every day.
Rep : Not by me,that’s certain!

E-Rewrite the following passages in the passive.

Some people saw a UFO in the sky above London last night.They reported it to the police.The
army sent a helicopter to look at it more closely.The UFO shot the helicopter down and killed
both men in it. People have given photographs of the UFO to the police.Experts are looking at
them now.
.......................................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................
.........

Somebody has stolen a bus from outside the school.Some children saw the thief.The police
are searching for the bus now.They will use the children’s descriptions to catch the thief.
.......................................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................
......
Someone broke into a local jewellery shop yesterday.The owner had just locked upthe shop
when a robber with a gun threatened him.The robber told him to unlock the shop and give him
all the diamonds in the safe.Then the robber tied him up.The police have organised a search
for the robber.They hope they will find him in a few days.Doctors are treating the owner of
the shop for shock.
.......................................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................
............
My uncle painted this picture.Someone has offered him a lot of money for it.He will deliver
the painting tomorrow.When they give him the money he will tell them the truth.He painted it
one night while he was sleepwalking.
.......................................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................
.........
Our school is organising a contest.The teachers will choose the best project about the
environment.The students must include pictures and drawings in their projects.The students
will also have to do all the writing themselves.The school will give the winner a set of
ensyclopaedias.
.......................................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................
.........

F-The town of Ivybridge has changed a lot in the last five years.Rewrite these sentences,using
a passive construction.

1-They’ve built a new hospital.

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2-They are building a new shopping centre.
....................................................................
3-They will finish it next October.
.....................................................................
4-They knocked down the town hall last week.
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5-They are going to build a new one soon.
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6-They have bought four more fire engines.
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7-They have opened new recreational facilities.
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G-Coplete the text,using passive forms.

Sean Kitcher ......................(just/send) to prison.Yesterday he .....................(give) a 6-month

sentence for stealing a car.The conditions in the prison are terrible.Sean .....................(shock)
by them.His cell .......................(not/paint) for years.The walls .....................(cover) in
graffiti.He ........................(wake up) every morning at 6.30.He ......................(allow) to leave
his cell for only two hours a day.If he behaves himself,Sean .......................(let out) of prison
after four months.But if he breaks any prison rules,he ......................(keep in) for over six
months.

H-Put the verbs in the following sentences in the correct tense and decide whether they are
active or passive.

1-Everyone ............................(shock) by the terrible news yesterday.

2-Almost everyone ................................(enjoy) the lecture last night.
3-Less than half of the cans of paint ....................................(use) up to now.
4-A new textbook .................................. (publish) next year.
5-Wilson .................................. (borrow) the money from Brown two weeks ago.
6-Smith .................................. (teach) at the University of Washington since 1987.
7-That old red house ................................... (build) in the year 1922.
8-A second coat of paint ................................ (spread) over that surface tomorrow.
9-The noise from the trains .................................... (annoy) me terribly last night.
10-Those books ................................. (not/return) to the library yet.
11-That proposal .............................. (consider) by the members right now.
12-Everything .................................... (go) well so far.There .............................. (be) no
trouble
yet.
13-The report .............................. (not/examine) yet.
14-The mail ...............................(deliver/always) to this office before 10 a.m.
15-Not much ................................... (say) about the matter since that time.

I-Correct any verb forms which are impossible or inappropriate.

1-A lot of homes in the area have been being broken into by burglars.
...........................................................................................................
2-As I drove south,I could see that the old road was rebuilding.
............................................................................................................
3-The new shopping centre is opened by the local MP yesterday.
.........................................................................................................
4-Harry has been questioned by the police at the moment.
........................................................................................................
5-Your drinks will been brought in a moment.
.......................................................................................................
 PASSIVE VOICE
A- Turn from active into passive.
1-The boy is washing the car.
___________________________.
2-Everyone enjoys parades.
_____________________________.
3-All the students use the new library.
_________________________________.
4-During the operation nurses assisted the
doctors.
__________________________________
_____________________________.
5-My friend didn’t write that article.
__________________________________
__________________________________.
6-Some amateurs were playing the game.
__________________________________.
7-Local businessmen are going to donate
new uniforms for the school band.
__________________________________
__________________________________.
8-The director can answer your questions.
__________________________________.
9-A thief has stolen the money.
_________________________________.
10-Doctors have performed many heart transplants.
__________________________________.
11-A well-known architect is going to
design the new library.
__________________________________
__________________________________.
12-The secretary has typed all the letters.
_________________________________.
13-The traffic warden had already given
him a ticket for illegal parking.
_________________________________________
________________________________________ .
14-They chose him as the best doctor of
the year.
__________________________________
_________________________________ .
15-Someone will pay you within the next
fewdays
__________________________________
_________________________________ .
B- A reporter is talking to Lucy Fame.
Complete the conversation.
Rep : It’s wonderful to interview such a
famous person as you.
Lucy: Yes you are very lucky.
Rep : I know that you ..............................
(interview) many times before.
Lucy : Yes,I have.
Rep : Also,I know that three books
................................ (write) about
you.
Lucy : Yes,they have - and another one
........................... (write) at the
moment.
Rep : A film ............................... (make)
about your life two years ago,wasn’t
it?
Lucy : Yes,it was a brilliant! The leading
role ................................. (play) by a
beautiful young actress.
Rep : .................................... any more
Films .............................(make)
in the future?
Lucy : Oh yes,of course!
Rep : Where do you buy your clothes
from,Lucy?
Lucy : I don’t buy them! They
............................... (design)
especially for me.
Rep : And what about your beautiful
house?
Lucy : That .................................. (build)
five years ago by an Italian
architect.
Rep : You must make a lot of money.
Lucy : I make lots of money and
everybody loves me.Flowers
................................ (send) to
my house every day.
Rep : Not by me,that’s certain!
C-Rewrite the followin passages in the
passive.
Some people saw a UFO in the sky above
London last night.They reported it to the
police.The army sent a helicopter to look at
it more closely.The UFO shot the
helicopter down and killed both men in it.
People have given photographs of the UFO
to the police.Experts are looking at them
now.
.....................................................................
.....................................................................
.....................................................................
.....................................................................
.....................................................................
.....................................................................
................................................
Somebody has stolen a bus from outside
the school.Some children saw the thief.The
police are searching for the bus now.They
will use the children’s descriptions to catch
the thief.
.....................................................................
.....................................................................
.....................................................................
.....................................................................
................................
Someone broke into a local jewellery shop
yesterday.The owner had just locked upthe
shop when a robber with a gun threatened
him.The robber told him to unlock the
shop and give him all the diamonds in the
safe.Then the robber tied him up.The
police have organised a search for the
robber.They hope they will find him in a
few days.Doctors are treating the owner of
the shop for shock.
.....................................................................
.....................................................................
.....................................................................
.....................................................................
.....................................................................
.....................................................................
.....................................................................
.....................................................................
................................................................
My uncle painted this picture.Someone has
offered him a lot of money for it.He will
deliver the painting tomorrow.When they
give him the money he will tell them the
truth.He painted it one night while he was
sleepwalking.
.....................................................................
.....................................................................
.....................................................................
.....................................................................
.....................................................................
.....................................................................
................................................
Our school is organising a contest.The
teachers will choose the best project about
the environment.The students must include
pictures and drawings in their projects.The
students will also have to do all the
writing themselves.The school will give
the winner a set of ensyclopaedias.
.....................................................................
.....................................................................
.....................................................................
.....................................................................
.....................................................................
.....................................................................
................................................
D-Complete the text using passive
forms.
Sean Kitcher ......................(just/send) to
prison.Yesterday he .....................(give) a
6-month sentence for stealing a car.The
conditions in the prison are
terrible.Sean .....................(shock) by
them.His cell .......................(not/paint) for
years.The walls .....................(cover) in
graffiti.He ........................(wake up) every
morning at 6.30.He ......................(allow)
to leave his cell for only two hours a day.If
he behaves himself,Sean .......................(let
out) of prison after four months.But if he
breaks any prison rules,he ......................
(keep in) for over six months.
E- Put the verbs in the following 4-The American dollar ........................
sentences in the correct tense and decide (accept) for goods everywhere in the
whether they are active or passive. world.
5-These hand-made rugs ...........................
1-Everyone ............................(shock) by (produce) in India for centuries.
the terrible news yesterday. 6-Your free gift ................................(send)
2-Almost everyone ................................ to you in the next few days.
(enjoy) the lecture last night. 7-The music must ...........................(turn
3-Less than half of the cans of down) by 12 o’clock at the latest.
paint ....................................(use) up to 8- nothing................................(see) of
now. Pauline since her car ..........................
4-A new textbook .................................. (find) abandoned near London last
(publish) next year. week.
5-Wilson .................................. (borrow) 9-A large sum ...............................(raise)
the money from Brown two weeks ago. for the Fund by recent charity concert
6-Smith .................................. (teach) at but the target of 250.000 pounds
the University of Washington since ..................................(still/not/reach).
1987. 10-No decision ...............................(make)
7-That old red house ................................... about any future appointment until all
(build) in the year 1922. suitable candidates ...............................
8-A second coat of paint ............................. (interview).
(spread) over that surface tomorrow.
9-The noise from the
trains .................................... (annoy)
me terribly last night.
10-Those books .................................
(not/return) to the library yet.
11-That proposal ..............................
(consider) by the members right now.
12-Everything .................................... (go)
well so far.There ..............................
(be) no trouble yet.
13-The report ..............................
(not/examine) yet.
14-The mail .......................(deliver/always)
to this office before 10 a.m.
15-Not much ................................... (say)
about the matter since that time.

F-Put the verbs into the correct passive

form.

1-Polar bears .....................................(hunt)

for their fur.
2-A lecture ....................................(give) at
the moment.
3-Her ankle ....................................(hurt)
when she fell down.