Rewrite the sentences using Passive voice



PASSIVE VOICE

Exercise 1 Rewrite the sentences using Passive voice.

Example: Answer:

Peter writes a letter. A letter is written. or

A letter is written by Peter.

1) Julia rescued three cats.

THREE CATS WERE RESCUED BY JULIA

2) The students handed in the reports.

THE REPORTS WERE HANDED IN BY THE STUDENTS

3) Maria crashed into the blue car.

THE BLUE CAR WAS CRASHED INTO BY MARIA

4) Alex learned the poem.

THE POEM WAS LEARNED BY ALEX

5) Steven has forgotten the book.

THE BOOK HAS BEN FORGOTTEN BY STEVEN

6) The mechanic has not repaired the DVD recorder.

THE DVD RECORDER HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED BY THE MECHANIC

7) They play handball.

HANDBALL IS PLAYED

8) Sue puts the rucksack on the floor.

THE RUCKSACK IS PUT ON THE FLOOR BY HER

9) The girls have lost the match.

THE MATCH HAS BEEN LOST BY THE GIRLS

10) The teacher is not going to open the window.

THE WINDOWS ARE NOT GOING TO BE OPENED BY THE TEACHER

Exercise 2 Rewrite the given sentences in Passive voice. Sometimes there are two possible answers (two objects in the active sentence).

Do not use contracted/short forms.

Example: Answer:

Tim gave Lisa some flowers. Some flowers were given to Lisa by Tim. or

Lisa was given some flowers by Tim.

1) They don't speak English in this shop.

ENGLISH IS NOT SPOKEN IN THIS SHOP

2) Kevin asked Dennis a question.

DENNIS WAS ASKED A QUESTION BY KEVIN

3) Somebody built the house last year.

THE HOUSE WAS BUILT LAST YEAR

4) She gives him a box.

HE WAS GIVEN A BOX BY HER

A BOX WAS GIVEN HIM BY HER

5) Max will look after him.

HE WILL BE LOOKED AFTER BY MAX

6) The waiter brought Fred a big steak.

FRED WAS BROUGHT A BIG STEAK BY FRED

7) Somebody broke into our bungalow last Friday.

OUR BUNGALOW WAS BROKEN INTO LAST FRIDAY

8) The teacher told us a joke.

WE WERE TOLD A JOKE BY THE TEACHER

A JOKE WAS TOLD US BY THE TEACHER

9) They will meet Doris at the station.

DORIS WILL BE MET AT THE STATION

10) Michael has not sent me a text message.

I HAVE NOT BEEN SENT A TEXT MESSAGEBY MICHAEL

A TEXT MESSAGE HAS NOT BEEN SENT ME BY MICHAEL

Exercise 5 Put in the correct form of the verb in Passive into the gaps. Use the verb and the tense given in brackets.

Example:

A letter __________ by Peter. (to write - Simple Present)

Answer:

A letter is written by Peter.

1) The words ARE EXPLAINED by the teacher today.

(to explain - Simple Present)

2) We WE WERE SENT a letter the day before yesterday.

(to send - Simple Past)

3) This car WON‘T BE STOLEN . It's too old.

(not/to steal - will-future)

4) This street HAS ALREADY BEEN CLOSED because of snow.

(already/to close - Present Perfect)

5) A new restaurant WILL BE OPENED next week.

(to open - will-future)

6) He WAS INVITED to the party yesterday.

(to invite - Simple Past)

7) The blue box CAN NOT BE SEEN

(can/not/to see - Simple Present)

8) I WAS GIVEN the book by my friend last Sunday.

(to give - Simple Past)

9) The dishes HAVE NOT BEEN WASHED by my little brother.

(not/to wash - Present Perfect)

10) I WON‘T BE ASKED by Robert.

(not/to ask - will-future)

Exercise 5 Put in the correct form of the verb in Passive into the gaps. Use the verb and the tense given in brackets.

Example:

A letter __________ by Peter. (to write - Simple Present)

Answer:

A letter is written by Peter.

1) The words ARE EXPLAINED by the teacher today.

(to explain - Simple Present)

2) We WERE SENT a letter the day before yesterday.

(to send - Simple Past)

3) This car WON’T BE STOLEN . It's too old.

(not/to steal - will-future)

4) This street HAS BEEN ALREADY CLOSED because of snow.

(already/to close - Present Perfect)

5) A new restaurant WILL BE OPENED next week.

(to open - will-future)

6) He WAS INVITED to the party yesterday.

(to invite - Simple Past)

7) The blue box CAN NOT BE SEEN

(can/not/to see - Simple Present)

8) I WAS GIVEN the book by my friend last Sunday.

(to give - Simple Past)

9) The dishes HAVE NOT BEEN WASHED by my little brother.

(not/to wash - Present Perfect)

10) I WON’T BE ASKED by Robert.

(not/to ask - will-future)

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