A) CHANGE THE SENTENCES INTO PASSIVE VOICE
1. One of the cleaners has found my purse. 2. The robber hit him on the head with a hammer. 3. The
government has built a new road in this area. 4. The assistant handed me a note. 5. We elected John class
representative. 6. Someone has taken my wallet. 7. Many people use bicycles as a means of transport. 8. They
advised me to get a visa. 9. They were rebuilding the old road when I drove by. 10. The local council opened a
new shopping centre. 11. They haven’t decided anything yet. 12. The crowd was slowly filling the new stadium.
13. Someone has suggested that the shop should close. 14. Dad used a knife to open the window. 15. The
waitress will bring you your drinks in a minute 16. Nobody ever heard anything of John again. 17. People asked
me the way three times 18. Lots of people had parked their cars on the pavement. 19. The helpers have not
packed the boxes yet. 20. They are still preparing the food
B) COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT PASSIVE TENSE
(cities/block/cars)
In the future .
(thousands of planes/produce)
Each year in the USA.
(penicillin/discover/Fleming)
in 1928.
(education/should not pay/parents)
(tanks/use/armies)
Since World War I all over the world.
(a car park/build/the local council)
just now.
(two banks/rob)
Before the robbers were arrested .
(this shop/close)
on Sundays.
(the islands/inhabit/the Irish)
until 1953.
(the roof/repair/carpenters)
when it caught fire.
C) PASSIVE WITH DOUBLE OBJECT VERBS
Make two possible answers in the passive.(STANDARD and PERSONAL)
1. John gave a bar of chocolate to Jill.
a:_____________________________________________________________________
b:_____________________________________________________________________
2. I lent a pencil to Graham.
a:______________________________________________________________________
b:______________________________________________________________________
3. Fiona told the truth to Julian.
a:______________________________________________________________________
b:______________________________________________________________________
4. They offered the job to Simon.
a:______________________________________________________________________
b:______________________________________________________________________
5. The boss showed the new computer to Anna.
a:______________________________________________________________________
b:____________________________________________________________________
D) Change the sentences into PASSIVE REPORT STRUCTURE (impersonal/personal)
Example :
Police have reported that it was Peter who caused the accident.
It has been reported that it was Peter who caused the accident.
Peter has been reported to have caused the accident.
1. A journalist reports that they are leaving Las Vegas tomorrow night.
- It______________________________________________________________
- They___________________________________________________________
2. The lecturer thought that Columbus never realized that he had discovered
America.
- It______________________________________________________________
- Columbus ______________________________________________________
3. Their parents thought that the teenagers were dancing at the disco.
- It _____________________________________________________________
- The teenagers ___________________________________________________
4. Everybody thinks that she sings beautifully
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5. The children reported that their friends were swimming when they disappeared.
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6. People believed that they had killed the animals during the night.
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7. My friends think that my parents are the best parents in the world.
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8. People are thinking that drugs are very dangerous.
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