Passive Voice

Indefinite	Positive	Question	Negative
Present Indefinite	I am He is invited We are	Am I Is he invited? Are we	I am Heis not invited We are
Past Indefinite	I was He was invited We were	Was I Was he invited? Were we	I was He was not invited We were

1. Complete the sentences using one of these verbs in the correct form:

cause, damage, hold, include, invite, make, overtake, show, translate, write

1. Many accidents … by dangerous driving. 2. Cheese … from milk. 3. The roof of the building … in a storm a few days ago. 4. There is no need to leave a tip. Service … in the bill. 5. You … to the wedding. Why didn’t you go? 6. A cinema is a place where films …. 7. In the United States, elections for President … every four years. 8. Originally the book … in Spanish and a few years ago it … into English. 9. We were driving along quite fast but we … by lots of other cars.

2. Write questions using the passive. Some are present and some are past:

1. Ask about the telephone. (when/invent?) When ….?

2. Ask about glass.(how/make?) How …..?

3. Ask about Australia.(when/discovered?) ……?

4. Ask about silver. (what/use for?) …….?

5. Ask about television.(when/invent?) ……?

3. Put the verb into the correct form, present simple or past simple, active or passive:

1. It’s a big factory. Five hundred people are … (employ) there. 2. Water …..(cover) most of the Earth's surface. 3. Most of the Earth's surface … (cover) by water. 4. The park gates … (lock) at 6.30 p.m. every evening. 5. The letter … (post) a week ago and it … (arrive) yesterday. 6. The boat …. (sink) quickly but fortunately everybody … (rescue). 7. John's parents … (die) when he was very young. He and his sister … (bring) up by their grandparents. 8. I was born in London but I … (grow) up in the north of England. 9. While I was on holiday, my camera … (steal) from my hotel room. 10. While I was on holiday, my camera … (disappear) from my hotel room.

4. Rewrite these sentences. Instead of using 'somebody/they/people' etc. write a passive sentence:

1. Somebody cleans the room every day. The room is cleaned every day.

2. They cancelled all flights because of fog. All ……………….

3. People don't use this road very often. …………………..

4. Somebody accused me of stealing money. I …………….

5. How do people learn languages? How …………………..

6. People advised us not to go out alone. ……………………

5. Use the words below to write questions in the Passive. Answer them:

1. what food/ eat/ on Christmas Day/in England? 2. when/ Christmas presents/ give in your country? 3. how/ houses decorate/ for Easter/in your country? 4. where/Halloween/ celebrate? 5. what/give/ to children at Halloween? 6. what food/ eat/during Easter/in your country? 7. where/4 July/celebrate? 8. who/telephone/invent by? 9. who/Romeo and Juliet/write by? 10. where/BMW cars/make?

Present Continuous	I am He is being invited We are	AmI Ishe being invited Arewe	I am He is not being invited We are
Past Continuous	I was He was being asked We were	Was I Washe being asked Were we	I was Hewas not being asked We were

6. Rewrite these sentences in the passive:

1. Someone’s interviewing Dr Johnson at the moment. Dr Johnson …. 2. They were painting the outside of the ship when the accident happened. The outside of the ship …. 3. They’re mending your shoes at the moment. Your shoes …. 4. Someone is driving your car to Edinburgh. Your car …. 5. I’m paying the bill. The bill …. 6. About thirty million people are watching this program. This program …. 7. Someone was carrying the bomb to a safe place when it exploded. The bomb …. 8. The police are questioning Mr. and Mrs. Davidson. Mr. and Mrs. Davidson ….. 9. Someone is checking the water level. The water level …. 10. I’m telling the children about the party. The children ….

7. Complete the sentences using being + one of these verbs:

ask attack give invite keep pay

1. Mr. Miller doesn’t like being kept waiting.

2. They went to the party without ….

3. Most people like … presents.

4. It’s a dangerous city. People won’t go out after dark because they are afraid of …

5. I don’t like … stupid questions.

6. Few people are prepared to work without ….

Present Perfect	I have Hehas been asked We have	Have I Has he been asked? Have we	I have He has not been asked. We have
Past Perfect	I He had been asked We	I Hadhe been asked? We	I He had not been asked. We
Future Perfect	I He will have been We asked	I have Willhe has been asked? We have	I He’ll have not been asked. We

8. Rewrite these sentences. Instead of using 'somebody/they', write a passive sentence:

1. Somebody has cleaned the room. The room has been cleaned. 2. They have postponed the concert. The … 3. Somebody is using the computer at the moment. The computer …. 4. I didn't realize that somebody was recording our conversation. I didn't realize that … 5. When we got to the stadium we found that they had cancelled the game. When we got to the stadium, we found that …………. 6. They are building a new ring road round the city…. 7. They have built a new hospital near the airport. ….

9. Make sentences from the words in brackets. Sometimes the verb is active, sometimes passive:

1. There is somebody behind us. (I think/we/follow) I think we're being followed. 2. This room looks different. (you/paint?) … 3. My car has disappeared. (it/steal!) It … 4. My umbrella has disappeared. (somebody/take) Somebody … 5. Tom gets a higher salary now. (he/promote) … 6. Ann can't use her office at the moment. (it/redecorate) … 7. The photocopier broke down yesterday, but now it's OK. (it/work/again; it/repair) 8. The police have found the people they were looking for. (two people/ arrest/last night) 9. A tree was lying across the road. (it/blow down/in the storm) 10. The man next door disappeared six month ago. (nobody/ see/ since then).

10. Turn these sentences into the Passive Voice:

1. Can we receive a single room with a private bath in you hotel? 2. The receptionist asked him to fill in a form in English. 3. The secretary showed Mr. Black into the President’s private room. 4. We must settle the problem in the shortest possible time. 5. They told me they would improve their model. 6. I could not find the book anywhere. 7. They serve breakfast from eight to eleven at this hotel.

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