Arrange the words to form correct sentences

The passive voice

1. Write the verbs in brackets in the right tense.

All of them must be in the passive.

e.g.: We (offer) the job, but we refused. We were offered the job, but we refused.

a. The children will taken (take) to the zoo next week.

b. She was waked (wake) by a strange noise, but she didn’t get up.

c. My house was built (build) in 1990.

d. The supermarket has opened (open) last week.

e. Today, the dog was taken (take) to the vet by his owner

f. The exams were marked (mark) by the teacher this afternoon.

g. “Don Quixote” was written (write) by Cervantes.

h. My keys was founded (find) in the street last Monday.

i. The bank was rob (rob) this week.

j. The robbers was arrested (arrest) five hours later.

Rewrite these sentences in the passive or the active voice.

e.g.: She was shocked by the accident. The accident shocked her.

a. My father will buy a new car next year. The car will be bought by my father

b. The students were given 15 minutes for the test.

c. This restaurant is owned by English people.

d. The children were given some toys by their parents.

e. Her boyfriend is going to buy her a car. A car is going to bought by her boyfriend

f. Tourists are paying a lot of money. A lot of money is paid by tourists

g. They built this house in 1900. This house was built in 1900

h. Parents always love their children. Children are always loved by there parents

i. The film was produced by Spielberg.

j. Nobody told me the truth. The trust is tolling me by nobody

3. Rewrite these sentences. Write a passive sentence instead of using “somebody”, “they” or “people”.

e.g.: Somebody asked me the way to the bus station. I was asked the way to the bus station.

a. They cancelled our flight because of the storm. Our flights was cancelled because of the storm

b. English people drink a lot of tea. A lot of tea is drunk by English people

c. Someone broke my cup. My car was broken

d. People warned us about pickpockets. We were warned about pickpockets

e. In Mexico, they cook meat very hot. Meat is cooked very hot in Mexico

f. Somebody is building a hut in that hill. A hut is built in that hill

g. People often ask me where I buy my clothes. I am always asked where I bought my clothes

h. They have given me three tickets.

i. Somebody is going to buy this house soon. This house is going to bought

j. They will arrest him sooner or later. He will arrested sooner or later

Arrange the words to form correct sentences

e.g.: by/ my/ birthday/ my /cake/ was/ mother/ made.

My birthday cake was made by my mother.

a. on/ the/ were/ lights/ by/turned /me The lights were tern on by me

b. she/ offered /new/ a/ been/ has/ job She has been offered a new job

c. book/ published/ be/ the/ will/ month/ next The book will be published next month

d. sister/ going/ interviewed/ is/to /be/ my My sister is going to be interviewed

e. students/ asked/ by/ the/ were/ headmaster/ the The students were asked by headmaster

f. they/ given/ some/ by/ their/ were/ parents/ money They were given some money by their parents

g. has/ nobody/ told/ been Nobody has been told

h. we/ them/ have/ helped/ by/ been We have been helped by them

i. all/ by/film/ the/ watched/ children/ was/ the All film was watched by children

j. the/ has /sold/ house/ been The house has been sold

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