I. Are the sentences written in Active or Passive voice? A for Active, P for Passive.

1. They often read e-mails.

10. French is spoken in Canada.
2. Lots of houses were destroyed.
11. They are listening to their music.
3. He lost his keys yesterday.
12. A letter was written.
4. Did you do your homework yesterday?
13. Whom were these jeans made by?
5. Steven likes to play baseball.
14. She will lend her car.
6. Bingo is played in Britain.
15. Nam had read this book.
7. Who sing the song "My Love"?
16. I have a barber cut my hair.
8. The bus driver was hurt.
17. I have my hair cut.
9. Was your watch taken?
18. It wasn't stolen.
II. Choose the most correct way of saying the same thing in the PASSIVE VOICE:
1. My father bought the house.
B. is being written
A. The house were bought by my father.
C. has been written
B. The house is bought by my father.
C. The house was bought by my father.
8. Everyone understands English.
English ________________ by everyone.
2. The chef cooks food every day.
A. is understood
A. Food were cooked every day by the chef.
B. has been understood
B. Food is cooked every day by the chef.
C. was understood
C. Food was cooked every day by the chef.
9. The employees brought up this issue
during the meeting.
3. The teacher solved the problems.
This issue ________________ by the
A. The problems was solved by the teacher.
employees during the meeting.
B. The problems are solved by the teacher.
A. has been brought up
C. The problems were solved by the teacher.
B. is brought up
C. was brought up
4. Millions of tourists visit Spain every
year.
10. The professor told him not to talk in
A. Spain is visited by millions of tourists.
class.
B. Spain was visited by millions of tourists.
He ________________ by the professor not
C. Spain are visited by millions of tourists.
to talk in class.
A. has been told
5. The dog ate my dinner.
B. was told
A. My dinner were eaten by the dog.
C. was being told
B. My dinner is eaten by the dog.
C. My dinner was eaten by the dog.
11. They say that women are smarter than
men.
6. They were interviewing her for the job.
Women ________________ to be smarter
She ________________ for the job.
than men.
A. was being interviewed
A. were being said
B. was interviewed
B. were said
C. has been interviewed
C. are said
7. Tom is writing the letter.
The letter ________________ by Tom.
A. was written

12. The fire has destroyed the house.

The house ________________ by the fire.
A. has been destroyed

B. was being destroyed

C. is destroyed
13. She would have told you.
You ________________ by her.
A. would have been told
B. would be told
C. were being told
14. She would reject the offer.

The offer ________________ by her.

A. will have been rejected
B. would be rejected
C. will be rejected
15. This surprises me.
I ________________ by this.
A. would have been surprised
B. will be surprised
C. am surprised

III. Fill in the spaces with the correct words to complete the passive sentences.
1. I have eaten pizza.
Pizza .................................... by me.
2. She took my bags into the house.
My bags .....................................into the house by her.
3. The boys are washing the car.
The car ....................................... by the boys.
4. Kevin had seen the movie before.
The movie .................................... by Kevin before.
5. I was cooking dinner.
Dinner ....................................by me.
6. We should find another radio.
Another radio ....................................by us.
7. Julie will have finished the project before next week.
The project ....................................by Julie before next week.
8. Someone had stolen the computer.
The computer ....................................
9. You should have fixed your car.
Your car ....................................by you.
10. Tony must have broken the glass.
The glass ....................................by Tony.
IV. Change the following sentences from active into passive form.
THE CAUSATIVE CLAUSE.
1.I had my nephew paint the gate last week.
I .....................................................last week
2.She will have Peter wash her car tomorrow.
She ............................................. tomorrow.
3.They have her tell the story again.
They .............................................again.
4.John gets his sister to clean his shirt.
John ............................................ by his sister
5.Anne had had a friend type her composition.

 Anne ............................................ by a friend

6.Rick will have a barber cut his hair.
Rick
7. I will get the dressmaker to make a new dress.
I
8. He had a mechanic repair his car.
He
9. She often gets the technician to maintain the heater.
She
10. They had the police arrest the shoplifter.
They

Passive voice with reporting verbs

1. She reported that the flowers were killed by frost.
It
2.Some people inform me that the director is going to take a business trip to England.
I
3.That officer announced that the meeting was delayed until next week.
It
4. He discovered that this cotton was grown in Egypt.
It
5.They promise that the performance will start on time.
It
6. He recommends that we should stay at the city center.
It
7.We believed that Alice would pass the driving test.
It
8.The director notifies all the workers that they will have to work extra hard this month.
All the workers
9.They have persuaded me that they will go with me to the stadium.
I
10.They have decided that the company will go to the beach together at the weekend.
It
11.People think that Maradona is the best football player in the 20th century.
Maradona
12.They find that the job is not suitable for a girl like her.
It
13.The teacher explained that this powerful engine pulled the train.
It
14. He told me that his football team had played well last season.
I

Yes No questions.
1. Do they teach English here?
2.Will you invite her to your wedding party?
3.Did the teacher give some exercise?

4.Is she going to write a poem?

5.Have they changed the window of the laboratory?
6.Is she making big cake for the party?
7.Has Tom finished the work?
8.Are the police making inquires about the thief?
9.Must we finish the test before ten?
10.Will buses bring the children home?

Wh question:
1. When will you do the work?
2. How many days did she spend finishing the work?
3. How do you spend this amount of money?
4. What books are people reading this year?
5. How did the police find the lost man?
6. Who looked after the children for you?
7. How long have they waited for the doctor?
8. What time can the boys hand in their paper?
9. Why didnt they help him?
10. Who are they keeping in the kitchen?

Sentences of imperative:
EX1: Write your name here. Let your name be written here.
EX2: Dont make so much noise. Let not so much noise be made
1. Open your book!
4. Let tell them about it!
2. Take off your hat!
5. Dont let the other see you!
3. Dont do that silly thing again!