ACTIVA - PASIVA

Fill in the blanks to change each active voice sentence into a passive voice sentence:
1. The president gave John an award. --> John an award by the president.

2. Everyone saw them. --> They

by everyone.

3. The police brought him. --> He

by the police.

4. The firefighters saved the women. --> The women

by the firefighters.

5. All the students understood the explanation. --> The explanation

by all the students.

6. Mrs. Richardson filed two complaints. --> Two complaints

by Mrs. Richardson.

7. That man stole my wallet. --> My wallet

by that man.

8. Everyone knew them. --> They

by everyone.

9. A snake bit him. --> He

by a snake.

10. Thomas and his brother built that house. --> That house

by Thomas and his brother.

Thomas washes the dishes. --> The dishes

by Thomas.

2. Frank feeds the dogs. --> The dogs

by Frank.

3. Maria prepares the food. --> The food

by Maria.

4. David cleans the kitchen. --> The kitchen

by David.

5. My father pays the bills. --> The bills

by my father.

6. The gardener trims the bushes. --> The bushes

by the gardener.

7. Helen sets the table. --> The table

by Helen.

8. My mother waters the plants. --> The plants

by my mother.

9. Arthur does the laundry. --> The laundry

by Arthur.

10. My uncle drives us to school. --> We

to school by my uncle.

1. Tom was 2. He was 3. He was 4. The present was 5. The thief was 6. This book is being 7. "Jitterbug Perfume" was

many times to stop talking in class. (tell) by the movie. (disappoint) by his brother to go to the beach. (convince) to her by her co-worker. (give) by the police. (catch) by all the students. (read) by Tom Robbins. (write) in Pasadena. (build) by the students. (make) in the conference room. (hold)

8. A new shopping mall is going to be 9. Many mistakes were 10. The meeting was

1.

They were interviewing her for the job. She ________________ for the job. was being interviewed was interviewed has been interviewed 2. Tom is writing the letter. The letter ________________ by Tom. was written is being written has been written 3. Everyone understands English. English ________________ by everyone. is understood has been understood was understood 4. The employees brought up this issue during the meeting. This issue ________________ by the employees during the meeting. has been brought up is brought up

was brought up 5. The professor told him not to talk in class. He ________________ by the professor not to talk in class. has been told was told was being told 6. They say that women are smarter than men. Women ________________ to be smarter than men. were being said were said are said 7. The fire has destroyed the house. The house ________________ by the fire. has been destroyed was being destroyed is destroyed 8. She would have told you. You ________________ by her. would have been told would be told were being told 9. She would reject the offer. The offer ________________ by her. will have been rejected would be rejected will be rejected 10. This surprises me. I ________________ by this. would have been surprised will be surprised am surprised

1.

They passed me up for that position. I ________________ for that position. was passed up was being passed up

am passed up 2. By tomorrow, I will have bought the car. By tomorrow, the car ________________ by me. was being bought will have been bought was bought 3. John bought the Picasso painting. The Picasso painting ________________ by John. was bought will have been bought is bought 4. Most students misunderstand this story. This story ________________ by most students. was misunderstood has been misunderstood is misunderstood 5. My brother carried the groceries into the room. The groceries ________________ by my brother into the room. were being carried have been carried were carried 6. Juan is preparing the enchiladas. The enchiladas ________________ by Juan. are being prepared were being prepared are prepared 7. His brother was telling him to calm down. He ________________ to calm down by his brother. is being told was being told is told 8. A dog bit me. I ________________ by a dog. was being bitten was bitten have been bitten

9. The movers have delivered the furniture. The furniture ________________ by the movers. will have been delivered would be delivered has been delivered 10. This city will surprise you. You ________________ by this city. are surprised will be surprised will have been surprised

1.

Machu Picchu ruins in Peru will be known by Tommy.

1.

Detailed instructions were sent to me by my boss. The problem was solved by Sams friend.

1.

1.

The new road will be completed in the next year by the workers.

1.

The car is going to be repaired by Paul.

1.

The wallet was forgotten at the bank by my brother.

1.

A letter will be sent to my mother by my sister.

1.

The pet is being drawn by the little girl.

1.

The bag was dropped in the train by her.

1.

The medicine is taken every day by my brother.

1.

The Aconcagua Mountain will be climbed by John and Fred.

1.

The new car was crashed by my wife.

1.

The windows were opened by me.

1.

A glass of water is drunk by me.

1.

The parcel was not sent by you.

1.

The thieves were not caught by them.

Some photographs have been taken by Jane.

1.

The museum is going to be visited by the passengers.

1.

A big mistake was made by the teacher.

1.

A lot of food was being prepared by Mary.

COMPLETAR CON VOZ PASIVA The building in front of you 1728 and nowadays it (call) the Summer Palace. It (build) in

(consider) one of the finest examples of baroque (restore) (keep) unaltered.

arquitecture in the country. The south faade of the building several times since 1728, but the rest of the building Today the Palace

(own) by the town hall and for the last ten years it

(use) as a home for the Art Museum. Last year one of our most valuable paitings (steal) from the museum. At the moment a new wing (add) to host the contemporary art collections, with special security conditions.

1. My flat 2. The room

(sell) last week. (not paint) yet. (publish) early next week. (lock) in the evening. (count) now. (write) by Cervantes. still (unload) from the (steal) during the

3. I think the results 4. The door 5. The votes 6. Don Quixote always

7. When I arrived, the furniture removal lorry.

8. In the morning they realized that the painting night. 9. English

(speak) in many countries around the world. (finish) on time.

10. If you worked harder, your homework

1. The ago cleaned days windows were two The . 2. just prisoner been the has released The . 3. redecorated moment house being our the is at Our 4. electric glass made bulbs of are .

Electric . 5. tomorrow results be the will published The . 6. the Friday hostages rescued been by have will The 7. urgently paid the to needs be bill The . .

PASIVA --- ACTIVA 1. The window was broken by Tom. Tom the window. 2. The excursions are organized by the school. The school the excursions. 3. Most medals have been won by Jennifer. Jennifer most medals. 4. The dress will be made by a famous fashion designer. A famous fashion designer the dress. 5. The car is being driven by the bride's best friend. The bride's best friend the car. 6. The shoes have been bought by her mother. Her mother the shoes. 7. The reindeer was hit by a car. A car the reindeer. 8. The exam envelopes should be checked by the supervisor before the exam. The supervisor the envelopes before the exam. 9. The presents won't be opened by the children before midnight. The children the presents before midnight.

10. The computer is being used by Tim. Tim the computer.

Existen otras maneras de expresar la voz pasiva en ingls. Una de ellas es con el verbo get seguido por el participio pasado del verbo principal. Por ejemplo, My house got broken into last week. Las estructuras con get pertenecen a un registro informal y se utilizan sobretodo get para hablar de acontecimientos get negativos o get imprevistos.Tambin lo encontramos en expresiones idiomticas como divorced/married/engaged, dressed/changed, started, etc. En el ejercicio a continuacin tenis que relacionar las dos partes de las oraciones formando expresiones con get correctas.