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PASSIVE VOICE PRACTICE

I. Circle the best option to complete each sentence:

1. Mickey Mouse Cartoons _________ into sixty languages

a. have translated b. translated

c. have been translated d. were being translated

2. Today many kinds of electric devices _________ in Japan

a. produced b. were produced c. are produced d. will produce

3. The room _________ when I arrived

a. was cleaning b. is cleaned c. was cleaned d. was being

cleaned

4. Oh, No! My camera isn’t here. It _________ stolen!

a. has been b. is c. is being d. has

5. Fiat _________ a group of Italian businessmen

a. is started for b. is started by c. was started by d. was started

for

6. Unless we can find new sources of energy, our life will certainly _________

a. affect b. be affected c. affected d. be affecting

7. The World Health Organization _________ in 1948 in order to carry out medical
research and improve international health care

a. was established b. had established c. established d. had been established

8. This atlas _________ in the classroom yesterday

a. was leaving b. left c. was left d. leaves

9. Glass is usually _________ sand

a. made from b. made of c. made by d. made with

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10. The manager _________ the cheque recently

a. has been signed b. has signed c. sign d. signed

11. I’m going to have my house _____________ this weekend

a. redecorates b. redecorating c. redecorated d. redecorate

12. Dad, I want to have my bike _________. It looks so ugly

a. to repaint b. repaint c. repainted d. repainting

13. My children had many photographs _________ while we were on our vacation

a. taking b. take c. taken d. took

14. I’m going to have the mechanic _________ my car tomorrow

a. will be repaired b. repair c. repaired d. to be repaired

15. I’m going to go out and _________

a. have made my dress b. have my dress made

c. let my dress made d. my dress be made

II. Put verbs into correct form:

1. The broken table (repair) yesterday.
2. A new mobile phone (buy) next month.
3. Flowers (water) in the garden now.
4. English (learn) for 3 months by this weekend.
5. This movie (watch) yesterday.
6. This book (read) three times.
7. My motorbike (steal) yesterday.
8. My watch (break) last night.
9. Peter had her car (repair) by a mechanic.

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10. Ellen got Marvin (type) her paper.

11. We got our house (paint) last week.
12. Dr. Byrd is having the students (write ) a composition.
13. Mark got his transcripts (send) to the university.
14. Maria is having her hair (cut) tomorrow.
15. Will Mr. Brown have the porter (carry) his luggage to his car?

III. Change these sentences into passive voice.

1. Somebody has taken my briefcase.
2. The teacher returned our written work to us.

3. She had finished her report by soon.

4. The mad dog bit the little boy.

5. The police have arrested five suspects.

6. A group of students have met their friends at the rail way station.

7. The teacher won’t correct exercises tomorrow.

8. Are you going to repair those shoes?

9. Have you finished the above sentences?

10. Marry has operated Tom since 10 o’clock.

11. This is the second time they have written to us about this.

12. Does Mr. Smith teach them French?

13. They didn’t look after the children properly.

14. Nobody swept this street last week.

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15. People drink a great deal of tea in England.

16. People speak English all over the world.

17. She often takes her dog for a walk.

18. Did Mary this beautiful dress?

19. They can’t make tea with cold water.

20. The chief engineer was instructing all the workers of the plan.

21. Somebody has taken some of my book away.

22. They will hold the meeting before the May Day.

23. They have to repair the engine of the car.

24. The boys broke the window and took away some pictures.

25. They may use this room for the classroom.

26. The teacher is going to tell a story.

27. Marry is cutting the cake with a sharp knife.

28. The children looked at the women with a red hat.

29. She used to pull my hat over my eyes.

30. For the past years, I have done all my washing by hand.

31. A pair of Robins has built a nest in the porch since last week.

32. How long have they waited for the doctor?

33. What time can the boys hand in their papers?

34. They sold one of her paintings at $1,000.

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35. You mustn’t use the machine after 5.30 p.m.

IV. Change the sentences with two objects into passive voice

1. They paid me a lot of money to do the job.

2. The teacher gave each of us two exercise books.

3. Someone will tell him that news.

4. They have sent enough money to those poor boys.

5. They have given the women in most countries in the world the right to vote.

V. Change report sentences into passive voice

1. They think that he has died a natural death.

2. Some people believe that 13 is an unlucky number.

3. They say that John is the brightest student in class.

4. They reported that the President had suffered a heart attack.

5. I knew that they had told him of the meeting.

6. They declared that she won the competition.

7. They rumored the man was still living.

8. People think that Jack London’s life and writing’s represent the American love of

adventure.

9. They reported that the troops were coming.

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10. People believed that the earth stood still.

11. They told me that you were the best architect in this city.

12. She reported that the flowers were killed by frost.

13. Some people inform me that the director is going to take a business trip to England.

14. That officer announced that the meeting was delayed until next week.

15. He discovered that this cotton was grown in Egypt.

VI. Change sentences with two verbs into passive voice

1. I have heard her sing this song several times.

2. People saw him steal your car.

4. He won’t let you do that silly thing again.

5. People don’t make the children work hard.

6. They made him work all day.

7. The detective saw the woman putting the jewelry in her bag.

8. The terrorists made the hostages lie down.

9. Police advise drivers to use an alternative route.

10. She helps me to do all these difficult exercises.

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