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Passive Voice: Exercise 1. Rewrite The Sentences Using Passive Voice (Present Simple or Past Simple)

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Passive Voice

Exercise 1. Rewrite the sentences using Passive Voice (Present Simple or Past Simple).

1. People send millions of emails each day.


Millions _________________________________________________________.
2. Somebody cleans our classroom every day.
Our ____________________________________________________________.
3. The police arrest many drunk drivers every year.
Many __________________________________________________________.
4. Soldiers kill many people during the war.
Many___________________________________________________________.
5. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928.
Penicillin________________________________________________________.
6. They sell hot and cold drinks there.
Hot_____________________________________________________________.
7. William Ramsay and Morris Travers discovered neon in 1898.
Neon____________________________________________________________.
8. Someone stole my laptop.
My laptop_______________________________________________________.
9. The waiter in a red coat served dinner.
Dinner__________________________________________________________.
10. Millions of people speak English all over the world.
English_________________________________________________________.
Exercise 2. Rewrite the sentences using Active Voice (Present Simple or Past Simple).

1. The party was prepared with enthusiasm by the committee.


________________________________________________________________.
2. The investigation case was organized with anticipation by the students.
________________________________________________________________.
3. The labor reform was changed by the government.
________________________________________________________________.
4. A civil revolution was started by people against the government.
________________________________________________________________.
5. Students were protected by themselves against possible strike.
________________________________________________________________.
6. The dishes are cleared from the table by the waiter.
________________________________________________________________.
7. Pictures are painted by artists.
________________________________________________________________.
8. Tickets are sold in the theatre.
________________________________________________________________.
9. The toy is made of plastic by the manufacturers.
________________________________________________________________.
10. This fairytale is known by children all over the world.
________________________________________________________________.

Exercise 3. Choose the correct option.


1. Tons of fish are / is / was caught by fisherman every day.
2. Sherlock Holmes was arrested / arrested / is arrested the criminal.
3. The Oscar for Best Actress was win / was won / is winning by Meryl Streep.
4. Facebook is using / is used / uses by millions of people.
5. The telephone lines was repaired / were repaired / were repair yesterday.
6. The butcher sold / was sold / is sold all the meat.
7. Forests are destroy / destroyed / destroying by forest fires each year.
8. Many people is kill / are killed / is killed by drunk driver each year.
9. Sam is bought / bought / was bought new shoes.
10. My friend was told / are told / told me a joke.

Exercise 4. Complete the following sentences with a Present or Past Simple passive verb form.
1. Casper the Friendly Ghost ________ _________ Gaspar in Brazil (call)
2. The internet ______ ________ by an Englishman called Tim Berners Lee (invent)
3. During the Second World War, the Oscars __________ _________ of wood (make)
4. In Britain a car _________ __________ every twenty seconds (manufacture)
5. Typewriters ___________ ____________ to help blind people to write (design)
6. 1.3 billion Cokes ___________ ____________ every day (drink)
7. About 900 million Big Macs __________ ___________ each year (eat)
8. The heart of a shrimp __________ ____________ in its head (find)
9. 100 people ________ ___________ by choking on a pen every year (kill)
10. The electric chair __________ _____________by a dentist (invent)

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