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

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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1. People send millions of emails each day.

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

Exercise 3. Choose the correct option.

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