Nombre:Oscar Sebastián castro gomez

Curso: 10-2

1. Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present
Simple.

a. English _is spoken_ (speak) in many countries.

b. The post __is delivered__ (deliver) at about 7 o’clock every morning.

c. _Is the building used_ (the building/use) any more?

d. How often the Olympic Games are held (the Olympic Games(hold)?

e. How _ is your name spelt (your name/spell)?

f. My salary is paid (pay) every month.

g. These cars _aren´t made__ (not make) in Japan.

h. The name of the people who committed the crime __ isnt known__ (not know). i. His travel
expenses are not paid_ (not pay) by his company.

2. Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past
Simple. a. My car _was repaired__ (repair) last week.

b. This song __was not written ____ (not write) by John Lennon.

c. __ Was the phone answered_ (the phone/answer) by a young girl?

d. The film was made_ (make) ten years ago.

e. When __was tennis invented__ (tennis/invent)?

f. The car _ was not damaged _ (not damaged) in the accident.

g. The original building was pulled _ (pull) down in 1965.

h. Where __was this pot made___ (this pot/make)?

i. When __was this bridge built_ (this bridge/build)?

3. Choose the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

FIAT
Fiat 0 was started (started/was started) by a group of Italian businessmen in 1899. In 1903, Fiat,
1__produced__ (produced/was produced) 132 cars. Some of these cars 2___were exported_
(exported/were exported) by the company to the United States and Britain. In 1920, Fiat
3_started__ (started/was started) making cars at a new factory at Lingotto, near Turin. There was
a track on the roof where the cars 4_were tasted_ (tested/were tested) by technicians. In 1936,
Fiat launched the Fiat 500. This car 5was called_ (called/was called) the Topolino – the Italian
name for Mickey Mouse. The company grew, and in 1963 Fiat 6____exported_ (exported/was
exported) more than 300,000 vehicles. Today, Fiat is based in Turin, and its cars 7-are sold_
(sold/are sold) all over the world.

4. Change the following sentences into passive sentences using the words in brackets. a. We sell
tickets for all shows at the Box Office. (Tickets for all shows/sell/at the Box Office) ___tickets for
all shows are sold at the Box office__

b. Thomas Edison invented the electric light bulb. (The electric light bulb/invent/by Thomas
Edison) _The electric light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison__

c. Someone painted the office last week. (The office/paint/last week)

____________________________

d. Several people saw the accident. (The accident/see/by several people)

__The office was painted last night_____

e. Where do they make these video recorders? (Where/these video recorders/make) __The
accident was seen by several people______

5. Rewrite these sentences in the passive voice. ENGLISH GRAMMAR The Passive Voice

a. Someone built this house 200 years ago.

_This house was built 200 years ago.___________

b. A thief stole my purse.

__My purse was stolen by a thief.____

c. The police will arrest the robbers.

___The robbers will be arrested be the police.

d. They produce cars in this factory.

_Cars are produced in this factory.________

e. They serve breakfast at eight o’clock every day.

__Breakfast is served at eight o’clock every day.________

_Tones of rubbish every day are thrown away by people.______

g. They make coffee in Brazil.

_Coffee is made in Brazil.______

h. Someone stole Jim’s bike lat night.

__jim´s bike was stolen last night_________

6. Rewrite these sentences in the passive voice.

a. They will build a new bridge next year.

__ A new bridge will be built next year.______________

b. Brian Brody directed The Ultimate Space Adventure.

__The Ultimate Space Adventure was directed by Brian Brody__

c. Pierre Matie will design her costume.

7.

a. Paper is made from wood. Is paper made from wood ?

b Was the telephone invented by Mr Bell?

c Was this picture painted by Peter.

d Will the thieves be aressted by the police?

e Is champagne made in France?

f Will the letters be sent next week?

g Are the animals fed three times a day?

h Was this article written by Stanley?

8 a. The toothbrush / invent / in the 15th century

Respuesta: The toothbrush WAS INVENTED in the 15th century.

b. The first public basketball game / play / in 1892.

Respuesta: The first public basketball game WAS PLAYED in 1892.

Respuesta: The fist eyeglasses WERE WORN in the 1200's.

d. The first bicycle / ride in 1791.

Respuesta: The first bicycle WAS RIDDEN in 1791.

e. The first hot dog / eat / in the 1860's.

Respuesta: The first hot dog WAS EATTEN in the 1860's.

f. The first CDs / sell / in the 1980's.

Respuesta: The first CDs WAS SOLD in the 1980's.

g. The first electric guitar / play / in 1923.

Respuesta: The first electric guitar WAS PLAYED in 1923.

h. The first computer mouse / use / 1964.

Respuesta: The first computer mouse WAS USED 1964.

9. a. This programme is watched by millions of people.

b. Paper is made from wood.

c. Hundreds of people are killed in accidents every year.

d. London is visited by thousands of tourists every year.

e. The biology class is taught by Mr Green.

g. Lunch is served at twelve o’clock.

h. Books are written by authors

10.

A) were seen,

b) were called,

c) was caught,

d) was found,

e) were taken,

f) were questioned,

g) were charged

11.A bus from outside the school was stolen . The thief was seen by some children. The bus is
been searched by the police now. The children´s descriptions will be used to catch the thief.

12. The fallow paragraph was rewritten in passive voice.

The UFO in the sky was seen by some people above London last night, which was reported by
them at the police. A helicopter was sent by the army to look at it more closer. The helicopter was
shot down by the UFO and killed both men in it. The photographs of the UFO have been given by
the people to the police, and they are being looked by experts now.

13. The fallow paragraph was rewritten in passive voice.

A local jewelry shop was broken into by someone yesterday. The shop had just locked by the
owner when he was threatened by the robber with a gun. The owner was warned by the robber to
unlock the shop and give him all the diamonds in the safe. Then He was tied up by the robber. A
search for the robber has been organized by the police. They are hopeful, he will be found by them
in a few days. The owner is been treated by the doctors for the shock.

14. The fallow paragraph was rewritten in passive voice.

The picture was painted by my uncle. A lot of money has been offered by someone for it. The
painting will be delivered by him tomorrow. When the money had been given, the truth will be
told by him. In one night, the painting was painted by him while he was sleepwalking.
15. The fallow paragraph was rewritten in passive voice

A contest is being organized by our school. The best project about the environment will be chosen
by the teachers. Pictures and drawings must be included by the students in their project. All the
writing will have also to be done by themselves. A set of encyclopedias will be given by the school
to the winner.

16.

1. I was given a present

2. We will be brought the bill

3. He was presented with a medal

4. Mary was bought some sweets

5. Ted has been sold a second-hand car

6. Tom is going to be a sent letter

a. She is being helped with the housework

17.

b. A parcel was sent to Mrs Green by the mail-order company

c. An invitation was sent to me

d. Some letters have been given to Mrs Jones by the secretary

e. A ticket for illegal parking had already been given to him by the traffic warden

f. That beautiful ring was given to Elizabeth by John

g. Flowers have been sent to her by her students

h. The message must be given to the right person

j. Flowers were bought for the bride

k. The sights of Athens were showed to the tourists

l. An excellent salary is paid to her

m. The artist was paid £1,000 for his painting

18.

1. Voz Pasiva: The oysters are selled by them in the shop next door.

2. Voz Pasiva: The food has not been delivered by them yet.

3. Voz Pasiva: King Lear was written by Shakespeare.

4. Voz Pasiva: The questions have to be answered on this sheet by them.

5. Voz Pasiva: The cases have been put upstairs by anybody?6. Voz Pasiva: This rubbish should be
taken away by someone.

7. Voz Pasiva: You will be asked a lot of questions by them.

8. Voz Pasiva: Flowers are goind to be sent to her by someone.

9. Voz Pasiva: I wasn't paid much by them for that job.

10. Voz Pasiva: He have been offered a better job by them?

12. Voz Pasiva: Their car would be lent to me by them.

13. Voz Pasiva: their complaints to the head office should be sent.

14. Voz Pasiva: The meeting had been postponed by them because of illness.

15. Voz Pasiva: Next year’s congress in San Francisco is going to be hold by them.

16. Voz Pasiva: Service is included by the bill.

17. Voz Pasiva: This road isn't used by people.

18. Voz Pasiva: The flights was cancelled by them because of fog.

19. Voz Pasiva: I was accused by somebody of stealing the money.

20. Voz Pasiva: A new ring-road round the city is been built by them.

21. Voz Pasiva: Someone wasn't relized recofning our conversation by me.

22. Voz Pasiva: The date of the meeting have been changed by them.

23. Voz Pasiva: I was told that somebody had attacked and robbed him in the street by Brian.

24. Voz Pasiva: The wine should be openned about three hours before you use it.
25. Voz Pasiva: My shoes and my suit had been cleaned by somebody.

26. Voz Pasiva: This room is only used on special occasions by us.

27. Voz Pasiva: Pigs are used to find truffles in some districts farmers.

28. Voz Pasiva: Elizabeth was given that beautiful ring by John.

29. Voz Pasiva: A very good job have been offered to Sarah by them.

30. Voz Pasiva: The house to the young people was showed by the state agent.

31. Voz Pasiva: A lot of money will be paid to the gardener by us.

32. Voz Pasiva: The roof is going to be repaired by someone next week.

33. Voz Pasiva: Joanna can't be found by them.

34. Voz Pasiva: The room should be decorated with flowers by them.

35. Voz Pasiva: An ancient temple have been discovered by archaeologists.

36. Voz Pasiva: All these things will be put into boxes by us.

37. Voz Pasiva: The teenagers were rescued from the burning building by the firefighters.

38. Voz Pasiva: The best compositions has been written by the youngest students in the class.

39. Voz Pasiva: Messages are sent to me by the children every day.
40. Voz Pasiva: The travellers were given food and water by the villagers.

41. Voz Pasiva: The story was written by a very talented young girl.

42. Voz Pasiva: The new road is going to be finished in a few days by them.

43. Voz Pasiva: The match was cancelled by them because of the rain.

44. Voz Pasiva: This line musn't be cross by you.

45. Voz Pasiva: The oranges had been picked by them before the storm.

46. Voz Pasiva: The book should be written by Professor Smith.

47. Voz Pasiva: The workers will be paid by Mr. Elliot.

48. Voz Pasiva: Tom was been followed by two men.

49. Voz Pasiva: The internet is used by millions of people every day.

50. Voz Pasiva: A CD player was given by them for his birthday.

51. Voz Pasiva: A medal will be given to the winners by the prime minister.

52. Voz Pasiva: A story is been told to the children by her.

53. Voz Pasiva: A job have been offered to Sally by them.

55. Voz Pasiva: She is been examining by doctor simms.

56. Voz Pasiva: He must be stopped by you now.

57. Voz Pasiva: Free tickets for the concert are given to them by someone.