Impersonal Passive

IMPERSONAL PASSIVE
1. People believe that English is the most widely spoken language

 It is believed that English is the most widely spoken language.
 English is believed to be the most widely spoken language.
2. Police have reported that Peter caused the accident.
 It has been reported that Peter caused the accident.
 Peter has been reported to have caused the accident.
3. A journalist reports that they are leaving Las Vegas tomorrow night.
It is reported that…. / They are reported to be leaving Las Vegas…
4. The lecturer thought that Columbus never realized that he had discovered America.
It was thought that Columbus… / Columbus was thought not to realize that he had discovered America.
5. Their parents thought that the teenagers were dancing at the disco.
It was thought that… / The teenagers were thought to be dancing at the disco.
6. Everybody thinks that she sings beautifully.
It is thought that… / She is thought to sing beautifully.
7. The children reported that their friends were swimming when they disappeared.
It was reported that… / Their Friends were reported to be swimming when they disappeared.
8. People believed that they had killed the animals during the night.
It was believed that.. / They were believed to have killed the animals during the night.
9. My friends think that my parents are the best parents in the world.
It is thought that… / My parents are thought to be the best in the world.
10. They believed that the horse was a present.
It was believed that.. / The horse was believed to be a present.
11.People are thinking that drugs are very dangerous.
It is being thought that… / Drugs are being thought to be very dangerous.
12.They knew that Mr. Brown was stealing iron from the factory.
It was known that… / Mr Brown was known to be stealing iron from the factory.
13.Ancient people thought that the stars would fall on them.
It was thought that… / The stars were thought to be fallen on them.
14. People consider that the team will be classified for the final.
It is considered that.. / The tea mis considered to be classified for the final.
15. Everybody says that he settled the business.
It is said that… / He is said to be sttled the business.
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Change the sentences to passive voice.
1. They introduced me to her husband. I was introduced to her husband.
2. Someone sold this old hat to my wife. This old hat was sold to my wife.
3. They are pushing the car. The car is being pushed.
4. Someone broke into my office. My office was broken into.
5. You ought to clean the desk. The desk ought to be cleaned.
6. The headmaster will contact you. You will be contacted by the headmaster.
7. Nobody has given out the news yet. The news haven’t been given yet.
8. Didn’t she tell you the truth? Weren’t you told the truth?
9. The thieves had stolen all the gold. All the gold had been stolen by the thieves.
10. The students are using the computers right now. The computers are bieng used by the students right
now.
11. Someone is knocking at the door. The door is being knocked.
12. They might take the old man to the hospital. The old man might be taken to the hospital.
13. They could have kicked her out of the restaurant. She could have been kicked out of the restaurant.
14. We will have to give them more attention. They will have to be given more attention.
15. The cat ate the sandwich. The sándwich was eaten by the cat.
16. They told us that the water is clean. We were told that the water is clean.
17. Millions of fans will see the final game tomorrow. The final game will be seen by millions of fans
tomorrow.
18. They told us to leave the room. We were told to leave the room.
19. The doctors have made the announcements over the loudspeakers. The announcements have been
made by the doctors over the loudspeakers.
20. People believed that she had left the town. She was believed to have left the town.
Turn these sentences into the active voice.
1. My books were stolen yesterday. Someone stole my books yesterday.
2. These books had been left in the classroom by a careles student. A careles student had left these
books in the classroom.
3. Coffee is raised in many parts of Hawaii by plantation workers. Plantation workers raise coffe in
many parts of Hawaii.
4. The house had been broken into while the owners were on vacation. Someone had broken into the
house while the owners were on vacation.
5. A woman was being carried downstairs by a very strong firefighter. A very strong firefighter was
carrying a woman downstairs.
6. The streets around the fire had been blocked off by the police. The police had blocked off the streets
around the fire.
7. Have you seen the new movie that was directed by Ron Howard? Have you seen the new movie Rob
Howard directed?
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8. My car is in the garage being fixed by a dubious mechanic. A dubious mechanic is (in the garage)
fixing my car in the garage.
Is being fixed – is fixing
9. A great deal of our oil will have been exported to other countries by our government.
Our government will have exported a great deal of our oil to other countries.
10. He is known to be armed. It is known that he is armed.
Someone knows that he is armed.

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