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Passive voice

Hadrian's Wall

Fill the gaps with the correct tenses (active or passive voice).

1. In the year 122 AD, the Roman Emperor Harian (visit)visite his provinces in !ritain.

2. "n his visit, the Roman soliers (tell)were tol him that #ictish tri$es %rom !ritain&s

north (attac')was attac'e them.

. o Harian (give)gave the orer to $*il a protective wall across one o% the narrowest parts

o% the co*ntry.

+. A%ter years o% har wor', the -all (%inish)%inishe in 12.

/. It ($e)was $een 110 'ilometres long an a$o*t + metres high.

. he -all (g*ar)was g*arer $y 1/, Roman soliers.

0. Every 'ilometres there ($e)was a large %ort in which *p to 1,

soliers (%in)%o*n shelter.

. he soliers (watch) watche over the %rontier to the north an (chec')chec'e the people

who (want)wante to enter or leave Roman !ritain.

3. In orer to pass thro*gh the -all, people (m*st go)m*st $e gone to one o% the small %orts

that (serve)serve as gateways.

1. hose %orts (call)calle milecastles $eca*se the istance %rom one %ort to

another ($e)was one Roman mile (a$o*t 1,/ metres).

11. !etween the milecastles there ($e)were two t*rrets %rom which the

soliers (g*ar)g*are the -all.

12. I% the -all (attac')was attac'e $y enemies, the soliers at the t*rrets (r*n)were r*n to the

nearest milecastle %or help or (light)was lighte a %ire that (can 4 see)can $e seen $y the soliers

in the milecastle.

1. In Harian&s -all (a$anon)a$anone.

1+. oay Harian&s -all ($e)is the most pop*lar to*rist attraction in northern Englan.

1/. In 130, it ($ecome)$ecame a 56E7" -orl Heritage ite.

Rewrite the active sentences in passive voice an the passive sentences in active voice.

A'tive8 9any people visit -ashington.

#assive8 washigton is visite $y many people

A'tive8 :ames ho$an $*ilt the white ho*se

#assive8 he -hite Ho*se was $*ilt $y ;ames Ho$an.

A'tive8 pennsylvania aven*e connect the whte ho*se an the capitol

#assive8 he -hite Ho*se an the 7apitol are connecte $y #ennsylvania Aven*e.

A'tive8 In the 7apitol, wor'ers are $*iling a visitors center.

#assive8


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A'tive8 hey will pro$a$ly %inish it in 2.

#assive8 it will $e %inishe in 2 $y them

Passive voice sentences with two Objects:

Rewriting an active sentence with two objects in passive voice means that one of the twoobjects becomes the subject, the other one remains an object. Which object to transform

into a subject depends on what you want to put the focus on.

Active/Passive Subject Verb Object 1 Object 2

Active: Nancy offered a flower to me.

Passive: A flower was offered to me by Nancy.

Passive: I was offered a flower by Nancy.

Impersonal Passive:

Study these examples:

They say that the planet is in danger.

It is said that the planet is in danger.

This type of passive is called impersonal because we use the impersonal form it is... This is

only possible with verbs of perception !e. g. say, thin", "now ...#

Examples:

It is said that...

It is thought that...

It is believed that...

It is "nown that...

It is also common that we start the passive form of these sentences with the subject of

the that-clause:

Examples:

They say that the planet is in danger.$ The planet is said to be in danger.

They thin" that women live longer than men. $ Women are thought to live longer.

Write passive sentences (use the indications between brackets.)

%. the picture & draw !'imple (resent#

the picture is drawn


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). the door & close !'imple (ast#

the door was closed

*. the house & steal !(resent +ontinuous#

the house is being stolen

. the bi"e & repair !(ast +ontinuous#

the bi"e was being repaired

-. the room& clean !(resent (erfect#

the room have been cleaned

. the homewor" & do !(ast perfect#

the homewor" had been done

/. the window & brea" !'imple future#

the window will be bro"en

0. the essay & write !'hould 1 2erb#

the essay should be written 34.

Rewrite the following sentences as suggested:

%. The boy writes poems.

the poems era written by the boy

). The girl drove the blue car.

the blue car was driven by the girls

*. They have collected enough money.

the money have been collected by them

. They will open a new restaurant.

a new restaurant will be opened by them

-. The little boy can draw pictures.

The pictures can be drawn by the little boy

. The guard watched the prisoner.

the prisioner was watched by the guard

/. They will not play soccer.soccer won5t be played by them

0. They believe that he writes good poems.

It 6s believed that he writes good poems


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Rewrite these sentences starting with the words in bold:

%. 7er friend gave her a book.

a boo" are given by her friend

). They offered him a job.

A job was offered him by them

*. The man showed usthe house.

The house was showed to us by the man

. 8y friend gave mea pen.

I am given a pen by my friend

arnin!

9efore submitting the test, chec" the following:

(unctuation and capitali;ation 'pelling

'paces !don5t add any unnecessary spaces#

Cows produce milk.

milk are produced by crows

Jack loves Sue.

Sue is loved by Jack

McDonalds served the Farm Whopper last week.

The Farm Whopper was served last week by McDonalds

Kristen Stewart has played Bella for four years.

Bella has been played for four years by Kristen Stewart


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Julia rescued three cats.

the three cats were rescued by Julia

The mechanic has not repaired the DVD recorder.

the DVD recorder hasn't been repaired by the mechanic

The teacher is not going to open the window.

The window isnt going to be opened by the teacher the window isn't going to be open by the teacher

You finish the exercise now.

the exercise is finished now by you

Change the sentences to passive voice.

1. Many people begin new projects in January

The new projects are begun in January by many people

2. You must wash that shirt for tonights party.

The shirt must be washed for tonight's party by you

3. Mum is going to prepare the food.

The food is going to be prepared by mum4. They make shoes in that factory.

The shoes are made in the factory by them

5. We will have to examine you again.

you will have to be examinated again


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6. They had finished preparations by the time the guests arrived.

The preparations had been finished for the time the guests arrived by

them

7. The delegation will meet the visitors at the airportMeet will be the visitors at the airport by the delegation.

8. We have produced skis here since 1964.

skis have been produced since 1964 by we

9. All workers will read the memo.

the memo will be read by all workers

10. Nobody can beat Tiger Woods at golf.

Tiger Woods at golf can be beated by nobody11. They also speak German at EU meetings.

German is also spoken at EU meetings

12. We must look into the question.

into the question must be looked by we

13. Someone reads the newspaper to him every day.

the newpaper is read to him every day (by someone)

14. The Chinese discovered acupuncture thousands of years ago.acupuncture was discovered thosands of years ago by the chinese

15. Has he given you back the book yet?

the book has been given back yet, by you?

Has the book been given back to you yet?

16. The police locked up the criminals.

The criminals were locked up by the police

17. They must have left the keys behind.the keys behind must be had left by them

18. The robbers made up the story.

the story was made up by the robbers

19. The boy is eating the cake.


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the cake is being eaten by the boy

20. Dad promised by a box of chocolates.

a box of chocolates was promised by dad

21. The spider scared her.he was scared by the spider

22. The guide will show us the Natural History Museum in the

afternoon.

The Natural History Museum will be shown in the afternoon by the

guide

23. The dentist is cleaning the womans teeth.

the woman's teeth is being cleaning by the dentist24. She showed her relatives the new house.

he was showed relatives the new house by she


1. The Browns have built the large house.

The large house have been built by the Browns

2. A jellyfish stung her while she was swimming.She is stunged while she was swimming by a Jellyfish

3. They gave her a nice present.

She was given a nice present by them

4. Jane is singing the new song.

The new song is being sung by Jane

5. The storm destroyed the house.

The house was destroyed by the storm6. People spent a lot of money on the first shopping Saturday.

A lot of money was spent on the first shopping saturday by the people o

7. How do you write that word?

how is that word written?


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8. She watered the flowers every day.

The flowers were watered every day by she

9. The headmaster called his parents to the office.

His parents were called to the office by the headmaster10. Ben will direct the show.

the show will be directed by ben

11. The dog has broken the window pane.

The window pane has been broken by the dog

12. You must pay the bill first.

the bill must be payed first by you

13. They were interviewing her for the job.she was being interviewed for the job by them

14. The professor told him not to talk in class.

he was told not to talk in class by the professor.

15. You shouldnt speak to your neighbor.

your neighbor shouldn't be spoken by you

16. Do not leave your bicycle in the hall?

isn't your bicycle left in the fall?17. Can you learn French easily?

can the French be learned easily?

18. Your impolite tone surprises me.

It is surprided your impolite tone to me

19. James will repair the car.

the car will be repaired by James

20. An unknown author wrote the book.The book was written by an unknown author

21. They forced him to steal the money out of his dads room.

he was forced to steal the money out his dad's room by them

22. Our neighbors have invited us to dinner.


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We have benn invited to dinner by our neighbors

23. Why are they tearing down the old theatre?

why is the old theatre down by the tearing?

24. I will present my ideas at the conference tonight.My ideas will be presented at the conference tonight by I

25. She would have told you.

You have been old by she


1. They introduced me to her husband

I was introduced to husband by them2. Someone sold this old hat to my wife.

3. They are pushing the car.

the car is being pushed by them

4. Someone broke into my office.

my office was broken by someone

5. They were talking about you.About you were being talked by them

6. You ought to clean the desk.

The desk ought to be cleaned by you

7. The headmaster will contact you.

You will be contacted by the headmaster

8. Nobody has given out the news yet.

the news hasn't been given out yet.9. Didnt she tell you the truth?

wasn't the truth to you by she?

10. The thieves had stolen all the gold.

All the gold had been stolen by the thieves


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11. The students are using the computers right now.

The computers are being used right now by the students

12. They often mistreat the patients here.

13. Edison invented the gramophone.

The gramophone was invented by Edison

14. Everybody admired your last book.

Your last book was admired

15. Someone is knocking at the door.

The door is being knocking

16. They might take the old man to the hospital.The old man might be taken to the hspital by them

17. They could have kicked her out of the restaurant.

she could be had kicked out of the restaurant by them

18. We will have to give them more attention.

they will be had to more attention by we

19. The cat ate the sandwich.

The sandwich was eatten by the cat20. They told us that the water is clean.

we was told that the water is clean by them

21. Millions of fans will see the final game tomorrow.

the final game will be seen tomorreow by the millions of fans

22. They told us to leave the room.

we was told to leave the room by them

23. You should review the lessons before the test.the lesson should be reviewed before the test by you

24. The doctors have made the announcements over the loudspeakers.

The announcements have been made over the loudspeakers by the

doctors


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25. The publishers are reading the book.

the book are being read by the publishers.

Change the sentences to passive voice.1. One of the cleaners has found my purse.

2. The robber hit him on the head with a hammer.

3. The government has built a new road in this area.

4. The assistant handed me a note.

5. We elected John class representative.

6. Someone has taken my wallet.

7. Many people use bicycles as a means of transport.8. They advised me to get a visa.

9. They were rebuilding the old road when I drove by.

10. The local council opened a new shopping centre.

11. They havent decided anything yet.

12. The crowd was slowly filling the new stadium.

13. Someone has suggested that the shop should close.

14. Dad used a knife to open the window.15. The waitress will bring you your drinks in a minute

16. Nobody ever heard anything of John again.

17. People asked me the way three times

18. Lots of people had parked their cars on the pavement.

19. The helpers have not packed the boxes yet.

20. They are still preparing the food.

21. They will launch the new ship next week.22. Christopher Wren built the church in the 17th century.

23. Beckham scored the goal in the 35th minute.

24. We serve all main courses with vegetables and salad.

25. Someone pushed Harry over the railing.


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Sol fjate las correcciones, son pocas, pero se repite el mismo error en casi

todas. Tens que pensar quin pasa a ser el "sujeto" de la oracin pasiva. y qu

o quien el complemento agente.

Terminalo y pasamelo x mail para que los revise.

beso.

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