Passive – Exercises
EX 1: Change into passive.
In future, perhaps they won’t bring letters to the houses, and we shall have to collect them from the Post Office.
People steal things from the supermarkets everyday, someone stole twenty bottles of whisky from this one last week.
Normally, man sweep this street everyday, but nobody swept it last week.
The postman clears this box three times a day. He last cleared it at 2.30.
Women clear this office in the evening after the staff have left: they clean the upstairs offices between seven and eight in the morning.
We never saw him in the dining room. A maid took all his meals up to him.
Someone left this purse in a classroom yesterday: The cleaner found it.
We kill and injure people on the roads everyday. Can’t we do something about this?
Dogs guards the warehouse. The other day a thief tried to get in and a dog saw him and chased him.
The court tried the man, found him guilty and send him to prison.
They were carrying the injured player off the field.
It is impossible to do this.
Why don’t you get someone to post the letter for me?
They always make fun of me and I hate it.
I remember their taking me to the zoo.
Who wrote this letter?
He saw her pick up the wallet.
You’d better get someone to redecorate your house.
She wanted nothing except for people left in peace.
We suggested banning smoking in the meeting this afternoon.
EX2. Choose one mistake and correct it.
A lot of houses in the area have been being broken into.
As I drove south, I could see that the old road was rebuilding.
I suppose the letter will have delivered by now.
There is nothing more annoying than been interrupted when you are speaking.
Jim was been given the sack from his new job.
Somehow without my noticing my wallet had been disappeared.
The new shopping center opened by the local MP.
Harry is been questioned by the police about the accident.
A lot of meetings have been held, but nothing has been decided yet.
Last week it is decided not to have an office party after all.
EX3 . Rewrite these sentences.
We understand the Minister is on the way to the airport.=> The Minister……..
It is said that many people are homeless after the flood. => Many….
It is known that the Prime Minister is in favour of the new law.=> The Prime Minister….
It is thought that the prisoner escaped by climbing over the wall.=> The prisoner……………
It is believed that the thieves got in through the kitchen window.=> The thieves…………
No one has ever told my fortune. => I’ve never…………
They are going to pierce my ears this afternoon. => I am going to …………….
She hates people staring at her. => She hates………..
Someone should have told us.=> We……
I was sure someone was following me. => I was sure………
It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.=> The man…….
Someone is going to tune my piano tomorrow. => I’m………..
Their attitude caused us great disappointment.=> We were………….
Her performance made a considerable impression on the critics.=> The critics………..
Oil was slowly coating the edge of the shore. => The edge of the shore……
The company presents a gold watch to each of its retiring employees.=> Each………
They couldn’t chase who had supplied the information in the first place.=> The source……..
What particularly impressed me was her excellent command of English. => I….
They never made us do anything we didn’t want to.=> We…….
My parents let me go abroad alone for the first time last year. => I…………..
EX 4. Correct form of the verbs.
The boxes( not pack)…………yet.
Your food ( still prepare )………
The new ship ( launch )………next week.
Luckily by the time we got there the painting ( not sell)………
We had to go on holiday because our house ( decorate)……..
I’m afraid that next week’s meeting ( cancel)……………..
If we don’t hurry , all the tickets ( sell )………. by the time we get there.
All main courses ( serve)………….with vegetables or salad.
The second goal ( score ) ………. by Hong Son in the 41st minutes.
The cathedral ( build) …….. in the 14th century.
Oil – lamps ( use )……years ago.
When that hospital ( open ) ………?
The motorway ( close )…………. because it ( repair ) ………….
He ( not use ) ………..anywhere this week.
According to our history teacher, England ( invade ) …………by the Normans in 1006.













KEY .

EX 1: Change into passive.
In future, perhaps they won’t bring letters to the houses, and we shall