Name: __________________

Date: _____/ _____ / ______

Mark:
Teacher:

THE PASSIVE VOICE

A) Fill in the gaps using the most suitable form of the passive voice.
1. A new hospital ________________________ (build) last year after the old one
________________________ (destroy) by a fire.
2. A new hospital ________________________ (build) next year after the present
one ________________________ (demolish).
3. Its not certain yet, but if there is enough money, its possible that the new hospital
________________________ (build)
4. The hospital ________________________ currently ________________________
(renovate) because there isnt enough money to build a new one.
5. Up to now, two hospitals ________________________ (renovate). The others
________________________ (renovate) soon.
6. This time next year, all the hospitals ________________________(renovate).

B) Rewrite the sentences using the passive voice.

1. The museum was closed because they were renovating it.
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2. Shakespeare wrote Hamlet in 1600.
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3. Daniel Radcliffe played the role of Harry Potter.
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4. They make excellent cheese in Holland.
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5. Nobody will steal this car because its too old.
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6. The teacher has already marked the tests.

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