Exercise 3: Passive voice: different tenses (2)

Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets.
w as w on

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Last year the award

(win) by our school. (cause) by forest fires.

Recently, many problems Another forest A man

have been caused

w ill be cut dow n

(cut down) next month.

has been kidnapped

(kidnap) by criminals. (show) on TV next year.

The ceremony A car

w ill be show n

w as parked

(park) next to the bank last night.

Paul and Peter watched the football match. The football match was watched by Paul and Peter. 2. Shakespeare wrote Hamlet. Hamlet was written by Shakespeare. 3. Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. America was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492. 4. Anna painted the Wilsons' house. The Wilsons' house was painted by Anna. 5. The American team won the cup. The cup was won by the American team. 6. Philip took a picture of the sea. A picture of the sea was taken by Philip. 7. My mother saw Mike. Mike was seen by my mother. 8. Freddy Mercury sang 'We Will Rock You'. 'We Will Rock You' was sung by Freddy Mercury. 9. My parents read 'Da Vinci Code'. 'Da Vinci Code' was read by my parents. 10. My brother found a purse. A purse was found by my brother. 11. A dog bit my sister. My sister was bitten by a dog. 12. Alan broke a vase. A vase was broken by Alan. 13. Mary and Alice brought a cake. A cake was brought by Mary and Alice. 14. My uncle drew a beautiful landscape. A beautiful landscape was drawn by my uncle. 15. My father ate a big pizza. A big pizza was eaten by my father. 16. The children heard a terrible noise last night. A terrible noise was heard by the children last night.

Rewrite the sentences in passive voice. 1. He opens the door. - The door is opened by him. 2. We set the table. - The table is set by us. 3. She pays a lot of money. - A lot of money is paid by her. 4. I draw a picture. - A picture is drawn by me. 5. They wear blue shoes. - Blue shoes are worn by them. 6. They don't help you. - You are not helped by them. 7. He doesn't open the book. - The book is not opened by him. 8. You do not write the letter. - The letter is not written by you. 9. Does your mum pick you up? - Are you picked up by your mum?

10. Does the police officer catch the thief? - Is the thief caught by the police officer?

PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES

1. Associations are working to provide more happiness for desperate people. 2. Anita spends her money with great care, but John is pretty careless. 3. It's unusually cold today, considering it's still summer. 4. Popular products sell well, so Microsoft uses advertising to its games. 5. Until today Sally was full of hope that she will get the job but now she thinks the situation is hopeless. 6. I can't sit on this chair. It's really uncomfortable . 7. Lily's been sick a lot; she missed a week of work because of sickness. 8. Being unselfish means that you share with others. 9. Daniel has a really uncontrollable temper, and gets angry easily. 10. Bree crept up on a thief in the house. Someone had obviously left the front door open. 11. I suppose Ramon might help us, but it seems unlikely. 12. Ted can't fill his pool because ther's a water shortage. 13. I found most of the maths questions completely impossible. 14. Jerry has taken up photography as a hobby. 15. Thanks for those notes. They were reallly useful. 16. When it's time for bed I start feeling sleepy. 17. This is a really unusual stamp. I've not seen one like it before. 18. I'm writing to thank you for the kindness you showed me. 19. I dislike winter sports so I never go skiing. 20. I really like Jane. She is so happy, but her brother Mike is all the time unhappy.