EXERCISE VOICE ACTIVE AND PASSIVE

Example:

WEATHER ACTIVE PASSIVE

That castle has been visited by many

Present Perfect Many tourists have visited that castle.
tourists.

Present Perfect Recently, John has been doing the Recently, the work has been being
Continuous work. done by John.

George had repaired many cars

Many cars had been repaired by George
Past Perfect before he received his mechanic’s
before he received his mechanic’s license.
license.

Chef Jones had been preparing the
Past Perfect
restaurant’s fantastic dinners for two
Continuous
years before he moved to Paris.
The restaurant’s fantastic dinners had
been being preparedby Chef Jones for
two years before he moved to Paris.

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use Present Perfect.

Present Perfect

1. Karen me an e-mail. (to send)

2. Dave and Pat the museum. (to visit)
3. I at the pet shop. (to be)
4. They already their rucksacks. (to pack)
5. Marcus an accident. (to have)
6. We the shopping for our grandmother. (to do)
7. I just my bike. (to clean)
8. Emily her room. (to paint)
9. Lisa and Colin to a concert. (to go)
10. My friends smoking. (to give up)

Write passive sentences in Present Perfect.

1. the postcard / send

2. the pencils / count
3. the door / close
4. the beds / make
5. the mail / write
6. the trees / plant
7. the money / spend
8. the room / book / not
9. the rent / pay / not
10. the people / inform / not
 Write passive sentences in Simple Present.

1. the documents / print

2. the window / open
3. the shoes / buy
4. the car / wash
5. the litter / throw away
6. the letter / send
7. the book / read / not
8. the songs / sing / not
9. the food / eat / not
10. the shop / close / not

Write passive sentences in Simple Past.

1. the test / write

2. the table / set
3. the cat / feed
4. the lights / switch on
5. the house / build
6. dinner / serve
7. this computer / sell / not
8. the car / stop / not
9. the tables / clean / not
10. the children / pick up / not

Simple Past / Present Perfect

Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses,
1. A: Did you like the movie “Star Wars?”
B: I don’t know. I (see, never) that movie.2. Sam (arrive) in San Diego a week ago.3. My best friend and I
(know) each other for over fifteen years. We still get together once a week.

4. Stinson is a fantastic writer. He (write) ten very creative short stories in the last year. One day, he’ll

be as famous as Hemingway.

5. I (have, not) this much fun since I (be) a kid.

6. Things (change) a great deal at Coltech, Inc. When we first (start) working here three years ago, the

company (have, only) six employees. Since then, we (expand) to include more than 2000 full-time

workers.

7. I (tell) him to stay on the path while he was hiking, but he (wander) off into the forest and (be) bitten

by a snake.

8. Listen Donna, I don’t care if you (miss) the bus this morning. You (be) late to work too many times.
You are fired!
9. Sam is from Colorado, which is hundreds of miles from the coast, so he (see, never) the ocean. He

should come with us to Miami.

10. How sad! George (dream) of going to California before he died, but he didn’t make it. He (see,

never) the ocean.

11. In the last hundred years, traveling (become) much easier and very comfortable. In the 19th

century, it (take) two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon. The trip (be) very

rough and often dangerous. Things (change) a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years. Now you

can fly from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours.

12. Jonny, I can’t believe how much you (change) since the last time I (see) you. You (grow) at least a

foot!

13. This tree (be) planted by the settlers who (found) our city over four hundred years ago.

14. This mountain (be, never) climbed by anyone. Several mountaineers (try) to reach the top, but

nobody (succeed, ever) . The climb is extremely difficult and many people (die) trying to reach the

summit.

15. I (visit, never) Africa, but I (travel) to South America several times. The last time I (go) to South

America, I (visit) Brazil and Peru. I (spend) two weeks in the Amazon, (hike) for a week near Machu

Picchu, and (fly) over the Nazca Lines.

1.Choose the correct personal pronoun.

1) I They You am sitting on the sofa.

2) He We It are watching TV.

3) Are he she you from England?

4) I He We is going home.

5) They I She are playing football.

6) He We It is a wonderful day today.

7) She We I are speaking English.

8) Is she he you Kevin’s sister?

9) I She You are swimming in the pool.

10) Is Am Are they in the cinema

2.Choose the correct possessive determiners.

Example: I have got a sister. ___ name is Susan.

Answer: I have got a sister. Her name is Susan.

Hi Daniel,

my your his her our their name is John. This is my your his her our their friend Jason. He’s 12. My

Your His Her Our Their sister is nine. My Your His Her Our Their pet is a budgie. My Your His Her

Our Their name is Dickens. Jason and I go to the same school. There are 450 boys and girls in my

your his her our their school. Jason’s form teacher is Mrs. Peterson. She has got a pet, too. My Your

His Her Our Their pet is a tortoise. Our form teacher is Mr. Smith. I like my your his her our

their lessons. He has two dogs. The dogs love to play in my your his her our their garden. Now I

have a question for you. What’s my your his her our their pet?

Yours,

John