the passive voice 1. Write the verbs in brackets in the right tense. All of them must be in the passive. eg: We (offer) the job, but we refused. We were offered the job, but we refused. a. The children (take) to the zoo next week. bShe (wake) by a strange noise, but she didn’t get up. cc. My house (build) in 1990. The supermarket (open) last week. e. Today, the dog (take) to the vet by his owner f. The exams (mark) by the teacher this afternoon. gD. on Quixote” (write) by Cervantes. My keys (find) in the street last Monday. i. The bank (rob) this week. j. The robbers (arrest) five hours later. 2. Rewrite these sentences in the passive or the active voice. e.g.: She was shocked by the accident ‘The accident shocked her. a, My father will buy a new car next year. b.The students were given 15 minutes for the test. c. This restaurant is owned by English people. The children were given some toys by their parents. ¢. His girlfriend is going to buy him a car. £, Tourists are paying a lot of money. g.The y built this house in 1900. hPare nts always love their children. i. The film was produced by Spielberg, 2° Bachilleratoj. Nobody told me the truth, 3. Rewrite these sentences, Write a passive sentence instead of using “somebody”, “they” or “people”, e.g.: Somebody asked me the way to the bus station. I was asked the way to the bus station. a. They cancelled our flight because of the storm. b.Eng_ lish people drink a lot of tea. ¢. Someone broke my cup. d.People wa med us about pickpockets. ¢. In Mexico, they cook meat very hot. £, Somebody is building a hut in that hill gPeople of ten ask me where I buy my clothes. h.The_y have given me three tickets i, Somebody is going to buy this house soon. j. ‘They will arrest him sooner or later. 4, Use the words in brackets to complete these sentences. Use the structure “to have something done”. eg: We (our house / paint) next summer. We are going to have our house painted next summer. a. Ihave lost my key. I'll have to (another key / make). b.Your hair is a mess. You should (your hair / cut) ¢. The floor is very dirty. Why don’t you (it/ clean)? My father’s car is not working very well. He (it/ service) tomorrow. €. Many young people today (their nose / pierce). 2° Bachillerato£ She has got a bad toothache. She (it/ remove) in a week. gSum_ mers are very hot in Spain. Many people (swimming pools / build) in their gardens, hMy_ office needs a change. I (it / redecorate) in the spring. i (my house / clean) once a week. j. They (their computers / repair) today. 5, Arrange the words to form correct sentences e.g.: by my birthday my cake was mother made. My birthday cake was made by my mother. a. onthe were lights by turned me b.she of fered new a been has job ¢. book published be the will month next disister going interviewed is to be my c. students asked by the were headmaster the £. they given some by their were parents money g.has nobody told been fh.we them have helped by been i, all by film the watched children was the j. the has sold house been 2° BachilleratoPASSIVE VOICE EXERCISES 1.-Complete the following sentences with one of the following verbs in the correct form: arrest, wake, knock, check, translate, find, drive, make, spend, carry. 1.A decision will not.... a until the next meeting 2.That building is dangerous. It ought to. fi down before it falls down. 3.When you go through customs, your luggage may. bya customs officer. 4.| told the hotel receptionist that I wanted to. up at 6:30. 5.Her new book will probably see stciaay into a number of foreign languages 6.If you kicked a policeman, you'd... 7-Police are looking for the missing boy. He can’ 8.Do you think that less money should. 9.1 don’t mind driving but | prefer to..... 10.The injured man couldn't walk and had to. anywhere. n arms? bye other people 2.-Put these sentences into the passive voice: 1.People should send their complaints to the head office. 2.They had to postpone the meeting because of illness. 3.Somebody might have stolen your ear if you had left the keys in it. 4,An electrical fault could have caused the fire 5.They are going to hold next year’s congress in San Francisco. 6 They shouldn't have played the football match in such bad weather 3.-Put these sentences into the passive voice: 1.They don’t pay Jim very much 2 They will ask you a lot of questions in the interview. 4:His colleagues gave him a present when he retired. ey didn't ask me my name. 6.I think they should have offered Tom the job.4,-Put these sentences into the passive voice: 1.He likes people to call him "sir". 2.They are going to cut down some trees... 3.Who painted Mona Lisa?......:os nesters 4.You must buy tickets for the concert. 5 They are typing the reports. 6.People don't use these road very often... 7.They have changed the date of the meeting. 8.Somebody accused me of stealing money. 9.The Egyptians build the Pyramids. 10.You will have to put your name in the list of guests... 5.-Put these sentences into the active voice: 1.The books were found yesterday. 2.The thieves haven 3.1 was senta letter. 4,A new school is going to be built. 5 Who was this book written by? 6.The first man was sent into space by the Americans. 6.-Complete the following passive voice sentences: 1.This quarrel. seceend a few year’s time. 2.English : : all over the world 3.These books mustn’t.. away 4.This song...... soneeneeees SiN 1990. 7.-Passive voice with let, make + infinitive: 1.We made him write a note. 2.1 let them smoke in class... 3.He made her drive his car... 4.We let them go... 5. made the students lear the Passive Voice.8.-Impersonal passive: 1.People say that he is a spy... 2.They claim that his engine is twice as powerful as the previous one. 3.People know that he is armed. 4.We consider that she was the best singer in England. 5.People believed that he was killed by! the Red Skins. 9.-Translate: 1.8e dice que Pedro es inteligente 2.Se sabe que el clima de Alicante es el mejor de Espafia._ 3.Se cree que los chinos inventaron la pélvora. 4.Se considera a los americanos el pais mas desarrollado del mundo. 5 Se supone que el Hércules ganara el partido, 10.-Special cases in the passive voice: 1.Don’t touch this switch... 2.We don't allow smoking. 3iltis impossible to do this... 4 People must leave everyting as itis, and lock the room up. 5.One cannot eat an 1 orange if nobody has peeled it. 6 We haven't moved anything since they sent you away to cure you. 71 hate people looking at me... 11.-Transform into passive: 4.We should give him more money... 2.They could help him more... 3.He might finish it soon... 4,They must decorate the house. 5.They ought to send a letter... 6.You must not hammer nail into the walls without permission 7 They can’t buy the book at the bookshop because it’s too expensive.PASSIVE VOICE - FURTHER PRACTICE A) Change these sentences into the pas: 1. They sell oysters in the shop next door. 2. They haven't delivered the food yet. 3. Shakespeare wrote King Lear. 4, They have to answer the questions on this sheet. 5. Has anybody put the cases upstairs? 6. Someone should take this rubbish away B) How would you say these sentences in your own language? 1, Lunch is served between 12 and 1 o'clock, 2. German is spoken. 3. Fresh fruit is sold 4, Dogs must be kept on a lead. 5. Food must not be taken into the building 6. Dogs are not allowed. C) Rewrite these sentences in the passive beginning with the words provided. 1. They'll ask you lots of questions. You.... 2, Someone's going to send her some flowers. She.. 3. They didn’t pay me much for that job. 1. 4, Have they offered him a better job? Has he... 5. They told us a secret. We 6. Would they lend me their car? Would I. D) Rewrite these sentences keeping the same meaning as the original. 1. It is said that these documents belong to the Prime Minister. These documents... 2. It is believed that a witch lived in that house. 4 witch. 3. Itis thought that this town was built in the 17th century. This town. 4. It was said that some ghosts inhabit this palace. Some ghosts. 5. It is expected that the government will reduce taxes soon. The government 6. It is known that Mediterranean food is healthy. Mediterranean food. E) Rewrite these sentences using the structure have + something + done. 1. They're going to cut his hair tomorrow. He's going. 2. We asked the decorators to paint our house white. We... 3. John’s car was repaired at the garage yesterday. John.. 4, Our computer is being fixed at the moment. We're... 5. The manager will ask his secretary to prepare his documents. The manager will. 6. His leg was broken in a car accident. He. F) Correct the errors in these sentences. . Romeo and Juliet was written for Shakespeare. Diana is been offered a good job. I'm going to have fixed my bike at the garage. Students aren't allow to smoke in class. Was your ankle bit by a mosquito? This house is said to have belong to Elvis Presley. G) Translate these sentences into English. 1, Este cuadro fue pintado por Murillo. 2. El puente fue construido por los romanos. 3. Se dice que esta mesa pertenecié a un ministro italiano. 4, Se produce mucho vino en Francia, 5, El helicéptero fue inventado por Miguel de la Cierva, 6. Se habla fran “English Grammar..With exercise’ BACHILLERATO ~Ferndndes Carmona LONGMAND.- Give two passive transformations for the folllowing sentences. 1.1 have asked him a great favour. 2. They booked us a double room with bath. 3. We have caused her so much trouble. 4. The girl at the desk will give you all the necessary information. 5. Someone has just handed me this message. 6. An uncle left her a small fortune. 7.\ have paid George the whole sum 8. You must show me your ticket. 9.1 have told them the truth. 10.Did they give you the job you applied for? 4.- Put the verbs in parentheses into an appropiate form of the Passive Voice. 1. Much of London . - (destroy) by fire in the 1th century. 2, Aleader should be someone who CAN «esse (respect) 3. The police . against thieves. 4, Three hundred new houses next year. 5. “Students . . the buses". 6. The results of the football pools tomorrow. 7. [had to go to work by bus yesterday because my CaF susssstsssstustsentins o 64 (service) at the garage. 8. Since it was opened, the new museum thousands of people. 9. The match had to . the weather. 10. At first jeans .. with indigo. (instruct) to take actions (build) in my town - (ask) not to eat and drink on - (know) « (visit) by (postpone) because of (make) with tent canvas and . (dye) blue 5.- Look at these newspaper headlines and tell your friend what's in the news. Use Passive sentences. Ex: POST OFFICE LOSES IMPORTANT DOCUMENT You. - An important document has been lost a) THIEVES STEALING MORE BICYCLES You: - b) STORM BLOWS OFF ROOF You: - cc) HUGE WAVES BATTER SEA WALL LAST NIGHT You:- d) SCIENTISTS DISCOVER CURE FOR AIDS You: - 6.- Active or Passive Verb? Put the missing verb forms into this news report. Millions of pounds worth of damage has been caused (cause) by a storm which (pass) across the north of England last night. The River Ribble : eee (burst) its banks after heavy rain. People .. (rescue) from the floods by firemen, who for help. Wind speeds . places. Roads a (receive) numerous calls (reach) ninety miles an hour in some - (block) by fallen trees and electricity lines (bring) down, leaving thousands of homes without electricity. (do) to get the situation back to normal," a “Everything possible . spokesman ... (say)Exereises: 1. Mother cooked dinner. 2. Mr. Smith offered her a valuable ring on her birthday. 3. The Schoo! Director will give other details. 4. Your teacher will ask you some difficult questions. 5. The doctor is prescribing a medicine. 6. The surgeon is operating his patients in the operation theatre, 7. The war has destroyed all their hopes. 8. Everybody may drink that pure water. 9, She has taken the newspaper to her room. 10. They told the new students where to sit. 11. We should encourage our students to use the dictionary. 12, The government may alter the tax rates. 13. Someone gave out the news on the radio this morning. 14, Everybody has pointed out my mistakes to me. 15. They have promised Mary a new opportunity. 16. Why didn’t they offer me the job?17. Everybody calls young executives “yuppies’ 18, Women are not motivated by the money. 19. He has been appointed number one in the list by his employer. 20. Long letters in foreign languages are going to be dictated by her boss. 21. The citizens were being offered many options to solve the problem. 22. Jane has been interviewed by a smartly dressed lady, 23. Jack should be told about the dangers of smoking. 24. Has she been asked when she was available to begin working? 25, Did anyone encourage them to emigrate?PASSIVE VOICE 1, Structure - aux. to be + Past Participle of the main verb + by 2. From the active voice to the passive voice we must have the same verbal tense and change the direct or indirect object to the subject ACTIVE PASSIVE, He writes a letter. He is writing a letter. He wrote a letter. He has written a letter. He was writing a letter He will write a letter. He would write a letter. Aletter is written by him. A letter is being written by him. A letter was written by him. ‘Alletter has been written by him A letter was being written by him A letter will be written by him, A letter would be written by him. - 8. Present - Pres. Cont. - 8. Past ~ Pre. Perfect ~ Past Cont. - Future = Conditional Active Passive They have told her a lot of lies. L She has been told a lot of lies. 3. When in the active voice we have an indefinite subject, in the passive voice we won't have the agent of the passive ( somebody, people...) Ex.: Someone has stolen all his documents. - All his documents have been stolen. People will soon remember that great man, - That great man will soon be remembered. 4, If we have in the active voice modal verbs, the passive is formed with the same form of the modal verb, followed by the infinitive of the verb to be and the past participle of the main verb. Ex.: One must take that medicine twice a day. - That medicine must be taken twice a day. 5, In the negative form of the passive voice it is the auxiliary verb that is going to the negative; the same happens with the interrogative. Ex.: I didn’t give him that book. - He wasn’t given that book by me. Do parents always love their children? - Are children always loved by their parents? 6. Verbs that are followed by a preposition keep it also in the passive voice. Ex.: They are laughing at him. - He is being laughed at.