INGLS II Passive voice (Simple and present) Conditional sentences (I, II AND III) Passive Voice

Exercises on Passive

Use of Passive
Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not important or not known, however, who or what is performing the action.

Example: My bike was stolen.

In the example above, the focus is on the fact that my bike was stolen. I do not know, however, who did it. Sometimes a statement in passive is more polite than active voice, as the following example shows:

Example: A mistake was made.

In this case, I focus on the fact that a mistake was made, but I do not blame anyone (e.g. You have made a mistake.).

Form of Passive
Subject + finite form of to be + Past Participle (3rd column of irregular verbs)

Example: A letter was written.

When rewriting active sentences in passive voice, note the following: the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence the finite form of the verb is changed (to be + past participle) the subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence (or is dropped)

Examples of Passive
Tense
Simple Present Active: Passive:

Subject
Rita A letter

Verb
writes

Object
a letter.

is written

by Rita.

Simple Past

Active: Passive:

Rita A letter

wrote was written

a letter. by Rita.

Passive Voice - Exercises on Form

Write passive sentences in Simple Present.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

the documents / print

the window / open

the shoes / buy

the car / wash

the litter / throw away

the letter / send

the book / read / not

the songs / sing / not

the food / eat / not

the shop / close / not

Passive Voice - Exercises on Form

Write passive sentences in Simple Past.

1. 2. 3. 4.

the test / write

the table / set

the cat / feed

the lights / switch on

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the house / build

dinner / serve

this computer / sell / not

the car / stop / not

the tables / clean / not

the children / pick up / not

Exercise on Passive Voice - Simple Present

Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

He opens the door. -

We set the table. -

She pays a lot of money. -

I draw a picture. -

They wear blue shoes. -

They don't help you. -

He doesn't open the book. -

You do not write the letter. -

Does your mum pick you up? -

Does the police catch the thief? -

Exercise on Passive Voice - Simple Past

Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

She sang a song. -

Somebody hit me. -

We stopped the bus. -

A thief stole my car. -

They didn't let him go. -

She didn't win the prize. -

They didn't make their beds. -

I did not tell them. -

Did you tell them? -

Did he send the letter? -

Exercise on Passive Voice Simple Present

Complete the sentences (Active or Passive Voice). Use Simple Present.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

He (sell)

cars.

The blue car (sell) .

In summer, more ice-cream (eat) than in winter.

She (call) her grandparents every Friday.

The letters (type) .

He (take) his medicine every day.

Jane (take / not) to school by her father.

We (go) to school by bus.

She (work / not) for a bank.

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Milk (keep)

in the refrigerator.

Exercise on Passive Voice Simple Past

Complete the sentences (Active or Passive Voice). Use Simple Past.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

They (visit)

their granny.

We (visit) by our teacher.

My friend Paul (bear) in Dallas.

She (go) to school in Boston.

Antony (grow up) in the country.

The new shopping centre (build) last year.

The film (produce / not) in Hollywood.

Barbara (know) James very well.

The jewels (hide / not) in the cellar.

We (spend / not) all day on the beach.

Conditional Sentences / If-Clauses Type I, II und III

Conditional Sentences are also known as Conditional Clauses or If Clauses. They are used to express that the action in the main clause (without if) can only take place if a certain condition (in the clause with if) is fulfilled. There are three types of Conditional Sentences.

Conditional Sentence Type 1

It is possible and also very likely that the condition will be fulfilled.

Form: if + Simple Present, will-Future

Example: If I find her address, Ill send her an invitation.

Conditional Sentence Type 2

It is possible but very unlikely, that the condition will be fulfilled. Form: if + Simple Past, Conditional I (= would + Infinitive)

Example: If I found her address, I would send her an invitation.

Conditional Sentence Type 3

It is impossible that the condition will be fulfilled because it refers to the past. Form: if + Past Perfect, Conditional II (= would + have + Past Participle)

Example: If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation.

Exercises on Conditional Sentences Type 1

Some friends are planning a party. Everybody wants to party, but nobody's really keen on preparing and organising the party. So everybody comes up with a few conditions, just to make sure that the others will also do something.
Complete the Conditional Sentences Type I.

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

If Caroline and Sue If Sue Jane If Bob Elaine If Alan and Rebecca

the salad, Phil the onions for the salad, Caroline the sitting room if Aaron and Tim up the kitchen, Anita the drinks if somebody the toilet.

the house. the mushrooms. the furniture.

her carry the bottles. the

the food, Mary and Conor

sandwiches.

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If Bob Frank Alan If they all

after the barbecue, Sue the DJ if the others the drinks if Jane their best, the party

the guests in. along their CDs. him some of her cocktail recipes. great.

Exercise on Conditional Sentences Type 2

Janine is a daydreamer. She imagines what would happen if she won the lottery.
Complete the Conditional Sentences Type II.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

If I If I If I I If I I I

the lottery, I the jackpot, I rich, my life a lonely island, if I a lonely island, I all my friends if I my friends up in my yacht if they

a chance to hit the jackpot. rich. completely. a nice one. a huge house by the beach. a house by the beach. to spend their

holidays on my island.

8. 9. 10.
island.

We If we

great parties if my friends to go shopping in a big city, we over, I

to my island. a helicopter. very lonely on my lonely

But if my friends' holidays

Exercise on Conditional Sentences Type 3

What a match your favourite team has lost again! So after the game, the supporters discuss what could have been different.
Complete the Conditional Sentences Type III.

1.

If the midfielders more chances to attack.

the ball more exactly, our team

2. 3.

If the forwards Their motivation

faster, they if they

more goals. a goal during

the first half.

4.

The fullbacks their opponents.

one or the other goal if they

5. 6.

If the goalie If the referee

up, he the foul, he

the ball. a penalty kick to

our team.

7.

Our team

in better form if they

harder the

weeks before.

8.

The game

better if the trainer

a substitute in

during the second half.

9. 10.

If it If our team

a home game, our team the match, they

the match. up in the league.

Exercises on Conditional Sentences (Mix)

Type I, II or III
Decide whether the following Conditional Sentences are Type I, II or II.

1. 2. 3. 4.

If he had dropped the vase, it would have broken. Type I Type II Type III

If you have to do the washing up, I will help you. Type I Type II Type III

If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning ... (song) Type I Type II Type III

I wouldn't run away if I saw a spider. Type I Type II Type III

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We'd have given you a lift if you hadn't had your bike with you. Type I Type II Type III

If you had listened to me, the accident wouldn't have happened. Type I Type II Type III

If we don't get tickets for the concert, we'll stay at home. Type I Type II Type III

They'd go by bus if they didn't have a car. Type I Type II Type III

She'll hear us if you don't stop laughing. Type I Type II Type III

He wouldn't have taken the bread if he hadn't been hungry. Type I Type II Type III