PASSIVE VOICE I. Change these sentences into passive voice. 1. The teacher is going to tell a story. > 2. They will hold the meeting before May Day. > 3. They may use this room for the classroom. > 4. Someone has taken some of my books away. > 5. No one believe his story. > 6. People speak English in almost every corner of the world. > 7. You mustn’t use this machine after 5:30 p.m. > 8. They told the new people where to sit. > 9. Luckily for me, they didn’t call my name. > 10.Do they teach English here? > 11.Will you invite her to your weeding party? > 12.Has Tom finished the work? > 13.They have provided the victims with food and clothing. > 14.Have they changed the window of the laboratory? > 15.Why didn’t they help him? > 16.How many games has the team played? > 17.What time can the boys hand this paper? > 18.Who are they keeping in the kitchen? > 19.They can’t make tea with cold water. > 20.They have to repair the engine of the car > 21.People spend a lot of money on advertising. > 22.They should widen the road at this point. > 23.They’ll have to repair the roof before the rainy season comes > 24. My father is telling a funny story. > 25.The boy broke a vase of flowers yesterday > 26.I was washing my clothes when you called. > 27.They have taught math at this school for a long time. > 28.They can repair all kinds of cars. > 29.Did you buy this book at Nhan Van bookstore? > 30.Mary is drinking coffee in the living now. > 31.They haven’t learned English for a long time. > 32.Did her friends give her a lot of special presents? > 33.I left my handbag on the bus this morning. > 34.You must finish work on time > 35.We do a lot of homework every night. > 36.What time does Mr Green give his lecture? > 37.We are going to paint our house tomorrow. > 38.They will build a big hospital tomorrow. > 39.My daughter can tell a lot of stories very well. > 40.Last night we saw a very good film. > 41.Every my mother drives her car to her office. > 42.We always get salary at the end of the month. > II. Change these sentence into active voice 1. These exercises were done well. > 2. No mistakes have been made in his composition. > 3. This dress is being made for me by my mother. > 4. I am taught English by my mother everyday. > 5. A lot of English songs can be sung very well by the girls. > 6. Our clothes are washed by her everyday. > 7. The room is being decorated by my father. > 8. A big house is being built near my house. > 9. The story was told by my grandmother two years ago. > 10. English is taught in every school in the city. > 11. My motorbike is being washed now. > 12. This poem has been written by a very famous poet. > 13. My sister’s car was made in Japan. > 14. This purse was found a few days ago by a woman. > 15. This job has to be done at once. > 16. How are candle made? > 17. All the arrangements have been made. > 18. The operation is going to be performed by French doctors. > 19. This house was built 100 years ago. > 20. The lessons are being written by the students now. > 21. What have been done to help the poor in this city? > 22. When was this radio manufactured? > 23.Were you taught how to apply this theory by your teacher? > 24. Fortunately the machinery wasn’t damaged by the accident. > 25. These animals at the zoo are fed twice a day. > 26. They couldn’t be found anywhere. > 27. These artificial flowers are made of silk. > 28. This dress must be washed in cold water. > 29. For a long time, the earth was believed to be flat. > Passive sentences Write A after the active sentence and P after the passive sentence 1.Someone has locked the door 2. Ann was invited to the party yesterday. 3. She made a mistake in the examination. 4. Football is played all over the world. 5. Our country exports rice and sugar 6. We use a ruler to draw a straight line. 7. The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo da Vinci 8. We write letters to our friends twice a month. 9. When was television invented? 10. Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse. 11. When was that pyramid built? 12. Do you know who first made paper? 13. The students were given a lot of homework. 14. Wait! I have to park my car over there. 15. The 1998 World Cup was held in France. 16. Finish this exercise before reading the next page. Change the following active sentences into passive sentences 1.The waiter brings me this dish. 2.Our friends send these postcards to us 3. Their grandmother told them this story when they visited her last week. 4. Tim ordered this train ticket for his mother. 5. You didn’t show me the special cameras. 6. She showed her ticket to the airline agent. 7. He lends his friend his new shoes. 8. She left her relatives five million pounds. 9. The shop assistant handed these boxes to the customer. 10.The board awarded the first prize to the reporter. 11. Have you sent the Chrismas cards to your family? 12. The committee appointed Alice secretary for the meeting 13. They keep this room tidy all the time 14. We gave Ann some bananas and some flowers 15. She brought the visitors some cups of tea 16. The secretary didn’t take the manager the note 17. They paid me a lot of money to do the job 18. They have given the women in most countries in the world the right to vote 19. They have sent enough money to these poor boys 20. The teacher gave each of us two exercise books Put the verb into the correct form 1.Toshico had car ( repair) by a mechanic. 2. Ellen got Marvin ( type) her paper 3. We got our house ( paint) last week 4. Dr. Byrd is having the students ( write) a composition 5. Mark got his transcripts ( send) to the university. 6. Maria is having her hair ( cut) tomorrow 7. Will Mr Brown have the reporter ( carry) his luggage to his car? 8. My sister has had a new dress ( make) recently 9. The Wilsons won’t have a new house ( build) on that corner next month 10. The President had his advisors ( arrange) a press conference Change the following active sentences into passive sentences 1.They can’t make tea with cold water 2. They have to repair the engine of the car 3. After class, one of the students always erases the chalk board. 4. You must clean the wall before you paint it 5. Nobody has ever treated me with such kindness 6. No one believes his story 7. John used to visit my Cole at weekends. 8. Weeds cover the river bank 9. Smoke filled the room 10. Nobody informed the police that there had been a mistake. 11.He has made any mistakes in his composition 12.A man I know told me about it 13. You should clean your room 14. How many language does she speak ? 15. Has Tom finished the work? 16. Did the teacher give some exercises? 17. Are you making inquires about him? 18. Why didn’t they help him? 19. How many games has the team played? 20. Where do people speak English? 21. Who are they keeping in the kitchen? 22. How can they open this safe? 23.What books are people reading this year? 24. How did the police find the lost man? 25. Who looked after the children for you? 26. How long have they waited for the doctor? 27. What time can the boys hand in their papers? 28. We’ll continue to use this computer. 29. They began to plants rubber trees in big plantations. 30. People can continue to enjoy natural resources. 31. People will continue to drink Coca-Cola in the 21 st century. 32. American people begin to love football. 33. I have heard her sing this song several times 34. People saw him steal your car. 35. The teacher is watching them work 36. He won’t let you do that silly thing again 37. People don’t make the children work hard. 38. They made him work all day 39. the detective saw the woman putting the jewelry in her bag. 40. The terrorists made the hostages lie down. 41. She helps me to do all these difficult exercises 42. Open your book. 43. Take off your hat. 44. Don’t do that silly thing again 45. Let’s tell them about it. 46. Don’t let the other see you 47.She advised me to sell that house. 48. They begged us to help him. 49. He orders us to clean the floor. 50. He recommends me to do the job. 51. She urged him to visit her parents as soon as possible 52. It is dangerous for us to take the short cut. 53. You need to have your hair cut 54.He wants someone to take some photographs 55. We enjoy writing letters 56. I remember someone giving me a toy drum on my fifth birthday. 57. Don’t touch this switch. 58. He won’t let you do that silly thing again. 59. I din’t expect the police to find my car 60. I think they should have offered Tom the job 61. They suggested banning the sale of alcohol at football matches 62. He recommended using bullet-proof glass. 63. You need to have your hair cut. 64. I will get the dressmaker to make a new dress. 65. She loves someone praising her all the time.