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Passive Voice 1

1. People always admire this picture.

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2. He hurt his leg in an accident.
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3. No one has opened this box for the last hundred years.
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4. People formerly used the Tower of London as a prison.
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5. Someone has broken two of my dinner-plates.
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6. Somebody has invited you to lunch tomorrow.
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7. People will forget it in a few years' time.
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8. Somebody built this bridge last year.
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9. Did anyone ask any questions about me?
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10. You must write the answers on one side of the paper only.
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11. Somebody left the dog in the garden.
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12. Somebody can do it.
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Passive Voice 2
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING PASSIVE VOICE SENTENCES WITH THE VERBS IN BRACKETS IN
THE TENSE INDICATED:
1.This picture ____________________________________ .(always admire - simple present)
2.His leg _________________________________________ in an accident.(hurt - simple past)
3.This exercise ___________________________________ very carefully.(do - present continuous)
4.You ____________________________________________ to lunch tomorrow.(invite - future)
5.The matter ________________________________________ tomorrow.(discuss - future)
6.Hats and coats must _________________________________ in the cloakroom.(leave - infinitive)
7.The stolen car ______________________________________ in another city.(find - past perfect)
8.Your question...? (answer - present perfect)
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9.The book... next month?(finish - future)
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10.The article _________________________________________ .(beautifully write - past perfect)

TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE(IDIOMATIC):

1.They gave my little sister a ticket, too.
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2.They will ask us several questions.
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3.They requested the stranger to leave the meeting.
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4.They still deny women the right to vote in some countries.
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5.The others told the new students where to sit.
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TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE:

1.The wind blew his hat down the street.
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2.An unseen hand opened the window.
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3.They had eaten all the dinner before they finished the conversation.
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4.No one can answer your question.
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5.Someone has spilt the tea all over the tablecloth.

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6.Nobody has ever spoken to me like that before.
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7.The fire destroyed many valuable paintings.
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8.Somebody must have taken it while I was out.
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9.Did the noise frighten you?
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10.They did nothing until he came.
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