PASSIVAS VOICE

1. Use the verb in brackets to make passives voice sentences.

Maria was

to stop singing. (tell)

They were

by the ending. (surprise)

Michael was

by his grandparents. (raise)

This house was

The child was

by a famous architect. (design)

up by his father. (pick up)

The bank robbers were never

This book was

by Ernest Hemingway. (write)

This stadium was

My flight was
Classes were

. (catch)

for the Olympic Games. (build)

because of bad weather. (delay)
by the principal. (cancel)

2. Complete the text in passives voice.

The building in front of you

(call) the Summer Palace. It

1728 and nowadays it

(build) in

(consider) one of the finest examples of baroque

architecture in the country. The south faade of the building

several times since 1728, but the rest of the building
Today the Palace
it

(restore)
(keep) unaltered.

(own) by the town hall and for the last ten years

(use) as a home for the Art Museum. Last year one of our most valuable

paintings
wing
conditions.

(steal)

from

the

museum.

At

the

moment

new

(add) to host the contemporary art collections, with special security

3. Rewrite the following sentences in passives voice.

a. Mark Twain wrote "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" in 1876.
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b. They make many movies in Hollywood.
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c. The students will give a presentation tomorrow.
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d. Someone has stolen my bike!
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e. The Beatles recorded "The White Album" over 40 years ago.

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f. We receive the newspaper everyday.
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g. The children have eaten the cookies.
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h. We will complete the renovations next week.
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i. They pay us every Friday.
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j. Did they deliver your new sofa?
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4. Rewrite the following sentences in passives voice.

Tommy will know Machu Picchu ruins in Peru.
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My boss sent me detailed instructions.
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Sams friend solved the problem.
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The workers will complete the new road in the next year.
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Paul is going to repair the car.
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My brother forgot his wallet at the bank.
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My sister will send a letter to my mother.
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The little girl is drawing her pet.
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She dropped her bag in the train.
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My brother takes his medicine every day.
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