FLYING HIGH LESSON 8 PASSIVE VOICE

A) Put the sentences in the passive voice:

1. Somebody has cleaned the room. The room has been cleaned.
2. They have postponed the meeting. ___________________________________________________________________
3. Somebody is using the computer at the moment. _______________________________________________________
4. I didnt realize that somebody was recording our conversation. I didnt realize that ___________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. We found that they cancelled the game. We found that __________________________________________________
6. They are building a new road round the city. ___________________________________________________________
7. They have built a new hospital near the airport. _________________________________________________________

B) Complete the sentences using one of these verbs in the correct form, present or past:
cause
overtake

damage
show

hold
surround

invite
translate

make
write

1. Many accidents are caused by dangerous driving.

2. Cheese _________________________________________ from milk.
3. The roof of the building _______________________________________ in a storm last week.
4. You _____________________________________________ to the wedding. Why didnt you go?
5. A cinema is a place where films ______________________________________.
6. In the USA, elections for president ___________________________________ every four years.
7. Originally the book _____________________________________ in Spanish, and a few years ago it
__________________________________________________ into English.
8. Although we were driving quite fast, we _____________________________________ by a lot of cars.
9. You cant see the house from the road. It _______________________________________ by trees.