Grammar ( Passive Voice)

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the passive or causative forms. There
may be more than one possible answer.
1. Last nights meal (cook) by her son.
2. Mrs Brown (interview) for the job right now.
3. I always my hair (cut) at Jingles.
4. The film (show) on TV next week.
5. Last year we our kitchen (paint) by
professionals.
Rewrite the sentences, changing them from active to passive. Omit the agent where possible.

1. The dentist had removed my tooth before I knew it.

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2. The government will hold an election next month.

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3. They are making another film with the same stars.

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4. The owner has raised the rent on our flat.

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5. David invited Sue to the party.

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6. The waiter was serving the meal when he slipped.

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Write sentences with the words below. Use the correct passive or causative form.
1. the sets / build / yet
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2. a car stunt / shoot / now
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3. the actor / his hair / coloured / every month
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4. the soundtrack / not compose / until next year
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5. I / watch / while some special effects / create / on the computer
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Complete the passage with the correct passive or causative form of the verbs in brackets.

Listen to a Book
 Originally, audiobooks 1. (use) mainly by
people who couldnt see
or had other difficulties reading. Now, they 2.
(enjoy) by millions of people every day. It 3.
(not know) exactly how many books
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. (record) over the years but most popular
or classic novels
5.
(can / find) as an audiobook CD or online
podcast. Some audiobook producers 6. the
books (read) by actors or actresses. In other
cases, the writers do the reading. Prior to 1996, the special talent
required for reading an audiobook 7. (not
recognise) in any way, but that year the Audie Awards 8.
(establish). The winner for Best Audiobook
of 2013 was Oscar-winning actor Colin Firth, for his reading of
Graham Greenes The End of the Affair.
Rewrite the sentences. Use the passive or causative form. Do not change the original
meaning.
1. When Jana is abroad, someone takes care of her dog.
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2. Theyre giving out twenty awards tonight.
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3. We must shoot this scene before it starts to rain.
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Complete the sentences with the passive form of the verbs in brackets.
1. The most recent Godzilla film (shoot) in Canada and in Hawaii.
2. At the moment, the story (write).
3. Who the Academy Awards (host) by next year?
4. The soup wasnt ready. It (make) at the time.
5. The actors make-up (must / do) within the next hour.
6. She (not tell) the news yet.
7. Everything (prepare) before the director arrived.
.By the time the filming began, they had resolved many of the problems.
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Choose the correct answer.
1. Newspapers in this shop.
a. sell b. are sold
2. She her picture by a famous artist.
a. is having painted b. is painted
3. her eyes when you left the opticians office?
a. Were being tested b. Had tested
4. He his future at the fair.
a. had reading b. had read
5. about the new travel arrangements?
a. Hasnt he been told b. Isnt he telling
6. Those jeans anymore.
a. are not making b. arent made
Write sentences with the words below.
1. didnt / her hair / she / cut / yesterday / have / .
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2. a new lock / had / on the door / he / put / .
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3. my parents / having / repaired / are / their car / .
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4. been / cancelled / has / why / the concert / ?
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5. be / will / when / her new book / published / ?
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6. by the police / being / the driver / was / questioned / .
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