Fill in by or with:

My red dress was designed . Irina Schrotter.

Who was America discovered .?
This sponge cake is filled . raspberry whipped cream.
The match was watched millions of people.
Do you like Basmati Rice flavoured . saffron?
Who was the thermometer invented .?
Mona Lisa is a painting made .. Leonardo da Vinci.

Turn the sentences into the passive (both ways):

They say he is a con man.
We expect Jane will be honest.
They believe he is the robber.
They say she swindled money from the company.
Miss Johnson says they miss too many classes.
They know she lies all the time.
They thought she was brave to do such a thing.
They say she is a better person now.

Write sentences in the passive voice paying attention to the tenses:

1 Our papers / mark / by our French teacher / at the moment
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2 The Starry Night / paint / Vincent Van Gogh.
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3 Blood oranges / widely / grow / in Spain and Italy
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4 The convicts / release / from prison / last week
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5 The dishes / already / wash
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6 Mozart / always / regard / a great composer
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7 Reservations / make / 36 hours / before / day of play
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8 We / bring up / our grandparents
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9 Look at that boy!!! He / bite / that venomous snake!
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10 My room / clean / weekly
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11 The new sports centre / open / the mayor / tomorrow
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12 Complaints /can / make / telephone / 24 hours a day
Rewrite the sentences in the passive starting with the words given.
1. The presenter interviews lots of people on every programme.
Lots of people ______________________________________________
2. Someone left the camera here accidentally.
The camera ________________________________________________
3. The Discovery Channel broadcasts some of the best wildlife documentaries.
Some of the best __________________________________________
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4. We never repeat our programmes.
Our programmes ___________________________________________
5. Someone told the news staff about the bomb.
The news staff ______________________________________________
6. Six journalists prepare the news bulletin.
The news bulletin ____________________________________________
7. Somebody repaired the TV set.
The TV set __________________________________________________
8. A famous reporter wrote this article.
This article __________________________________________________
9. Someone broke my watch.
My watch __________________________________________________
10. She cleans this classroom every day.
Every day, this _____________________________________________
11. They serve lunch at midday.
Lunch ____________________________________________________
12. People dont use this road very often.
This road __________________________________________________
13. My friends posted the letters on Monday.
The letters _________________________________________________
14. Emily always sends postcards.
Postcards _________________________________________________
15. He recharged my mobile phone.
My mobile phone __________________________________________
16. Children watch too much television.
Too much television ________________________________________
17. Young people didnt read the daily papers.
The daily papers ___________________________________________
18. The paparazzi take many photos.
Many photos ______________________________________________
19. The newspapers published the story.
The story __________________________________________________

1. Active 2. Active 3. Passive

4. Passive 5. Active 6. Passive

 7. Active 8. Active 9. Passive

2 by, by, with, by, with, by, by

3 He is said to be a con man. It is said that he is a con man.

Jane is expected to be honest. It is expected that Jane will be honest.
He is believed to be the robber. It is believed that he is the robber.
She is said to have swindled from the company. It is said that she swindled from the
company.
They are said to miss too many classes. It is said that they miss too many classes.
She is known to lie all the time. It is known that she lies all the time.
She was thought to have been brave to do such a thing. It was thought that she had been
brave to do such a thing.
She is said to be a better person now. it is said that she is a better person now.

4 Our papers are being marked by our French teacher at the moment.
The Starry Night was painted by Van Gogh.
Blood oranges are widely grown in Spain and Italy.
The convicts were released from prison last week.
The dishes have already been washed.
Mozart will always be regarded as a great composer.
Reservations must be made 36 hours before the day of play.
We were brought up by our grandparents.
He is going to be bitten by that snake!
My room is cleaned weekly.
Complaints can be made by telephone 24 hours a day.