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Rewrite the sentences using the passive voice instead of the active one
4. The workers will move the principal’s office to the third floor in a week
7. They will demolish the old hospital to substitute it with a new one
13. The police are making a big effort in order to stop the drug traffic
14. Someone found his bicycle in the river
17. Teachers will teach several new subjects at the Technical College next term
21. People called him Shorty at school because he was not very tall
Now complete each sentence with the correct auxiliary verb. Mind the tense!
e.g. Emails are sent by millions of people every day.
1. The post office ______________ modernised at the moment.
2. Letters ______________ sent by people for hundreds of years. It’s a very old service.
3. Two million letters _____________ posted yesterday.
4. I _____________ posted the letter already when I realized the address was wrong.
5. I’m sure this card _______________ delivered before next Sunday.
6. Christmas cards _____________ received late by a lot of people next week.
7. This letter __________________ posted yet.
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. Use the PASSIVE
e.g. This website is visited (visit) by more than 1 million people every day.
1.This Matisse painting ____________________ (steal) from the museum last year.
2.The team _______________________ (not beat) in the final.
3.The students ______________________ (just tell) to work quietly.
4.Your sandwiches _______________ (prepare) right now.
5.This concert ____________________ (watch) by millions of people on TV tomorrow.
6.The climate targets ____________________ (not meet) by our country this year.
7.We’ve already decided, the bill ___________________ (pay) by everyone.
8.________ the money in his pocket ________________ (lend) to him by your brother?
9.Who __________ the lecture this afternoon ______________ (give) by?
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. Use the PASSIVE or the ACTIVE form of the verbs
e.g. Coffee is grown (grow) in many countries in Africa these days.
1. Mr Smith ____________ (leave) by his wife last month.
2. I ____________ (want) you to finish your homework by five o’clock.
3. The boys _____________ (speak) to by the head teacher already.
4. Mr Brown _____________ (buy) the new car you can see outside.
5. Tomorrow the painting __________ (sell) to the person who offers the most money.
6. Many pilots __________ (fly) planes for our company in the past.
7. This tomb __________ (think) to be oldest in Europe.
8. Ancient scholars _________ (write) the texts we are studying.
9. The girls _____________ (spend) all day today preparing their presentation.
Rewrite the sentences using either the passive or the active form of the verbs
e.g. John was sent to bed by his mum. John’s mum sent him to bed.
4.The gold wasn’t sold by the thieves who stole it. ___________________________________________
Fiat was started (started/was started) by a group of Italian businessmen in 1899. In 1903, Fiat,
(produced/was produced) 132 cars. Some of these cars (exported/were exported) by the company to the
United States and Britain. In 1920, Fiat (started/was started) making cars at a new factory at Lingotto, near
Turin. There was a track on the roof where the cars (tested/were tested) by technicians. In 1936, Fiat
launched the Fiat 500.This car (called/was called) the Topolino – the Italian name for Mickey Mouse. The
company grew, and in 1963 Fiat (exported/was exported) more than 300,000 vehicles. Today, Fiat is based
in Turin, and its cars (sold/are sold) all over the world.