PASSIVE

TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO PASSIVE VOICE. USE BY ONLY WHEN
NECESSARY.
0 Piccaso painted “Guernica”.
“Guernica” was painted by Picasso.
1 The Beatles wrote the song “Yesterday”.

2 Frank Whittle designed the jet engine.

3 They are testing the new drug.

4 The Queen will open the new hospital.

5 My brother took the photo

6 They clean the streets every day

7 Terrorists have murdered a policeman.

8 Someone took my purse.

9 The children are organizing the Christmas party.

REWRITE THESE SENTENCES IN THE PASSIVE.
1 Someone broke this mirror last night.
This mirror was broken last night.
2 Someone washes the towels in the hotel every day.
The towels in the hotel are washed every day.
3 Someone built the house ten years ago.

4 They grow this fruit in very hot countries.

5 They pay the office workers weekly.

6 Someone bought all this cheese in France.

7 Someone found Emily's bike in the river.

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH A PASSIVE FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS.

1- Bread ____________________ (make) from flour
2- All the windows ____________(have cleaned) this week
3- These cups _______________ (broke) when we arrived
4- Some money _______________ (have stolen) from Tom’s jacket.

HAVE SOMETHING DONE

Read about each situation and write sentences with have something done.
► Melanie is paying the man who has repaired her bicycle.
Melanie has had her bicycle repaired.
1 David went to the hospital. A nurse bandaged his arm.

2 Daniel is going to the dentist. She's going to fill his tooth.

3 Laura is walking around town while her photos are being developed.
HAVE SOMETHING DONE
Read the sentence and choose the one option a-d which best fits the space.

1. The garden is completely overgrown. I should really…

a. have it weeded b. have it weeding c. having it weeding d. get it weeding

2. My neighbour is having a new garden wall…

a. build b. building c. built d. builded

3. The windows were broken in the storm. - …straight away.

a. had we fixed them b. we had fixed them c. we them had fixed d. we had them fixed

4. I had to … after I had my purse stolen.

a. get the locks changed b. get the locks change c. get the locks changing
d. get changed the locks
REWRITE THE SENTENCES WITH THE PASSIVE.
1.They sell cold drinks here.

2.They subtitle a lot of foreign films

3. Someone threw the letters away by mistake.

4. Some people are painting my house.

5. They have sold all the tickets for the concert.

6. They will play the match tomorrow.

7. Somebody must pay this bill tomorrow.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the passive.

Example: Look at the date – this cheese has to be eaten (eat) today.
1 Please wait in the lounge while your room _____________________________ (clean).
2 From next week, you __________________________ (expect) to arrive at work on time.
3 Too much money ______________________ (spend) last year on personal expenses.
4 Most of the pollution in city centres ________________________(cause) by traffic jams.
5 Around £500,000 ____________________ (steal) from a bank in Zurich this afternoon.
6 Next year over 2,000,000 mobile phones __________________ (make) in South Korea.
7 Kill Bill ______________________________________ (direct) by Quentin Tarantino.