ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE

Turn into the passive (leave out the BY-phrase):

1. Somebody showed us the town.
2. They believe that he has left the country.
3. The thieves tore the curtains down and stole all the jewels.
4. The teacher will teach them a lesson.
5. Have they dealt with everything?
6. When did they fight this battle?
7. Mosquitoes would bite and sting you.
8. You must not throw away the empty bottles.
9. Did somebody wash the dishes yesterday?
10.Do people play rugby all over the world?
Turn into the PASSIVE (Part 2: more difficult sentences):
Leave out the BY-phrase!
1. They had told me to go home.
2. Nobody would punish him if he were quiet.
3. Have you thought of everything?
4. Our friends showed us the most beautiful buildings in town.
5. You cannot live in this flat; the builders have not yet finished it.
6. Bill is going to wash the car.
7. Bill is washing the car.
8. They say that French people eat frogs.
9. People suppose that Damon Hill is a millionaire.
10.Some people believed that the elections had been unfair.
Turn the following sentences into the ACTIVE voice:
1. The school was broken into by thieves.
2. The porter was killed by them.
3. The secretary's money was taken by them.
4. The headmistress's car was stolen by them.
5. All the drawers were opened by them.
6. All the papers were thrown on the floor by them.
7. Were the thieves caught by the police?
8. Have they been questioned by the police?
9. Yes, they are being questioned by the police at this very moment.
10.Will they be sent to prison by the judge?
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE – Correction

Turn into the passive (leave out the BY-phrase):

11.We were shown the town.
12.He is believed to have left the country.
13.The curtains were torn down and all the jewels were stolen.
14.They will be taught a lesson.
15.Has everything been dealt with?
16.When was this battle fought?
17.You would be bitten and stung.
18.The empty bottles must not be thrown away.
19.Were the dishes washed yesterday?
20.Is rugby played all over the world?
Turn into the PASSIVE (Part 2: more difficult sentences):
Leave out the BY-phrase!
11.I had been told to go home.
12.He would not be punished if he were quiet.
13.Has everything been thought of?
14.We were shown the most beautiful buildings in town.
15.This flat cannot be lived in; it has not been finished yet (not yet been
finished).
16.The car is going to be washed.
17.The car is being washed.
18.French people are said to eat frogs.
19.Damon Hill is supposed to be a millionaire.
20.The elections are believed to have been unfair.
Turn the following sentences into the ACTIVE voice :
11.The thieves broke into the school.
12.They killed the porter.
13.They took the secretary's money.
14.They stole the headmistress's car.
15.They opened all the drawers.
16.They threw all the papers on the floor.
17.Did the police catch the thieves?
18.Have the police questioned them?
19.Yes, the police are questioning them at this very moment.
20.Will the judge send them to prison ?