PASSIVE VOICE PRACTICE 2. Rewrite the sentences into the passive voice.

Omit the agent when possible.

1. Fill in the sentences with the correct passive form 1. Most students do homework every day.
of the verb. The tense you have to use is in brackets. Homework
…………………………………………………
1.The book ……………………………… (not-return) 2. Has Jane given Paul the new comics?
in time (past simple). ………… the new comics
2. When…………… the missing old man ………………………………
…………… (find)?(present perfect). ………………………………………………………
3. Your parcel …………………………… (deliver) ……?
next week (future simple) 3. The secretary didn’t send the minutes to the
4. The machine ………………………………… members of the committee
carefully (must-handle). The minutes
5. I’m afraid your point of view ……………………………………………
……………………… ………………………………………………………
………………… (not-understand) (present perfect). …………
6. The essays have to …………………………… 4. The Minister of Finance hasn’t delivered the
(hand) in by Monday (infinitive). national budget yet.
7. ……………………………………… (the rooms- The nation budget
clean) every day? (present simple). ………………………………………
8. The washing up ………………………………………………………
……………………………………… (should-do) …………
after lunch. 5. We are expecting new guests next weekend.
9. ………………………………………………… (the New guests
TV-fix) yesterday? (past simple). …………………………………………………
10. Apples 6. You can’t make this machine work just by
……………………………………………… (eat) pressing the button.
every day (present simple). This
11. The plants ……………………………………… machine……………………………………………
(water) by the gardener when I arrived home (past ……
continuous). 7. Dad is baking some cakes for the children.
12. The park ……………………………………… Some cakes …………………………………………
(can-see) from my bedroom. ………………………………………………………
13. The cooker ……………………………………… …………
(not-repair) yet (present perfect). 8. Does this restaurant serve paella?
14. ………… the exercises ………… paella
…………………………………… ……………………………………………?
(finish) when the teacher came into the class? (past
continuous)
15. The concert
……………………………………………… (cancel)
due to the storm (past simple).
16. ………… a message
…………………………………… (send) to the
members of the club? (future simple)
17. The Sales Manager’s resignation
………………… 9. We booked the plane tickets in advance.
…………………………… (not-accept) by the Board The plane tickets
of Directors (present perfect). …………………………………………
18. A new device 10. Mary has ironed all the clothes this morning.
…………………………………………… All the clothes
(must-install) to make the computer work properly. …………………………………………
19. ………… these biscuits …………………… ………………………………………………………
(bake) every day? (present simple). …………
20. The exercises 11. The Browns aren’t going to invite their
………………………………………… (not- correct- neighbours to the party.
present continuous) on the blackboard this morning.