PASSIVE VOICE WORKSHOP

1. Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present
Simple.
a. English is spoken in many countries.
b. The post is delivered at about 7 o’clock every morning.
c. Is the building used anymore?
d How often are the Olympic Games held (the Olympic Games hold)?
e. How is your name spelt (your name/spell)?
f. My salary is paid (pay) every month.
g. These cars aren’t make (not make) in Japan.
h. The name of the people who committed the crime isnt’know (not know).
i. His travel expenses aren’t pay (not pay) by his company.
2. Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple.
a. My car was repaired (repair) last week.
b. This song wasn’t write (not write) by John Lennon.
c. (The phone/answer) the phone was answered by a young girl?
d. The film was made (make) ten years ago.
e. When was tennis invented (tennis/invent)?
f. The car wasn’t damaged (not damaged) in the accident.
g. The original building was pulled (pull) down in 1965.
h. Where was this pot made (this pot/make)?
i. When was this bridge built (this bridge/build)?
3. Rewrite these sentences in the passive voice.

a. Someone built this house 200 years ago.

This house was built by 200 years ago
b. A thief stole my purse.
My purse is stolen by a thief

c. The police arrest the robbers.

The robbers will be arrested by the police

d. They produce cars in this factory.

Cars are produced in this factory by them

e. They serve breakfast at eight o’clock every day.

The breakfast is served at eight o´clock every day by them

f. People throw away tones of rubbish every day.

The rubbish of the people is thrown by them away tones every day
g. They make coffee in Brazil.
The coffee is made in Brazil by them

h. Someone stole Jim’s bike last night.

Jim´s bike was stolen by someone last nigh
4. Rewrite these sentences in the passive voice.

a. They build a new bridge.

New bridge was built by them

b. Brian Brody directed The Ultimate Space Adventure.

The ultimate space was directed by Brian Brody

c. Pierre Matie designs her costume.

Her costume is designed by Pierre Matie

d. Someone found my wallet.

My walled was found by someone

e. One of the students broke the window.

the window was broken by one of the students
f. They delivered my computer last Monday.

g. Mary invited Paul to her birthday party.

Paul was invited by Mary to her birthday party

h. British astronomers discovered a new planet.

a new planet was discovered by British astromers
5. Form the passive voice questions.

a. They give her a nice present

Was a nice present given by them?

b. Jane sins the new song

Was the new song sang by Jane?
a. The storm destroyed the house
was the house destroyed by the storm?

b. She watered the flowers every day

were the flowers watered by her every day?

c. The dog broke the window

was the window broken by the dog?

d. James washes the car

was the car washed by James?