Passive Voice - Exercise

A) Write down the passive form of the verbs. Use the tense in brackets.
1. Paul …………………….. (send) to prison. (Future tense)
2. My brother …………………… (just beat) in the race. (Present perfect)
3. He ………………………… (tell) to wait outside. (Past tense)
4. I ………………………. (not pay) for the work. (Past tense)
5. Policemen …………………. (often ask) the way. (Present tense)
6. Their lawn ……………………. (cut) once a week. (Present tense)
7. We ……………………. (ask) by the police. (Future tense)
8. The towels ………………………… (not use). (Past tense)
9. The jewels ………………………. (not sell) so far. (Present perfect)
10. They …………………. (teach) French. (Present tense)
11. The fire brigade …………………. (phone) soon after the fire had broken out. (Past tense)
12. You ………………….. (laugh) at if you talk such nonsense. (Future tense)
13. All the fruits …………………. (eat up) by the guests. (Past tense)
14. The email……………………… (answer) tomorrow. (Future tense)
15. The best cookies……………………………. (sell) here. (Present tense)

B) Turn into passive:

1. They haven’t delivered the food yet…………………………………………………………………

2. The bill includes service. …………………………………………………………………………………
3. The waiter will bring us the bill. ……………………………………………………………………….
4. They were building a new road near Hartford. …………………………………………………………………………
5. Bob has sold Ted a second-hand car. ……………………………………………………………………………..
6. Larry is going to send a letter to Tom. ……………………………………………………………………………
7. Someone should take this rubbish away. ……………………………………………………………………………..
8. They will change the date of the meeting. …………………………………………………………………….

C) Choose the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Fiat 0 was started (started/was started) by a group of Italian businessmen in 1899. In 1903, Fiat,

1_________________ (produced/was produced) 132 cars. Some of these cars 2_____________________

(exported/were exported) by the company to the United States and Britain. In 1920, Fiat 3_________________

(started/was started) making cars at a new factory at Lingotto, near Turin. There was a track on the roof where the

cars 4____________________ (tested/were tested) by technicians. In 1936, Fiat launched the Fiat 500. This car

5____________________ (called/was called) the Topolino – the Italian name for Mickey Mouse. The company

grew, and in 1963 Fiat 6_____________________ (exported/was exported) more than 300,000 vehicles. Today,

Fiat is based in Turin, and its cars 7_________________ (sold/are sold) all over the world.