PASSIVE

VOICE
1 Choose the correct answer.
1. The film I want to see has just released / has just been released.
2. A new documentary is being produced / is producing by Discovery Channel.
3. Everyone should see / should be seen The Hunger Games.
4. The app can download / can be downloaded on any type of smartphone.
5. I think this film might have shot / might have been shot in France.
6. Producers sometimes give / are given new actors important roles.

2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the passive form.
1. …………………… the character of Mickey Mouse …………………… (create) by Walt Disney?
2. Animated films today …………………… (can / not make) without computers.
3. Sara was upset because her photos …………………… (delete).
4. The Oscars …………………… (not give) in London.
5. We waited in a café while our car …………………… (repair).
6. At what time …………………… tomorrow’s press conference …………………… (hold)?

3 Rewrite the sentences in the passive. Omit the agent when possible.
1. They’re not showing that film in the cinema any more.

2. Has someone already booked the three o’clock session?

3. You should not have trusted those people.

4. My father will make the reservations for the weekend.

5. The producer and director usually choose the actors.

6. Did Rihanna write that song?

7. Steven has forgotten the book that I lent him.

8. The teacher is not going to open the window today.

9. They were building their science project when the light went out.

10. You can be sure I am going to send the wedding invitations.

11. They are going to give all the employees a Christmas bonus.

12. Somebody sent me a strange letter.

13. Her parents had promised Ann a car for her 18th birthday.


4 Translate the sentences
1. Se han pagado los sueldos de todos los empleados. (passive)

2. Nos cobraron €120 por la habitación del hotel.

3. Estaba en el colegio cuando se construyó el nuevo gimnasio.

4. Jane has been offered a wonderful job.

5. The graduation ceremony must have been organized by by the school staff.