ENGLISH GRAMMAR The Passive Voice

THE PASSIVE VOICE

INTRODUCTION
The passive of an active tense is formed by putting the verb to be into the same tense as the active verb
and adding the past participle of the active verb. The subject of the active verb becomes the ‘agent’ of the
passive verb. The agent is very often not mentioned. When it is mentioned it is preceded by by and placed
at the end of the clause.
Active: My grandfather planted this tree.
Passive: This tree was planted by my grandfather.

PASSIVE VERB TENSES

ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE
Present Simple He delivers the letters. The letters are delivered.

Past Simple He delivered the letters. The letters were delivered.

Future Simple He will deliver the letters. The letters will be delivered.
Present He is delivering the letters. The letters are being delivered.
Continuous
Past Continuous He was delivering the letters. The letters were being delivered.
Going to He is going to deliver the The letters are going to be
letters. delivered.
Present Perfect He has delivered the letters. The letters have been delivered.
Past Perfect He had delivered the letters. The letters had been delivered.
Infinitive He has to deliver the letters. The letters have to be delivered.
Modals He must deliver the letters. The letters must be delivered.
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SIMP CONTINUOUS PERFECT
LE
+ S + am/is/are + Ptp S + am/is/are + being + Ptp S + have/has + been + Ptp

- S + am/is/are + not + Ptp S + am/is/are + not +being + Ptp S + have/has + not + been +
PRESEN Ptp
T Am/Is/Are + S + Ptp ? Am/Is/Are) + S + being + Ptp ? Have/Has) + S + been + Ptp ?
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+ S + was/were + Ptp S + was/were + being + Ptp S + had + been + Ptp

- S + was/were + not + Ptp S + was/were + not + being + Ptp S + had + not + been + Ptp
PAST
? Was/Were + S +PtpV ? Was/Were + S + being + Ptp? Had + S + been + Ptp

+ S + will + be + Ptp

- S + will + not + be + Ptp

FUTUR
E ? Will + S + be + Ptp ?

+ S + V to be (am/is/are) + going to
+
GOING be + Ptp
- S + V to be (am/is/are) + not +
TO going
to + be + Ptp
? V to be (am/is/are) + S + going to
+
be + Ptp ?
 Short answers
To make short answers:
 we use the verb to be (am/is/are/was/were) for Present Simple, Past Simple, Present
Continuous, Past Continuous and Going To questions.
 we use the verb have (have/has/had) for Present Perfect and Past Perfect questions.
 we use will for Future Simple questions.

USE
The Passive is used:
1. when the agent (=the person who does the action) is unknown, unimportant or obvious from the
context.
Jane was shot. (We don’t know who shot her.)
This church was built in 1815. (Unimportant
agent) He has been arrested. (Obviously by the
police)
2. to make more polite or formal statements.
The car hasn’t been cleaned. (more
polite) (You haven’t cleaned the car. – less
polite)
3. when the action is more important than the agent, as in processes, instructions, events, reports,
headlines, new items, and advertisements.
30 people were killed in the earthquake.
4. to put emphasis on the agent.
The new library will be opened by the Queen.

AGENT
2 To say who did the action that we are talking about, ie. to refer to the agent, we use the preposition by
and the name (by Peter) , noun (by the teacher) or pronoun (by him) at the end of the sentence.
We usually only refer to the agent when it gives us some important information which otherwise would be
missing from the sentence.
Our house was designed by a famous architect.
We don’t mention the agent:
1. if we don’t know who has done what we are talking about.
Our car was stolen last night. (We don’t know who stole it)
2. if we are not interested in who has done what we are talking about or it is not important to
mention it.
He has been taken to hospital. (What we are interested in is the fact that he has been taken
to hospital and not who has taken him.)
3. if it is easy to understand who did something without it being mentioned.
The murderer was arrested last night. (It is not necessary to mention that he has been
arrested by the police because it is self-evident.)
4. if the subject of the active voice sentence is something like somebody, people, they, you, etc.
Someone broke the window. → The window was broken.

ACTIVE TO PASSIVE
To change a sentence from the active voice to the passive voice:
 the object of the active voice sentence becomes the subject of the passive voice sentence.
Agatha Christie wrote this book.
This book was written by Agatha Christie.
 we change the main verb of the active voice sentence into the passive voice. The tense remains
unchanged.
 the subject of the active voice sentence becomes the agent of the passive sentence. It is placed
after the past participle and it is preceded by the preposition by.
 ENGLISH GRAMMAR The Passive Voice

Agatha Christie wrote this book.

This book was written by Agatha Christie.

Leslie took this photograph yesterday.

SUBJECT ACTIVE VERB OBJECT TIME COMPLEMENT

This photograph was taken by Leslie yesterday.

SUBJECT PASSIVE VERB AGENT TIME COMPLEMENT

BY OR WITH?
In the passive voice, we use:
 by with the agent to refer to by whom the action is being done.
The door was opened by Mr Black. (Mr Blak = agent)
 with to refer to the instrument, object or material that was used for something to be done.
The door was opened with a key. (a key = the object that was used)
The omelette was made with eggs, cheese and peppers. (eggs, cheese and peppers = the
material that was used)

DOUBLE OBJECT VERBS

When we have verbs that take two objects like, for example, give somebody something, we can convert
the active sentence into a passive one in two ways:
a. by making the indirect (animate) object the subject of the passive voice sentence, which is also the
way that we usually prefer.
b. By making the direct (inanimate) object the subject of the passive voice.
Rick gave me (indirect object) this book (direct object).
3 I was given this book by Rick.
This book was given to me by Rick.
Some of the verbs that take two objects are: give, tell, send, show, bring, write, offer, pay, etc.
When the indirect object is alone after the verb in the passive voice sentence, it needs the preposition to.
If the indirect object of the active voice sentence is a personal pronoun it has to be changed into a subject
pronoun to be the subject of the passive voice sentence.

SUBJEC OBJEC
T T
I ← me SUBJEC OBJECT
→ T
You ← you We ← us
→ →
He ← him You ← you
→ →
She ← her They ← them
→ →
It ← it
→

BIBLIOGRAPHY
- A. J. Thomson and A.V. Martinet, A Practical English Grammar, Oxford University Press, 1986
- V. Evans, Round-Up (English Grammar Practice), Longman, 1995
- M. Carling and S. Jervis, Grammar Time 4, Longman, 2003
- S. Jervis, Grammar Time 5, Longman, 2003
- M. Carling, Grammar Time 6, Longman, 2003
 EXERCISES
1. Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present
Simple.
a. English IS SPOKEN (speak) in many countries.
b. The post ARE DELIVERED (deliver) at about 7 o’clock every morning.
c. THE BUILDING IS USED (the building/use) any more?
d. How often THE OLIMPIC GAMES ARE HELP (the Olympic Games(hold)?
e. How ARE YOUR NAME SPELLED(your name/spell)?
f. My salary ARE PAID (pay) every month.
g. These cars AREN’T MADE (not make) in Japan.
h. The name of the people who committed the crime ARE NOT KNOWN (not know).
i. His travel expenses AREN,T PAID (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 WERE REPAIRED (repair) last week.
b. This song WERE NOT WRITTEN by John Lennon.
c. THE PHONE WAS ANSWERED(the phone/answer) by a young girl?
d. The film WERE MADE (make) ten years ago.
e. When THE TENNIS WAS INVENTD (tennis/invent)?
f. The car WERE NOT DEMAGED (not damaged) in the accident.
g. The original building WERE PULLED (pull) down in 1965.
h. Where THIS POT WAS MADE (this pot/make)?
4 i. When THIS BRIDGE WAS BUILT (this bridge/build)?

3. Choose the correct form of the verbs in

brackets. FIAT
Fiat 0 was started (started/was started) by a group of Italian businessmen in 1899. In 1903, Fiat,
1
PRODUCED (produced/was produced) 132 cars. Some of these cars
2
WERE EXPOTEX (exported/were exported) by the company to the United States and Britain. In 1920, Fiat
3
STARTED (started/was started) making cars at a new factory at Lingotto, near Turin. There was a track
on the roof where the cars 4 WERE TESTED(tested/were tested) by technicians. In 1936, Fiat launched
the Fiat 500. This car 5 CALLED (called/was called) the Topolino – the Italian name for Mickey
Mouse. The company grew, and in 1963 Fiat 6 EXPORTED (exported/was exported) more than
300,000 vehicles. Today, Fiat is based in
Turin, and its cars ARE SOLD (sold/are sold) all over the world.

4. Change the following sentences into passive sentences using the words in brackets.
a. We sell tickets for all shows at the Box Office. (Tickets for all shows/sell/at the Box Office)
TICKETS FOR ALL SHOWS ARE SOLD AT THE BOX OFFICE
b. Thomas Edison invented the electric light bulb. (The electric light bulb/invent/by Thomas Edison)
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT BULD WAS INVENTED BY THOMAS EDINSON
c. Someone painted the office last week. (The office/paint/last week)
THE OFFICE WAS PAINTED LAST WEEK
d. Several people saw the accident. (The accident/see/by several people)
THE ACCIDENT WAS SEEN BY SEVERAL PEOPLE
e. Where do they make these video recorders? (Where/these video recorders/make)
WHERE ARE THESE VIDEO RECORDERS MADE?
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5. Rewrite these sentences in the passive voice.

a. Someone built this house 200 years ago.
THIS HOUSE WAS BUILT 200 YEARS AGO
b. A thief stole my purse.
MY PURSE IS STOLEN A THIEF
c. The police will arrest the robbers.
THE ROBBERS WILL BE ARRESTED BY THE POLICE
d. They produce cars in this factory.
THEY CARS ARE PRODUCED IN THIS FACTORY
e. They serve breakfast at eight o’clock every day.
THEY BREAKFAST IS SERVED AT EIGHT O‘CLOCK EVERY DAY
f. People throw away tones of rubbish every day.
THE RUBBISH OF THE PEOPLE IS THROWN AWAY TONES EVERY DAY
g. They make coffee in Brazil.
THE COFFEE IS MADE IN BRAZIL
h. Someone stole Jim’s bike lat night.
JIM’S BIKE WAS STOLEN LAST NIGHT

6. Rewrite these sentences in the passive voice.

a. They will build a new bridge next year.
A NEW BRIDGE WILL BE BUILT NEXT YEAR

b. Brian Brody directed The Ultimate Space Adventure.

THE ULTIMATE SPACE ADVENTURE WAS DIRECTED BY BRIAN BRODY

c. Pierre Matie will design her costume.

HER COSTUME WILL BE DESIGN BY PIERRE MATIE

d. Someone found my wallet.

MY WALLET WAS FOUND
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e. One of the students broke the window.
THE WINDOW WAS BROKEN BY ONE OF THE STUDEN

f. They will deliver my computer on Monday.

MY COMPUTER WILL BE DELIVERED ON MONDAY

g. Mary invited Paul to her birthday party.

PAUL WAS INVITED TO MARY’S BIRTHDAY PARTY BY HER

h. British astronomers discovered a new planet.

A NEW PLANET WAS DISCOVERED BY BRITISH ASTROMERS

7. Form the question.

a. Paper is made from wood. Is paper made from wood ?
b. The telephone was invented by Mr Bell. WAS THE TELEPHONE INVENTED BY MR. BELL?
c. This picture was painted by Peter. WAS THE PICTURE PAINTED BY PETER ?
d. The thieves will be arrested by the police. WILL THE THIEVES BE ARRESTED BY THE POLICE?
e. Champagne is made in France. Is Champagne made un France ?
f. The letters will be sent next week. Will the letters be sent next week ?
g. The animals are fed three times a day. Are the animals red three times a day ?
h. This article was written by Stanley. Was the article written by Stanley ?
 i. CDs are made of plastic. Are Cds Made of plastic ?
j. The party was organised by Paul. Was the party organised by Paul ?

8. Read and complete. Use Past Simple.

a. The toothbrush / invent / in the 15th century.
THE TOOTHBRUSH WAS INVENTED IN THE 15TH CENTURY.

b. The first public basketball game / play / in 1892.

THE FIRST PUBLIC BASKETBALL GAME WAS PLAYED IN 1892

c. The first eyeglasses / wear / in the 1200s.

THE FIST EYEGLASSES WERE WORN IN THE 1200'S

d. The first bicycle / ride in 1791.

THE FIRST BICYCLE WAS RIDDEN IN 1791.

e. The first hot dog / eat / in the 1860s.

THE FIRST HOT DOG WAS EATTEN IN THE 1860's.

f. The first CDs / sell / in the 1980s.

THE FIRST CDs WAS SOLD IN THE 1980's

g. The first electric guitar / play / in 1923.

THE FIRST ELECTRIC GUITAR WAS PLAYED IN 1923

h. The first computer mouse / use / 1964.

THE FIRST COMPUTER MOUSE WAS USED 1964

6 9. Complete with the passive. Use Present Simple.

a. This programme IS WATCHED (watch) by millions of people.
b. Paper IS MADE(make) from wood.
c. Hundreds of people ARE KILLED (kill) in accidents every year.
d. London IS VISITED (visit) by thousands of tourists every year.
e. The biology class IS TAUGHT  (teach) by Mr Green.
f. English IS SPOKEN (speak) all over the world.
g. Lunch. Is served (serve) at twelve o’clock.
h. Books. Is wrote (write) by authors.

10. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple Passive.

Two men WERE SEEN (see) breaking into a house in my street last night. The police
WERE CALLED (call) and they arrived very quickly. One man WAS CAUGHT (catch) immediately. The other
escaped, but he WAS FOUND (find) very soon. Both men
WERE TAKEN (take) to the police station where they WERE QUESTIONED (question) separately by a police
officer. The two men WERE CHARGED (charge) with burglary.

11. Rewrite the following passage in the Passive.

Somebody has stolen a bus from outside the school. Some children saw the thief. The police are
searching for the bus now. They will use the children’s descriptions to catch the thief.
A BUS FROM OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL WAS STOLEN  THE THIEF WAS SEEN BY SOME CHILDREN HE BUS IS BEEN SEARCHED BY THE POLICE
NOW THE CHILDREN´S DESCRIPTIONS WILL BE USED TO CATCH THE THIEF.
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12. Rewrite the following passage in the Passive.

Some people saw a UFO in the sky above London last night. They reported it to the police. The army
sent a helicopter to look at it more closer. The UFO shot the helicopter down and killed both men in it.
People have given photographs of the UFO to the police. Experts are looking at them now.
AN HELICOPTER WAS SENT BY THE ARMY TO LOOK AT IT CLOSER. THE MEN IN THE HELICOPTER WERE KILLED BY A SHOOT FROM THE

UFO PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE UFO ARE GIVEN TO TE POLICE. IT IS BEEN LOOKED BY EXPERTS NOW.

13. Rewrite the following passage in the Passive.

Someone broke into a local jewellery shop yesterday. The owner had just locked up the shop when a
robber with a gun threatened him. The robber told him to unlock the shop and give him all the
diamonds in the safe. Then the robber tied him up. The police have organized a search for the robber.
They hope they will find him in a few days. Doctors are treating the owner of the shop for shock.
A JEWLERY SHOP WAS BROKEN IN YESTERDAY. THE OWNER WAS THREATENED BY THE ROBBER WHEN HE HAD JUST LOCKED UP .

THE SHOP. THE OENER WAS THREATENED BY THE ROBBER WHEN HE HAD JUST LOCKED UP THE SHOP . THE OWNER WAS TOLD TO
UNLOCK THE SHOP AND GIVE HIM ALL THE DIAMONDS IS SAFE. THE MAN WAS TIED UP .A SEARCH FOR THE ROBBER IS ORGANICED
BY THE POLICE .THEY HOPE THE ROBBER IS FIND IN A FEW DAYS. THE OWNER IS BEEN TREATEN BY A SHOCK.

14. Rewrite the following passage in the Passive.

My uncle painted this picture. Someone has offered him a lot of money for it. He will deliver the
painting tomorrow. When they give him the money, he will tell them the truth. He painted it one night
while he was sleepwalking!
THIS PAINTING WAS PAINTED BY MY UNCLE. HE WAS OFFERED A LOT OF MONEY FOR IT THE PAINTING WILL BE DELIVERED
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TOMORROW .WHEN HE IS GIVEN THE MONEY, HE WILL TELL THEM THE TRUTH.IT WAS PAINTED ONE NIGHT WHILE

HE WAS SLEEPWALKING

15. Rewrite the following passage in the Passive.

Our school is organizing a contest. The teachers will choose the best project about the environment.
The students must include pictures and drawings in their projects. The students will also have to do all
the writing themselves. The school will give the winner a set of encyclopaedias.
A CONTEST IS ORGANIZED BY OUR SCHOOL. THE BEST PROJECT ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT WILL BE CHOSEN BE THE TEACHERS .IN THE
PROJECTS MUST BE INCLUDED PICTURES AND DRAWINGS. THE WRITING MUS BE DONE BY THEMSELVES .A SET OF ENCYCLOPEDIAS
WILL BE GIVEN TO THE WINNER

16. Turn from Active to Passive in two ways.

a. He gave me a present. I WAS GIVEN A PRESENT (MORE USUAL) / A PRESENT WAS GIVEN TO ME (LESS USUAL)

b. The waiter will bring us the bill. WE WILL BE BROUGHT THE BILL. / THE BILL WILL BE BROUGHT TO US

c. Her mother bought Mary some sweets. MARY WAS BOUGHT SOME SWEETS / SOME SWEETS WERE BOUGTH FOR MARY

d. Bob has sold Ted a second-hand car. TED HAS BEEN SOLD A SECOND-HAND CAR / A SECOND-HAND CAR HAS
BEEN SOLD TO TED
 e. Larry is going to send a letter to Tom. TOM IOS GOING TO BE SENT A LETTER – A LETTER IS GOING TO BE SENT TO TOM

17. Turn from Active to Passive.

a. Someone is helping her with the housework.
SHE IS BEING HELPED WITH THE HOUSEWORK
b. The mail-order company sent Mrs Green a parcel.
A PARCEL WAS SENT TO MRS GREEN BY THE MAIL-ORDER COMPANY.
c. My friend sent me an invitation.
AN INVITATION WAS SENT TO ME

d. The secretary has given Mrs Jones some letters.

SOME LETTERS HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO MRS JONES BY THE SECRETARY
e. The traffic warden had already given him a ticket for illegal parking.
 A TICKET FOR ILLEGAL PARKING HAD ALREADY BEEN GIVEN TO HIM BY THE TRAFFIC WARDEN.
f. John gave Elizabeth that beautiful ring.
THAT BEAUTIFUL RING WAS GIVEN TO ELIZABETH BY JOHN
g. Her students have sent her flowers.
FLOWERS HAVE BEEN SENT TO HER BY HER STUDENTS

h. He must give the message to the right person.

THE MESSAGE MUST BE GIVEN TO THE RIGHT PERSON
i. We teach our students English and French.
ENGLISH AND FRENCH ARE TAUGHT TO OUR STUDENTS
8 j. Someone bought flowers for the bride.
FLOWERS WERE BOUGHT FOR THE BRIDE

k. They showed the tourists the sights of Athens.

THE SIGHTS OF ATHENS WERE SHOWED TO THE TOURISTS
l. They pay her an excellent salary.
AN EXCELLENT SALARY IS PAID TO HER

m. They paid the artist £1,000 for his painting.

THE ARTIST WAS PAID £1,000 FOR HIS PAINTING

18. Rewrite these sentences in the passive voice.

1. They sell oysters in the shop next door.
THE OYSTERS ARE SELLED BY THEM IN THE SHOP NEXT DOOR
2. They haven’t delivered the food yet.
THE FOOD HAS NOT BEEN DELIVERED BY THEM YET
3. Shakespeare wrote King Lear.
KING LEAR WAS WRITTEN BY SHAKESPEARE
4. They have to answer the questions on this sheet.
THE QUESTIONS HAVE TO BE ANSWERED ON THIS SHEET BY THEM
5. Has anybody put the cases upstairs?
THE CASES HAVE BEEN PUT UPSTAIRS BY ANYBODY
6. Someone should take this rubbish away.
THIS RUBBISH SHOULD BE TAKEN AWAY BY SOMEONE
7. They’ll ask you a lot of questions.
YOU WILL BE ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS BY THEM
8. Someone’s going to send her some flowers.
FLOWERS ARE GOIND TO BE SENT TO HER BY SOMEONE.
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9. They didn’t pay me much for that job.

I WASN'T PAID MUCH BY THEM FOR THAT JOB.

10. Have they offered him a better job?

HE HAVE BEEN OFFERED A BETTER JOB BY THEM?

11. They told us a secret.

A SECRET WAS TOLD TO US BY THEM.
12. Would they lend me their car?
THEIR CAR WOULD BE LENT TO ME BY THEM
13. People should send their complaints to the head office.
 THEIR COMPLAINTS TO THE HEAD OFFICE  SHOULD BE SENT.
14. They had to postpone the meeting because of illness.
THE MEETING HAD BEEN POSTPONED BY THEM BECAUSE OF ILLNESS
15. They are going to hold next year’s congress in San Francisco.
NEXT YEAR’S CONGRESS IN SAN FRANCISCO IS GOING TO BE HOLD BY THEM
16. The bill includes service.
SERVICE IS INCLUDED BY THE BILL
17. People don’t use this road very often.
THIS ROAD ISN'T USED BY PEOPLE
18. They cancelled all the flights because of fog.
THE FLIGHTS WAS CANCELLED BY THEM BECAUSE OF FOG
19. Somebody accused me of stealing the money.
I WAS ACCUSED BY SOMEBODY OF STEALING THE MONEY.

20. They are building a new ring-road round the city.

A NEW RING-ROAD ROUND THE CITY IS BEEN BUILT BY THEM.
21. I didn’t realize that someone was recording our conversation.
SOMEONE WASN'T RELIZED RECOFNING OUR CONVERSATION BY ME
9 22. They have changed the date of the meeting.
THE DATE OF THE MEETING HAVE BEEN CHANGED BY THEM.
23. Brian told me that somebody had attacked and robbed him in the street.
I WAS TOLD THAT SOMEBODY HAD ATTACKED AND ROBBED HIM IN THE STREET BY BRIAN
24. You should open the wine about three hours before you use it.
THE WINE SHOULD BE OPENNED ABOUT THREE HOURS BEFORE YOU USE IT
25. Somebody had cleaned my shoes and brushed my suit.
 MY SHOES AND MY SUIT HAD BEEN CLEANED BY SOMEBODY.

26. We use this room only on special occasions.

THIS ROOM IS ONLY USED ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS BY US.
27. In some districts farmers use pigs to find truffles.
PIGS ARE USED TO FIND TRUFFLES IN SOME DISTRICTS FARMERS
28. John gave Elizabeth that beautiful ring.
ELIZABETH WAS GIVEN THAT BEAUTIFUL RING BY JOHN.

29. They have offered Sarah a very good job.

A VERY GOOD JOB HAVE BEEN OFFERED TO SARAH BY THEM
30. The estate agent showed the house to the young people.
THE HOUSE TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE WAS SHOWED BY THE STATE AGENT.
31. We will pay the gardener a lot of money.
A LOT OF MONEY WILL BE PAID TO THE GARDENER BY US.
32. Someone is going to repair the roof next week.
THE ROOF IS GOING TO BE REPAIRED BY SOMEONE NEXT WEEK
 33. They can’t find Joanna.
Joanna can't be found by them.
34. They should decorate the room with flowers.
THE ROOM SHOULD BE DECORATED WITH FLOWERS BY THEM.

35. Archaeologists have discovered an ancient temple.

AN ANCIENT TEMPLE HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED BY ARCHAEOLOGISTS.
36. We will put all these things into boxes.
 ALL THESE THINGS WILL BE PUT INTO BOXES BY US
37. The firefighters rescued the teenagers from the burning building.
THE TEENAGERS WERE RESCUED FROM THE BURNING BUILDING BY THE FIREFIGHTERS .

38. The youngest student in the class has written the best composition.
THE BEST COMPOSITIONS HAS BEEN WRITTEN BY THE YOUNGEST STUDENTS IN THE CLASS
39. The children send me messages every day.
MESSAGES ARE SENT TO ME BY THE CHILDREN EVERY DAY
40. The villagers gave the travellers food and water.
MESSAGES ARE SENT TO ME BY THE CHILDREN EVERY DAY
41. A very talented young girl wrote the story.
THE STORY WAS WRITTEN BY A VERY TALENTED YOUNG GIRL.
42. They are going to finish the new road in a few days.
THE NEW ROAD IS GOING TO BE FINISHED IN A FEW DAYS BY THEM
43. They cancelled the match because of the rain.
THE MATCH WAS CANCELLED BY THEM BECAUSE OF THE RAIN.
44. You must not cross this line.
THIS LINE MUSN'T BE CROSS BY YOU.
10 45. They had picked the oranges before the storm.
THE ORANGES HAD BEEN PICKED BY THEM BEFORE THE STORM
46. Professor Smith should write the book.
THE BOOK SHOULD BE WRITTEN BY PROFESSOR SMITH
47. Mr Elliot will pay the workers.
THE WORKERS WILL BE PAID BY MR. ELLIOT.
48. Two men were following Tom.
TOM WAS BEEN FOLLOWED BY TWO MEN
49. Millions of people use the Internet every day.
THE INTERNET IS USED BY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE EVERY DAY.
50. They gave Bob a CD player for his birthday.
A CD PLAYER WAS GIVEN BY THEM FOR HIS BIRTHDAY
51. The prime minister will give a medal to the winners.
A MEDAL WILL BE GIVEN TO THE WINNERS BY THE PRIME MINISTER.
52. She is telling the children a story.
A STORY IS BEEN TOLD TO THE CHILDREN BY HER
53. They’ve offered Sally a job.
A JOB HAVE BEEN OFFERED TO SALLY BY THEM.
54. Poisonous chemicals have polluted the river.
THE RIVER HAVE BEEN POLLUTED BY THE POISONOUS CHEMICALS
55. Doctor Simms is examining her.
SHE IS BEEN EXAMINING BY DOCTOR SIMMS.
56. You must stop him now.
HE MUST BE STOPPED BY YOU NOW.
57. Someone gave them free tickets for the concert.
FREE TICKETS FOR THE CONCERT ARE GIVEN TO THEM BY SOMEONE