Activity 1 : Write these sentences in passive forms.

1. Look. They haven't changed anything in this room.

Look. Nothing has been changed in this room.

2. I realized that they had misunderstood my idea.

I realized that my idea had been misunderstood.

3. Nobody informed me that the director had postponed the meeting.

Nobody informed me that the meeting had been postponed by the director.

4. Listen. McDonald's have offered you the job.

Listen. You had been offered the job by McDonald’s.

5. My partners accepted my proposal after they had considered it carefully.

My partners accepted my proposal after it had been considered carefully.

6. I left the restaurant because nobody had served me for half an hour.

I left the restaurant because I had not been served for half an hour.

7. The parcel should arrive tomorrow. We have already sent it.

The parcel should arrive tomorrow. It has already been sent.

8. Why have teenagers chosen coca-cola as a number one drink?

Why has coca-cola been chosen by teenagers as a number one drink?

9. Had they caught the burglars before they left your house?

Had the burglars been caught before they left your house?

10. To be honest, my parents have never supported me.

To be honest, I have never been supported by my parents.

Activity 2

1. People speak Portuguese in Brazil.

In Brazil people speak Portuguese.

2. The Government is planning a new road near my house.

A new road is being planned by the government near my house.

3. My grandfather built this house in 1943.

This house was built by my grandfather in 1943.

4. Picasso was painting Guernica at that time.

At that time Guernica was being painted by Picasso.

5. The cleaner has cleaned the office.

The office has been cleaned.

6. He had written three books before 1867.

Three books were written by him before 1867.

7. John will tell you later.

He will tell you later.

8. By this time tomorrow we will have signed the deal.

By this time tomorrow the deal will have been signed by us.

9. Somebody should do the work.

The work should be done by someone.

10. The traffic might have delayed Jimmy.

Jimmy might have been delayed by the traffic.

11. Everybody loves Mr Brown.

Mr Brown is loved by everyone.

12. They are building a new stadium near the station.

A new stadium is being built near the station.

13. The wolf ate the princess.

The princess was ate by the wolf.

14. At six o’clock someone was telling a story.

Someone was telling a story at six o’clock.

15. Somebody has drunk all the milk!

All the milk has been drunk by someone.

16. I had cleaned all the windows before the storm.

All the windows had been cleaned by me before the storm.

17. A workman will repair the computer tomorrow.

The computer will be repaired tomorrow.

18. By next year the students will have studied the passive.

The students will have studied passive by next year.

19. James might cook dinner.

The dinner might be cooked by James.

20. Somebody must have taken my wallet.

My wallet must have been taken by somebody.

Activity: 3

1. The jar is filled by the falling sand.

The falling sand filled the jar.

2. Reading is enjoyed by Mary.

Mary enjoys reading.

3. The town was destroyed by fire.

 Fire destroyed the town.

4. The room will be cleaned by John every Saturday.

Every Saturday, John will clean the room.

5. Cheese was eaten by Sara.

Sara ate the cheese.

6. A novel is being read by Mary.

Mary is reading a novel

7. A stone was being thrown by the kid.

The kid was throwing a stone.

8. A car has been bought by him.

He has brought a car.

9. The door had been knocked at by someone.

Someone had knocked the door.

10. Yam is eaten by people in my country.

People in my country eat yam.

11. The jackpot will be won by her.

She will win the jackpot.

12. The mother tongue would be taught to him by her tongue.

 She would teach him the mother tongue.

13. The fish is eaten by the cat.

The cat eats the fish.

14. A book was offered to them by her.

She offered a book to them.

15. A letter was written to him by her.

She wrote a letter to him.