Complete the following tasks

B1 Passive Voice PA005

Rewrite the sentences and make them passive.

1. They are serving breakfast in the dining room.

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breakfast is being served in the dining room .
2. They play rugby in all the Commonwealth countries.
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rugby is played in all the commonwealth countries .
3. You must clean your suit for the ceremony.
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the suit must be cleaned for the ceremony .
4. The authorities are opening the town health centre next week.
the town health center is being opened next week by the authorities
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5. Nobody can beat Liverpool.
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Liverpool can't be beaten .
6. After John had repaired the car, he sold it.
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After the car was repaired, it was sold by John .
7. Steven King wrote the book.
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the book was written by stephen king .
8. You should send the email today.
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The email should be sent by today .
9. The doctor must examine you again.
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you must be examined again by the doctor .
10. The company has produced cars since the beginning of the century.
cars have been produced by companies since the beginning of the century
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11. The Egyptians buried pharaohs in pyramids.
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pharaohs were buried in pyramids by egyptians .
12. They will meet you at the train station.
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you will be met at the train station .
13. Has everyone read the instructions?
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has the instructions been read by everyone ?
14. The nurse reads the newspaper to the old man every day.
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the newspaper is read to the old man by the nurse everyday .
15. They must have left the documents behind.
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the documents must've been left behind .

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 B1 Passive Voice PA004

Rewrite the sentences and make them passive.

1. Families in poor countries often force their children to work.

children in poor countries are often forced to work by their families
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2. They have offered him a good job.
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he was offered a good job .
3. They should have redecorated the house before Christmas.
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the house should have been redecorated before Christmas .
4. They will repair my car by next week.
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my car will be repaired by next week .
5. People say that he is a good surfer.
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he is said to be a good surfer .
6. They have treated the prisoners badly for years.
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the prisoners have been treated badly for years .
7. You haven’t answered to my question yet.
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my question hasn't been answered yet .
8. We had to call the ambulance.
the ambulance had to be called
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9. In Asia children do a lot of the work.
in Asia, a lot of the work is done by children
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10. You cannot reach this village by train.
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this village cannot be reached by train .
11. Settlers built this town in 1802.
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this town was build in 1802 .
12. Committee members handed out invitations for the meeting.
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Invitations for the meeting has been handed by the committee members .
13. You must park your car in the garage.
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cars must be parked in the garage .
14. They showed us the most important paintings in the gallery.
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we were shown the most important paintings in the gallery .
15. They speak Spanish here.
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Spanish is spoken here .

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 B1 Passive Voice PA003

Rewrite the sentences and make them passive.

1. They don’t expect you to win the match.

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2. He will finish the puzzle by tomorrow.
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the puzzle will be finished tomorrow by him .
3. The judge has sentenced many criminals in his career.
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many criminals have been sentenced by the judge in his career .
4. Millions of people around the world love football.
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5. They are tearing down the old bridge at the moment.
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the old bridge is being teared down at the moment .
6. Has anyone opened these letters?
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has the letter been opened by anyone? ?
7. The boys pushed Tom into the river.
Tom has been pushed into the river by the boys.
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8. They say he is an excellent pianist.
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9. They gave him a new outfit for the performance.
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10. What are they going to ask him?
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11. We will have to do this work by next Monday.
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this work will have to be done by Monday .
12. They could not reach the crash site in time.
the crash site could not be reached in time
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13. Mom is ironing your shirt.
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your shirt is being ironed by Mom .
14. The headmaster did not allow students to smoke.
Students were not allowed to smoke by the headmaster
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15. The police should bring him to the station.
he should be brought to the station by the police
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