Alemi 2 BHFT English

Passive

1. Choose the correct passive version of these sentences.

1. a: Have the pictures been sent to the insurance company yet?

2. b: A special edition of the magazine is being offered to all subscribers.

3. a: The images from the web were downloaded in this file.

4. b: All the computers in the company network were infected by the virus.

5. a: Better and better programs are being used by website designer.

2. Rewrite the sentences in the passive.

1. The newspapers are publishing new facts about the elections every day.

New facts about the elections are being published every day.

2. Audiences worldwide will watch the finals of the Eurovision Song Contest in May.

The finals of the Eurovision Song Contest will be watched by worldwide audiences.

3. They filmed the documentary over a period of two years on the Galapagos Islands.

The documentary was filmed by them over a period of two years on the Galapagos Islands.

4. The editor advised the foreign correspondent to get out of Liberia.

The foreign correspondent was advised by the editor to get out of Liberia.

5. Ten thousand readers subscribe to this magazine each month.

The magazine is being subscribed by ten thousand readers each month.

6. You should not download very large files onto this computer.

Very large files should not be downloaded onto this computer.

7. People believe that the report published in yesterday Globe is misleading.

The report published in yesterday Globe is believed to be misleading.

8. They are going to film a whole new series of this soap opera in Hawaii.

A whole new series of this soap opera is going to be filmed.

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3. Find and correct the mistake in these sentences

 Our TV hasn´t been working for a few days now. (hasn´t been working: Past Perfect
Progressive)
 A special award has been given to the editor of the daily Globe. (Victim)
 An unusual email has been sent to Sally by a company selling degrees. (victim)
 The first magazine should be sent to any new subscribers of the magazine freely.
 Have the company websites been improved last year?
 Text messages are being transmitted to mobile phones by switching centre.