PASSIVE VOICE Exercise 3 Rewrite the following passages in the PASSIVE:

1. Some people saw a UFO in the sky above London last night. They reported it to
Exercise 1 Rewrite the sentences using Passive voice. the police. The army sent a helicopter to look at it more closely. The UFO shot the
Example: Peter writes a letter. helicopter down and killed both men in it. People gave photographs of the UFO to
Answer: A letter is written or A letter is written by Peter. the police.
1) Julia rescued three cats. A UFO was seen by some people in the sky above London las night. The police was
Three cats was rescued by julia. reported about it by them. A helicopter was sent by the army to look at it more
2) The students handed in the reports. closely. The helicopter was shotted down and both men in it were by the UFO.
The reports are handed in by the students Photographs of thr UFO were gave to the police by the people.
3) Maria crashed into the blue car.
The blue car was crashed by Maria. 2. Someone broke into a local jewelry shop yesterday. The owner had just locked up
4) Alex learned the poem. the shop when a robber with a gun threatened him. The robber told him to unlock
The poem was learned by alex the shop and give him all the diamonds in the safe. Then the robber tied him up. The
5) Steven has forgotten the book. police organized a search for the robber. They hope they will find him in a few days.
The book has been forgotten. Doctors treated the owner of the shop for shock.
6) The mechanic has not repaired the DVD recorder. A local jewelry shop was broken into yesterday by someone. The shop was locked up
The DVD recorder has not been repaired. by the owner when a robber with a gun threatened him. The owner was told to
7) They play handball. unlock the shopnand give him all the diamonds in thr safe by the robber. The owner
Handball is played by them was tied robber up. A search for the robber was organized by the police. The robber
8) Sue puts the rucksack on the floor. will been found in a few days. The owner of the shop was treated for the shock by
The rucksack is put on the floor by Sue doctors.
9) The girls have lost the match.
The match has been losted by the girls
10) Grandmother told good stories. Exercise 4 Using the PASSIVE, ask questions to which the bold type words are
Good stories was told by grandmother answers:
1) Columbus discovered America. __Who was America discovered by__ ?
Exercise 2 Complete the sentences in Passive voice form using the verbs in 2. We keep money in a safe. _Where is the money kept ?
brackets 3. A bee stung him. ____What stung him?
1. Before 1941, the winners’ names _were published____ (publish) in newspapers 4. They speak Italian in Italy. ____What language spoken in Italy?
the night before the ceremony. 5. They have taken his aunt to hospital. __Where has his aunt been taken?
2. A new theater _was built___(build) near my house last year 6. The boys damaged the television. ______What happened to the television?
3. We can’t get into the movie theater because all the tickets __are ___ already 7. Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa. ________Who painted the Mona Lisa?
_sold___ (sell) 8. He invited 30 people to his party. ___How many people were invited?
4. Did you see the movie Harry Potter? Where was it filmed? (film) 9. They grow bananas in Africa. ____Where are bananas grown ?
5. I went to the lobby to buy popcorn, and my seat __was taken___ (take)
6. No one knows why the award was been called (call) “Oscar.” Exercise 5 Turn from ACTIVE into PASSIVE:
7. Nomadland ___has been chosen___ (choose)as the best film of 2021. 1. You must leave the bathroom tidy. …….. The bathroom must be left tidy. ………..
2. You should water this plant daily. _______ the plant should be watered daily__
3. Our neighbor ought to paint the garage. ____the garage should be painted by de
neighbor_____
4. I have to return these books to the library. ___these books have to be returned to
the library____
5. You must extinguish your cigarettes. _Your cigarettes must be extinguished___
6. You must dry-clean this shirt. __the shirt must be dry-cleaned___
7. Someone will pay you in ten days. ___in ten days you will be paid by someone___
8. You can improve your health with more exercise. __your health can be improved
with more exercise____
9. People must obey the law. __the law must be obeyed____
10.The cleaner is going to mop the kitchen floor. ____the kitchen floor will be
moped by the cleaner.