1. Describe what is happening in each of the photos.

Use each verb in

the table once:

make cut paint fix wash play

a. Windows are being washed.

b. Grass is being cut .

c. Coffee is being made .

d. Music is being played .

e. A house is being painted .

f. A car is being fixed .

2. Complete the passive voice sentences about the different places.
Use each verb in the table once:

keep wash see teach play serve

a. A school is where students are taught.

b. A movie theatre is where movies are seen .

c. A bank is where money is kept .

d. A restaurant is where food is served .

e. A laundromat is where clothes are washed .

f. A stadium is where sports are played .

3. Change the sentences from the active to passive voice:

Somebody cleans the kitchen every day.

a.
The kitchen is cleaned every day.

We print photos from this computer.

b.
The photos is printed in computer by us

Somebody is painting the ceiling.

c. the ceiling is being painted by somebody

Is someone using this chair?

d.
this chair is being used by someone?

We pay for our utilities online.

e.
utilities online is paid by us
 Someone is using all of the machines in the
laundry room.
f.
the all machines in the laundry room are being
used by someone

Someone is renting the studio apartment.

g. the studio apartment is being rented by
someone

Someone makes the bread fresh every day.

h.
the bread is made fresh by someone every day

Someone is fixing my laptop tomorrow.

i.
my laptop will being fixed tomorrow by someone

Nobody uses the weight room in my building

j. very often.
my weight room is not used

The real estate agent is showing the home on

k. Sunday afternoon.
4. Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses in either the
Present Simple or Continuous, and in the active or passive voice:

a The washer is being used (use) right now.

These days, a new apartment is

b
being build (build) on the waterfront.

Nobody is worked out (work

c
out) in the weight room at night.

At the moment, a nice two-bedroom

d apartment is being advertised
(advertise) on Craigslist.
 is the elevador being fixed (the
e
elevator / fix) now?

is the apartment cleaned (the

f
apartment / clean) every week?

People don't go (not go) to

g the industrial district that much on the
weekends.

Someone is sit (sit) on the

h
balcony.
 The baby is entertaining
i (entertain) by the silly show on TV right
now.

are the furniture made (the

j
furniture/ make) locally?

I don’t know why they don't

k
(not do) their homework every night.

The tickets for the game always are

l selled (always sell) at the
stadium.