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PASSIVE EXERCISE 5
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Passive 5 (mixed tenses)

Change these active sentences to passive. Choose if you need the agent
or not.

1) The Government is planning a new road near CHECK

my house.

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

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2) My grandfather built this house in 1943.
English.
This house was built in 1943 by my grandfather

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3) Picasso was painting Guernica at that time.

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and
Guernica was being painted at that time by Picasso.

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4) The cleaner has cleaned the office.
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The office has been cleaned.

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more
beautiful
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5) He had written three books before 1867.

Three books were written before 1867 by him.

[ Three books had been written before 1867 ]

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6) John will tell you later.
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7) By this time tomorrow we will have signed the tenses PDFs when you
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The deal will be signed tommorow by this time.

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8) Somebody should do the work.

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[ The work should be done ]

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9) The traffic might have delayed Jimmy.

Jimmy might have been delayed by the traffic.

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10) People speak Portuguese in Brazil.

Portuguese is spoken in Brazil.

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11) Everybody loves Mr Brown.

Mr Brown is loved by everybody.

[.]
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12) They are building a new stadium near the CHECK

station.

A new stadium is being built near the station by them.

[ A new stadium is being built near the station ] SHOW

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13) The wolf ate the princess.

The princess was eaten by the wolf.

[.]
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14) At six o'clock someone was telling a story.

[ At six o'clock a story was being told ]

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15) Somebody has drunk all the milk!

All the milk has been drunk!

[.]
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16) I had cleaned all the windows before the CHECK

storm.

All the windows had been cleaned before the storm.

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17) A workman will repair the computer CHECK

tomorrow.

The computer will be repaired by tommorow.

[ The computer will be repaired tomorrow ] SHOW

18) By next year the students will have studied

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the passive.

[ By next year the passive will have been

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studied by the students ]

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19) James might cook dinner.

Dinner might be cooked by James.

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20) Somebody must have taken my wallet.

My wallet must have been taken.

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