PASSIVE VOICE 1º Bach.

1. Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets.
1. My article for the local paper …………………………… (publish) last month.
2. My sister …………………………… (interview) next week.
3. That dog is aggressive. It …………………………… (shouldn’t / allow) in the house.
4. Are you sure this film …………………………… (make) in 1973?
5. Your project …………………………… (must / finish) before the end of the week.
6. How to make that fabulous Christmas cake …………………………… (explain) in this week’s
magazine.
7. The injured man …………………………… (take) to hospital by the time the ambulance arrived.

2. Write a continuation for each sentence below. Use the words in brackets and the passive
form of the verbs.
1. I’ve never seen this house before. It must be new.
(yes / it / build / this year)

2. Could you look up this word for me?

(how / it / spell / ?)

3. What is he doing at the police station right now?

(he / question / about / the accident)

4. I heard you were upset.

(yes / I / should / give / a promotion)

5. Are you sure this fish is fresh?

(yes / it / just / catch)

3. Complete the sentences in the passive. Omit the agent when possible.
1. They shouldn’t have told him about the accident.
He .
2. As far as I know, they haven’t sold the house.
As far as I know, the house .
3. Karen borrowed the atlas from Anita.
The atlas .
4. They won’t cut down the trees by the river.
.
5. Someone is playing games on my computer.
.
6. Fog often causes road accidents.
.
7. Why has the officer arrested that man?
?
4. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the active,
passive or causative form.
1. This is a great bowling alley. They ……………………… (rent) out shoes very cheaply and
everyone
……………………… (give) a free soft drink if they get a high score.
2. All cars ……………………… (must / park) in the nearby shopping centre. Furthermore, parking
spaces
……………………… no longer ……………………… (provide) for employees in the company’s car
park.
3. Although plans for the extension ……………………… (make) six months ago, no details about
them
……………………… (reveal) to the staff yet.
4. My cousin ……………………… (have) relatives all over the world. More than 200 of them
……………………… (inform) about the family reunion.
5. A year after the book ……………………… (write), the writer ……………………… it
……………………… (translate) into ten different languages.
6. That play ……………………… (might / write) when Shakespeare ……………………… (live) in
London.
7. Last year, vandals ……………………… (cover) the walls of our football stadium with graffiti. Last
month however, all of those walls ……………………… (repaint).
8. Jimmy ……………………… his computer ……………………… (repair) last week but I
…………………
(not receive) an e-mail from him yet.
5.Complete the sentences with the passive form of the verbs in brackets.
1. This dress doesn’t fit me. It …………………………… (must / make) for someone else.
2. We think that the new cinema …………………………… (build) by next year.
3. By the time we got home, dinner …………………………… (already / serve).
4. Our car …………………………… (not repair) yet.
5. At this restaurant, dogs …………………………… (allow) to enter with their owners.
6. The guests …………………………… (photograph) in the garden when it started to rain.

6. Rewrite the sentences in the passive.

1. The manager announced the new plan to the staff.

2. Someone has just sent Kim some lovely flowers.

3. I’m sure the police will catch the thief soon.

4. My parents haven’t sold our house yet.

5. Someone is cooking tomato soup in the kitchen.

6. Sam shouldn’t have told your secret to everyone.

7. Write sentences that logically follow the original sentences. Use the words in brackets and
the passive or causative form of the verb.
1. This is his last year of being prime minister. (elections / hold / in autumn)

2. We made a mistake by not sending Carol an invitation to our wedding. (she should / send)
3. There’s been a leak in the roof for months. (we / repair / today)

4. Henry VI, Part 1 is Shakespeare’s first play. (it / write / in 1589)

5. I didn’t make any of the cakes. (I / bake / by a professional)

8. Complete the passage with the correct active or passive form of the verbs in brackets.
What happens when you do something wrong at school? Maybe your teacher
1.
…………………………… (hand out) a punishment. You 2. …………………………… (might / send) to
the headteacher. When you get home, 3. …………………………… you ……………………………
(punish) again by your parents? One mother felt that her eight-year-old son
4.
…………………………… (not punish) enough by his school. She 5. …………………………… (make)
him stand on the pavement for three hours with a sign that read, “I was rude to my teacher. I’m
sorry”. The mother said she 6. …………………………… (not want) to embarrass her child. She just
believed that this way her son’s behaviour 7. …………………………… (could / change). It appears
that this method 8. …………………………… (try) by many parents over the years. In another case, a
12-year-old girl 9. …………………………… (suspend) from school for bullying. She too
10.
…………………………… (have to stand) outside a school with signs that read, “I got suspended
from school” and “Don’t be like me. Stop bullying.” Some people agree with the way these kids
11.
…………………………… (punish). Others simply don’t.