B1 Passive Voice PA014

Rewrite the sentences in the passive voice.

1. Someone will attend to you later.

2. I don't remember Jack giving me the tickets.

3. We must do something before the situation gets out of control.

4. You can hear the music in all sections of the stadium.

5. The company employs 5 people.

6. They are going to buy a new TV set next week.

7. My great grandfather built this house 60 years ago.

8. My sister gave me the key so I could get in.

9. Nobody said anything.

10.A loud noise woke me up last night.

11.How do you prepare such a dish?

12.I don't like someone lying to me.

13.She solved all her problems.

14.After a while she found out they hadn't told her the truth.

15.The outstanding performance impressed her.

16.You mustn't put the leftovers back in the fridge.

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1. Someone will attend to you later.

You will be attended to later.
2. I don't remember Jack giving me the
tickets.
I don't remember being given the tickets.
3. We must do something before the situation gets out of control.
Something must be done before the situation gets out of control.
4. You can hear the music in all sections of the stadium.
The music can be heard in all sections of the stadium.
5. The company employs 5 people.
5 people are employed by the company.
6. They are going to buy a new TV set next week.
A new TV set is going to be bought next week.
7. My great grandfather built this house 60 years ago.
This house was built 60 years ago by my great grandfather.
8. My sister gave me the key so I could get in.
I was given the key so I could get in.
9. Nobody said anything.
Nothing was said.
10.A loud noise woke me up last night.
I was woken up last night by a loud noise.
11. How do you prepare such a dish?
How is such a dish prepared?
12. I don't like someone lying to me.
I don't like being lied to.
13. She solved all her problems.
All her problems were solved.
14. After a while she found out they hadn't told her the truth.
After a while she found out that she hadn't been told the truth.
15. The outstanding performance impressed her.
She was impressed by the outstanding performance.
16. You mustn't put the leftovers back in the fridge.
The leftovers mustn't be put back in the fridge.

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