REVIEW PASSIVE VOICE.

EXERCISES

REWRITE THE SENTENCES INTO THE PASSIVE.

1. The art gallery sold the vase for almost £25,000 in 2012.
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2. Alexandros of Antioch created the Venus de Milo between 100 and 130BC.

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3. People cannot take photographs with a flash at the museum.

Photographs ______________________________________________________________

4. The government has employed sculptors to work on the restoration of the Parthenon
temple.
Sculptors __________________________________________________________________

5. Many art galleries around the world will display this new artist’s artwork.
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COMPLETE WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE PASSIVE.

1. The words ______________ by the teacher today. (explain - Simple Present)

2. We _______________ letter the day before yesterday. ( send - Simple Past)
3. This car ________________ . It's too old. (not/ steal - will-future)
4. This street _____________ because of snow. (already/ close - Present Perfect)
5. A new restaurant _________________ next week. ( open - will-future)
6. He ______________ to the party yesterday. ( invite - Simple Past)
7. The blue box _______________ . (can/not/see - Simple Present)
8. I ___________________ the book by my friend last Sunday. ( give - Simple Past)
9. The dishes ________________ by my little brother. (not/ wash - Present Perfect)
10. I ________________________ by Robert. (not/ ask - will-future)

ORGANIZE THE QUESTIONS.

1. caught  the thieves were _____________________________________________?

2. written  always the tests in the language

lab are_________________________________________________________________?

3. will  my apology accepted be___________________________________________?

4. found  eagles are in Alaska____________________________________________?

5. was  in 1889 built the Eiffel Tower for the World

Exhibition_______________________________________________________________?

6. by computers  be will the
workers replaced_______________________________________________________?