THE PASSIVE 4

1. The passive voice in the future simple tense

The active voice The passive voice
My mum will water flowers in five minutes. Flowers will be watered by my mum in five
minutes.
Jovian and Tom will teach me how to speak I will be taught how to speak English by Jovian
English next month. and Tom next month.
I am sure that Donald Trump will not drink I am sure that alcohol will not be drunk by Donald
alcohol. Trump.
Electronic devices will not be brought by my
My classmates will not bring electronic devices. classmates.
Will lunch be prepared tomorrow?
Will anyone prepare lunch tomorrow? When will your homework assignments be typed
When will you type your homework assignments? by you?

1.1. Form:
The active voice The passive voice
Affirmative: Affirmative:

Negative: Negative:

Question: Question:

1.2. Complete these sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the future simple passive.

(optimise) (check) (analyse) (order) (take) (monitor) (build) (tailor) (set up) (make)

Life at the end of the century

Everything about you .................................................. .

Your pulse ............................................... by mirror in your bathroom.
Your weight ............................................. by bathroom scales built into the floor.

Your kitchen robot ......................................... to make your tea when you get up.

Your daily menu .......................................................... to match your activities.

Your food .................................................. online by your fridge.

Your pizza ................................................. by a 3D printer.

Solar panels ..................................... into building materials to power your house.

Your feelings ................................................... by sensors in your mobile phone.

And everything ................................................... to your own needs.

1.3. Use the passive voice to rewrite these sentences.

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We will deliver your parcel as soon as possible.

...................................................................................................................................

They won't polish the wooden floor.

.........................................................................................................................

We'll cut the grass by a hand

mower. ...................................................................................................................................................
....

So many presents will surprise

her. .......................................................................................................................................................

I hope the wind will not blow away our tent.

I hope ............................................................................................................................................
Hunters will shoot more and more
wolves. ...................................................................................................................................................
.... They'll show the film at 8
o'clock. ...................................................................................................................................................
....

He won't tell us to go
away. ......................................................................................................................................................
.

Your grandma will read the

story. ......................................................................................................................................................
. Little Jane will draw the picture. .....................................................

1.4. Use these words to make sentences in the future simple passive.

Example: buy | new glasses - New glasses will be bought.

What will be done before the birthday party

invitations |
send .......................................................................................................................................................

tidy up | the
house ......................................................................................................................................................
.

into the living room | a big table |

bring .......................................................................................................................................................

put | in a vase |
flowers ...................................................................................................................................................
....

buy | in a supermarket |
drinks .....................................................................................................................................................
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.. make |
sandwiches .............................................................................................................................................
..........

in a restaurant | pizzas |
order .......................................................................................................................................................
choose | the greatest
hits .......................................................................................................................................................

for the party | walls and ceilings |

decorate ..................................................................................................................................................
.....

ask | parents | to go far

away .......................................................................................................................................................

Make questions in the future simple passive to complete the interview with John Talbot, the mayor
of the town of Ripley.

Interviewer: I've read your investment plan for the town of Ripley.
When ................................. .............................................. by the local council? (the plan - adopt)
John Talbot: I suppose that the local council will adopt it during our next meeting in March.
Interviewer: How much money ............................................................? (invest)

John Talbot: Five million pounds in three years. We want to renovate the town centre and make it
more attractive.

Interviewer: How ............................................................... more attractive? (the centre - make) John

Talbot: We'll give the town a facelift. The old trees and benches will be removed....
Interviewer: ............................................................................... instead? (new trees - plant) John
Talbot: Yes, they will. But we will plant them in better locations.

Interviewer: And ..............................................................................? (new benches - buy) John

Talbot: We will increase the number of benches, but they will be relocated, too. Interviewer: You
also want to make the town pedestrian
friendly. ............................................. ..................................................? (pavements - reconstruct)

John Talbot: Definitely. By the end of next year. And we'll also build a new car park.

Interviewer: And where ............................................................................? (the car park - build)

John Talbot: Just outside the town centre.

Interviewer: What about street lighting? ....................................................................................? (any

new lamps - install)

John Talbot: We are planning to place new lamps around the square.

Interviewer: Do you think that other towns .......................................................... by your plan?

(inspire)

John Talbot: Let's wait and see. But I hope that our citizens will welcome all these changes.

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2. The passive voice with modal verbs
The active voice
People can see the painting at Louvre Museum.
They should submit their work on time.
The company must pay employees on the last day
of the month.
We would sell the tickets there if possible.
We might finish it by noon.
We could have lost the map on the way back
home.
The passive voice
The painting can be seen at Lourve Museum.
Their work should be submitted on time.
Employees must be paid on the last day of the
month.
The tickets would be sold there if possible.
It might be finished by noon.
The map could have been lost on the way back
home.

2.1. Form:
The active voice The passive voice
Affirmative: Affirmative:

Negative: Negative:

Question: Question:

2.2. Change these actives into passives.

You can prepare this dish the night before.

You must give students enough time to finish.

They'll pay me at the end of the month.

You can serve this wine with chicken or fish.

You can do it alone.

You should answer the easy questions first.

You should finish the work before noon.

They might give him an award.

We will elect a new government next year.

They could feel the earthquake 20 km away.

They should have answered my call right away.

He must have written it a long time ago.

They might have painted this house last year.

They should have replaced the broken window immediately.

They may have offered him a better job.
They should have fed the dog this morning.

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They could have sold those tickets easily.

They should have arrested the driver.

They should have explained it better.

Someone must have stolen it last night.

3. The passive with “to be going to”

The active voice
We are going to see the painting at Louvre
Museum.
They were going to submit their work on time.
The company is not going to pay employees on the
last day of the month.
We were not going to sell the tickets there.
Are we going to finish it by noon?
Were you going to fix the car on the way back
home?
The passive voice
The painting is going to be seen at Lourve
Museum.
Their work was going to be submitted on time.
Employees is not going to be paid on the last day
of the month.
The tickets would be sold there.
Is it going to be finished by noon?
Was the car going to be fixed on the way back
home?

3.1. Form:
The active voice The passive voice
Affirmative: Affirmative:

Negative: Negative:

Question: Question:

3.2. Change these sentences into the passive

1. They are going to knock down the old building.

2. The dog was going to bite the boy.

3. The principal is going to announce the commencement date of the new IAL course.

4. We are not going to feed the birds in the next two days.

5. The government is not going to deal with unemployment problems soon.

6. Who was going to teach us biology?

7. What are we going to bring to the class party?

8. Who is going to lay the table?

9. Were they going to settle the bill?

10. They are not going to restore anything. They are going to demolish the whole site.

4. The passive with “have to”

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 The active voice
We have to sell the painting to raise money for
charity.
They had to submit their work on time.
The company does not have to pay employees on
the last day of the month.
We did not have to sell the tickets there.
Do we have to finish it by noon?
Did you have to fix the car on the way back home?
The passive voice
The painting has to be sold to raise money for
charity.
Their work had to be submitted on time.
Employees do not have to be paid on the last day
of the month.
The tickets did not have to be sold there.
Does it have to be finished by noon?
Did the car have to be fixed on the way back
home?

4.1. Form:
The active voice The passive voice
Affirmative: Affirmative:

Negative: Negative:

Question: Question:

4.2. Put these sentences into the passive voice.

1. All the students have to learn biology online.

2. The patient had to self-pay all the hospital bills.

3. You don’t have to pretend to be kind-hearted.

4. Customers didn’t have to practise social distancing a few months ago.

5. Do you have to abide with new regulations strictly?

6. Did Lucy have to write the report about the expereiments?

7. What materials do you have to prepare for the next meeting?

8. I have to tell my mum about my health problems.

9. Why did we have to dig the garden up?

10. Who has to mop the floor and do the laundry this week?

REVISION

Put these sentences into the passive voice.

1. Should they help Jane with the sewing?
2. The mechanic is repairing Judy’s car.
3. Must we finish the test before ten?
4. They use a computer to do that job nowadays.
5. Employers must pay all travel expenses for this training course.
6. Did her story take them in?

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7. The bank manager kept me for half an hour.
8. Has he spelt this word wrongly
9. All his friends will see him off at the airport.
10. They used to drink beer for breakfast in England years ago.
11. Someone might have sent the letter to the wrong address.
12. They were cleaning the floor when I arrived.
13. They are digging the hole on the wrong side of the road.
14. They are going to steal your money if you’re not careful.
15. Has anyone ever asked you for your opinion?
16. Alan’s knowledge of art doesn’t impress me.
17. How do people make candles?
18. They can’t make tea with cold water.
19. When is someone going to announce the results of the contest?
20. Nobody informed the police that there had been a mistake.
21. Where will your company send you next year?
22. Who looked after the children when you were away?
23. Look! Someone is feeding the seals.
24. Kathy had returned the book to the library.
25. By this time tomorrow, the president will have made the announcement.
26. The pollution in the city was affecting people’s breathing.
27. Mrs Andrews hasn’t signed those papers yet. Has Mr Andrews signed them yet?
28. Is a student pilot flying that airplane?
29. Where did they hold the 1988 Olympic Games?
30. Do they make those tractors in this country, or do they import them?

Key

Everything about you will be monitored.

Your pulse will be taken by mirror in your bathroom.
Your weight will be checked by bathroom scales built into the floor.

Your kitchen robot will be set up to make your tea when you get up.

Your daily menu will be optimised to match your activities.

Your food will be ordered online by your fridge.
Your pizza will be made by a 3D printer.
Solar panels will be built into building materials to power your house. Your feelings will be
analysed by sensors in your mobile phone.
And everything will be tailored to your own needs.