Professional Documents
Culture Documents
com
The Passive: Mixed Tenses
© 2008 www.perfect-english-grammar.com
May be freely copied for personal or classroom use.
11. Everybody loves Mr Brown.
Mr Brown is loved (by everybody).
_______________________________________________________________
12. They are building a new stadium near the station.
A new stadium is being built near the station.
_______________________________________________________________
13. The wolf ate the princess.
The princess was eaten by the wolf.
_______________________________________________________________
14. At six o’clock someone was telling a story.
A story was being told (by someone) at six o'clock.
_______________________________________________________________
15. Somebody has drunk all the milk!
All the milk has been drunk (by somebody)!
_______________________________________________________________
16. I had cleaned all the windows before the storm.
All the windows had been cleaned before the storm.
_______________________________________________________________
17. A workman will repair the computer tomorrow.
The computer will be repaired (by a workman) tomorrow.
_______________________________________________________________
18. By next year the students will have studied the passive.
The passive will have been studied (by the students) by next year.
_______________________________________________________________
19. James might cook dinner.
Dinner might be cooked (by James).
_______________________________________________________________
20. Somebody must have taken my wallet.
My wallet must have been taken (by somebody).
_______________________________________________________________
© 2008 www.perfect-english-grammar.com
May be freely copied for personal or classroom use.
Answers:
© 2008 www.perfect-english-grammar.com
May be freely copied for personal or classroom use.