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Passive Exercises Worksheet Intermediate
Passive Exercises Worksheet Intermediate
EXERCISES
II. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive tense.
1. A: I think it’s dangerous when cyclists don’t wear helmets. B: I know. They …………………….
(should/fine) if they don’t.
2. A: Where did you get that beautiful jumper? B: It …………………… (knit) by my grandma years ago.
3. A: The new public library ……………………….. (already/open) to the public. B: Yes, I heard.
It……………………….. (open) by the mayor yesterday.
4. A: Your house is a mess! B: It………………………. (clean) tomorrow by the cleaning lady.
5. All the suspects ……………………..already…………………….. (question) by the police.
6. The book she’s reading ……………………. (write) by Dickens.
V. Write sentences using the cues. They are active, passive or have/get sentences.
1. We/our carpets/fit/yesterday. ……….
2. It/expect/that/prices/will go up soon. ………..
3. I/just/the leaking pipe/fix. ………………
4. I/tidy/ the garden/every spring myself. ………….
5. He/believe/to be a liar. ……………
6. Her dress/design/by Valentino. ………..
VI. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive or active tense.
Last week, a new school…………………..(open) by the Mayor of Croftside. He………………….(give) a
tour of the new building by the new headmistress, Mrs Anderson. Mrs Anderson ……………………. (show)
him the large sports hall which ………………………. (use) for indoor sports in the future. Then the
mayor……………………………. (interview) by a reporter from the local newspaper. After a photographer
…………………………..(take) some photographs of him with Mrs Anderson, a car …………………….
(arrive) and the Mayor …………………….. (take) to his next appointment.
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1. The mechanic changed the oil in my car.
2. The hairdresser cut my hair in a completely different style.
3. A decorator has repainted our house.
4. A friend of mine, who ́s an electrician, is going to repair my DVD player next week.
5.My jacket is being cleaned at a specialist cleaner ́s.
6.The town hall has just been rebuilt for the council