EXERCISES – PASSIVE VOICE

I. Put into the Passive Voice:

1. Simon bought a motorbike last week.

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2. The boyscouts helped the old lady.
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3. Mrs Scott will type the letters tomorrow.
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4. The boys are repairing the bike.
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5. The best students will win the prize.
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6. In Austria the people speak German.
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7. The thieves had stolen one hundred radios.
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8. The grocer will send us the drinks tonight.
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9. They don’t sell books any longer.
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10. The nurse had told the children a good story.
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11. The firm fired the lazy workers.
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12. Some days ago our dog bit the postman.
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13. Dunlop invented the type.
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14. After they had mended the engine, they left.
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15. The porters have already carried the suitcases to the taxi.
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16. The church gave free soup to the poor.
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17. My sister has given me the necklace as a present.
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18. The students were making good efforts.
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19. They didn’t publish the newspaper any longer.
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20. The Royal family uses Buckingham Palace as a city residence.
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