PASSIVE VOICE EXCERCISES

A) Form passive voice in appropriate tenses for the following exercise.

1.(TV / invent / Baird)

TV w as invented by Baird
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2.(Pyramids / build / Egyptians)

Pyramids w ere built by Egyptians.
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3.(milk / produce / cows)

Milk is produced by cow s.
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4.(coffee / grow / in Brazil)

Coffee is grow n in Brazil.
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5.(chopsticks / use / in China)

Chopstics are used in China.
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6.(plants / water / everyday)

Plants are w atered everyday.
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7.(the robber / arrest / the police / yesterday)

The robber w as arrested by the police yesterday.
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8.(injured marines / take to a hospital / now)

Injured marines are being taken to a hospital now .
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9.(the truck / repair / tomorrow)

The truck w ill be repaired tomorrow .
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10.(the letters / deliver / last week)

The letters w ere delivered last w eek.
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B) Complete the exercise with be or get passive forms and the indicated verbs.
Use 'be' unless 'get' specified.

w as the missing child found

1-2. Where ? (the missing child / find)

w as discovered
She (discover) walking barefoot along

the beach.

3. How do you think the team is going to do this year?

get beaten
Pretty well, except that I'm sure they'll

(get / beat) by Central University.

4. What happened to your car?

got hit
It (get / hit) by a truck.

w e have been getting overcharged

5-6. Jim, (we / getting / overcharge) for

six months.

have the company investigated

I think we ought to . (have / the

company / investigate) I've heard the same complaint from the neighbors.

Aren't they cleaned

7-8. Why are these floors so dirty?

(they / not / clean) every day?

didn't get done

Normally, yes, but somehow the cleaning (not /

get / do) this morning.

are fed
9-11. Please don't give food to the animals. They (feed)

on a special diet.
 getting fed
OK. Will we be able to see the animals (getting /

feed) while we're here at the zoo?

They w ill be fed

Yes. (they / will / feed) at five o'clock today