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TURN THESE SENTENCES INTO THE PASSIVE

My friends are having a party next week.
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Im going to buy the newspaper for granddad.
They will announce the result of the match.
Hackers will cause chaos to computers.
The government is building new schools.
Leonardo da Vinci finished the Mona Lisa in 1506.
Students speak English in class.
I drink coffee every morning.
A thief stole my bike.
He is wearing a hat.
Thomas Edison patented the phonograph in 1877.
Paul is going to change his lifestyle completely.
They took a lot of photos when they were in Spain.
Im starting a new job in June.
He received a guitar for his eleventh birthday.
She is going to fail the test.
On Sunday, a tornado destroyed thirty-two homes.
He gave his girlfriend a bunch of flowers.
Im going to buy some books tomorrow.
She saw James at the airport.
They dont use pesticides in organic farms.
They use leather to make bags.
Levi Strauss invented jeans.
The mayor is lowering taxes.
We will install an Internet connection in every room.
A storm damaged the roof of the building a few days ago.
b) Practice changing the underlined active verbs into passive.
James sent a letter. A letter was sent by James.
8. I returned the books. The books ________________.
Joe washes the car. The car _______________ by Joe.
9. We must keep fruit fresh. Fruit ______________ fresh.
Someone called the doctor. The doctor ____________.
10. The flood destroyed the dam. The dam ____________.
Lana is watching a movie. A movie _______________.
11. Kim can play the guitar. The guitar _______________.
Mr. Adams will do the job. The job _______________.
12. Sarah collects stamps. Stamps ___________________.
The students have written a test. A test ____________.
13. Dad always fixes the car. The car _________________.
The child was reading a story. A story _____________.
14. Mat threw the garbage. The garbage ___________________.
15. 1. The students could solve the problem.
16. 2. Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.
17. 3. A snake has never bitten me.
18. 4. The policeman arrested the thief.
19. 5. The postman is going to deliver the letters.
20. 6. Mary buys many shoes every year.
21. 7. The students need two buses today.
22. 8. They will close the shop.
23. 9. They should have planned the expedition.
24. 10. He will be preparing food for the visitors.
25. 11. Braille had developed a reading system.
26. 12. You should see a doctor.
27. 13. The pirates found a treasure.
28. 14. Lara and Joe are checking the mail.
29. 15. Someone will take the package tomorrow.
30. 16. Sam is going to leave the case here.
31. 17. Judy has been decorating the office.
32. 18. The mechanic hasnt repaired the car.
33. 19. A maid always cleans the rooms.
34. 1. Did Andy cook the dinner?
35. 2. Do you speak French here?
36. 3. We havent seen the missing child again.
37. 4. Is Tim trimming the grass?
38. 5. Will John put the money in the bank?
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40. 6. Does Jack set the table every day?
41. 7. Did the child kiss her on the check?
42. 8. They wont wipe the floor.
43. 9. The Smiths dont invite us to their parties.
44. 10. Can you drive trucks easily?
45. 11. They didnt evacuate the building.
46. 12. He wont be seeing her anymore.
47. 13. Would you take the kids to the cinema?
48. 14. Sally hadnt designed this model.
49. 15. He couldnt remember the accident.
50. 1. The teacher handed me the report.
51. 2. My friend always sends me emails.
52. 3. The company paid Jake six hundred dollars.
53. 4. Will Peter give Lana a present?
54. 5. The university awarded Tim a scholarship.
55. 6. Someone is teaching her Spanish.
56. 7. The court had denied the criminal his rights.
57. 8. The salesman showed him some samples.
58. 9. Grandpa sends us presents all the time.

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10. Mr. Adams may teach us biology.

Note that all the passive verbs are formed with BE + Past Participle (main verb)
am/is/are + Past Participle/ present simple
1.The flowers.(water) every day.
2.Jane(drive) to school by her mother every morning.
3.Yoghurt.(make) from milk.
4.All the employees in this company .........(pay) really well.
5.Her bedroom..(not/often/tidy)by her.Her mother usually does it.
6.The computer in the teachers office(use) by all the teachers.
7.The groceries(always/deliver) to our home.
8.Helen.(look )after by her grandma when her mother works night shift.
9.Our local museum.(visit) by a lot of tourists during summer.
10.Their bikes.(sometimes/fix) by their father.

Tense

80. Present
Simple
81. Present
Contin
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82. Past
Simple
83. Past
Contin
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84. Present
Perfect
85. Past
Perfect

78. Active
The crime shocks me.
The crime shocks Jake.
The crime shocks us.
The crime is shocking me.
The crime is shocking us.

79. Passive
I am shocked by the crime.
Jake is shocked by the crime.
We are shocked by the crime.
I am being shocked by the crime.
We are being shocked by the crime.

The crime shocked me.

The crime shocked
The crime was shocking me.
The crime was shocking us.

I was shocked by the crime.

We were shocked by the crime.
I was being shocked by the murder.
We are being shocked by the murder.

The letter has been mailed by Jake.

Jake has mailed the letter.
The letters have been mailed by Jake.
Jake has mailed the letters.
The letter had been mailed by Jake.
Jake had mailed the letter.
The letters had been mailed by Jake.
Jake had mailed the letters.
The letter will be mailed by Jake.
Jake will mail the letter.
86. Future
The letter is going to be mailed by Jake.
Jake is going to mail the letter.
Simple
The letters are going to be mailed by Jake.
Jake is going to mail the letters.
The letter will have been mailed by Jake.
87. Future Jake will have mailed the letter.
The letters will have been mailed by Jake.
Perfect Jake will have mailed the letters.
The letter can be mailed by Jake.
Jake can mail the letter.
The letters could be mailed by Jake.
Jake could mail the letters.
The letter may be mailed by Jake.
Jake may mail the letter.
The letters might be mailed by Jake.
Jake might mail the letters.
The letter should be mailed by Jake.
Jake should mail the letter.
88. Modals
The letters must be mailed by Jake.
Jake must mail the letters.
The letter would be mailed by Jake.
Jake would mail the letter.
The letter has to be mailed by Jake.
Jake has to mail the letter.
The letters have to be mailed by Jake.
Jake has to mail the letters.
The letter ought to be mailed by Jake.
Jake ought to mail the letter.
89. Simple Past was/were + Past Participle
90. 1.He..(fire) last week.
91. 2.Their house.(redecorate)last year.
92. 3.My new iron..(make) in France.
93. 4.The roads..(flood) during the storm yesterday.
94. 5.Her car windows(break) by a stranger while she was shopping.
95. 6.My daughter.(bite) by a dog on her way home.
96. 7.I..(give) some nice presents on my name day.
97. 8.His new book..(publish) last month and received very good reviews.
98. 9.He..(advise)to take some regular exercise by his doctor yesterday.
99. 10.We(not/allowed) to leave until everyone had finished.
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Simple Present or Simple Past?
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1.Romeo and Juliet(write) by Shakespeare.
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2.These pictures.(take) during our last holidays in Crete.
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3.All the reports..(type) by the secretary.
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4.The rubbish.(collect) every morning.
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5.I.(often/call) to help with the paperwork by my headmistress.

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6.The e- mail.(send) to you two hours ago.I wonder why you havent received yet.
7.Whythe advertisement.(not/place) in the newspaper yesterday?
8.The dishes..(not/wash) by her.They.( put)in the dishwasher.
9.All the housework ..(always/do) by Margaret.
10.I had lost one of my earrings but luckily it(find).
11.They have moved into a new house.Their last things(move) last week.
12.She.(ask) to take part in the show but she refused.
13.Who..the book..(borrow)by?I hasnt been returned yet.
14.English.(speak) by many people in Greece.
15.These building plans.(design) by a famous architect.
16.His homework..(never/hand) in on time.
17.These cars..(service) once a year..
18.The burglar.(arrest) last night while trying to break into a flat.
19.A lot of people(invite) to their wedding.
20.Mrs Wilson..(take) to hospital last night.