ACTIVE TO PASSIVE

1. Write the verbs in the correct passive form: 2. Rewrite the sentences into the passive voice. Use
the agent only if necessary:
1. Letters to voters at election time
(send/ pr. simple) 1. My mother didnt buy the pencils I needed.
2. The housework (do/ pr. perf)
3. This car here (can/not/ park/ pr. 2. Some students have written really nice essays.
simple)
4. Lots of workers redundant 3. The Congress has passed a new law on education.
last year (make/ past simple)
5. dinner ready by 9:30? (be/ 4. Dad has lost is glasses again.
will)
6. The computer when I arrived 5. CNN informed about yesterdays earthquake.
(fix/ past cont).
7. This museum in 2002 6. Vine growers harvest tons of grapes in Italy.
(redecorate/past simple).
8. The report by Monday 7. The police caught the criminals last week.
(must/ finish/ pr. simple)
9. your TV yet?(repair/p. perf) 8. ABC will release a new album in December.
10. Nothing about the
millionaires kidnap (say/ pr. perf) 9. Someone has helped Mary with her homework.
11. Lots of money to the Third World
every year (give/pr. simple) 10. Nobody believed what I said.
12. A new shopping centre next
month (open/ going to)

3. Rewrite these sentences into the passive voice 4. Correct the sentences that contain mistakes.
according to the given words:
1. Lunch was being make by he when we got there.
1. Paul gave me a nice sweater for my birthday. .
I 2. English is spoken by people in Australia.
A new sweater
2. Mary has sent Paul some nice postcards. 3. Will the housework have being doing by 11 a.m?
Paul .
Some nice postcards 4. Something must be done to solve the problem.
3. Carol told us a very funny story. .
We 5. Are customers served with good food there?
A very funny story
4. The travel agent has just made the holiday 6. The letter hasnt received yet.
arrangements for Paul. .
Paul . 7. Is the dog going to take to the vet?
The holiday arrangements .
5. Mel is going to lend Sue some money. 8. Was Dr Brown warned after the accident?
Sue .
Some money 9. Last night was called us by Peter.
6. Can you give me some advice about clothes?
Can I 10. Nobody has explained how the work is do.
Can some advice
7. Mum cooked Pete and Sam a tasty meal. 11. A new research on cancer is carrying out.
Pete and Sam
A tasty meal 12. Some children have been punished for bullying.
8. The boys had prepared the teacher a surprise. .
The teacher 13. The lost laptop has found in the office.
A surprise
9. The boss paid workers a poor salary. 14. Why werent the windows clean yesterday?
Workers
A poor salary