Passive sentence transformations

Active to passive
1. Change the object of the active sentence to the subject of the passive sentence
2. look at the tense in the active sentence and put the verb to be in the same tense in the passive
sentence
3. Put the verb in the past participle form
4. (add by if necessary)
5. (add the subject of the active sentence if necessary.)

Example: Motzart wrote ‘’The Magic Flute’’ in 1791 (active)

‘’The Magic Flute’’ was written by Motzart in 1791 (passive)

1. They export a lot of cars from Germany.

A lot of .........................................................................................

2. The Mayor of Churriana will visit people tomorrow morning.

People........................................................................

3. Shakespeare wrote the play ‘’Romeo and Juliet’’.

The play ‘’Romeo and Juliet’’........................................................................

4. Tourists are going to buy a lot of souvenirs next summer.

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5. Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa in 1506 in Florence

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6. They have produced 160 million tonnes of rice this year in China
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7. They should produce more than 7 million cars in Japan next

year. ........................................................................

8. Ikea uses 1% of the world’s wood every

year. .................................................................................................

9. We can find Bengal Tigers in tropical rainforests in India.

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10. They grow tulips in Holland.

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11. Columbus discovered America in 1492

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12. The police arrested my brothers last night.

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13. We usually send the letters by express post each morning.

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14. The Moors built the Alhambra in Granada.

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15. They speak Portuguese in Brazil.

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16. People drink lots of tea in England.

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17. Lee Harvey Oswald shot John F Kennedy in 1963.

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