PASSIVE AND ACTIVE VOICE

A. Put the verbs into the correct passive tenses

A1. Simple Present

1. English (teach) in this school.  English is taught in this school.
2. The room (clean) every day.
3. A party (give) every Saturday.
4. This magazine (publish) every month.
5. The letters (deliver) every morning.
6. English (speak) in many countries.
7. These buildings (paint) every year.
8. Smoking (not permit) here. I
9. This exhibition (hold) every year.
10. Our compositions (correct) every day.

A2. Simple Past

1. This book (write) by a famous artist.  This book was written by a famous artist.
2. The books (return) to the library.
3. A bank (rob) yesterday.
4. The lost dog (find) last night.
5. My house (build) in 1960.
6. She (send) to a school in England.
7. We (invite) to a party yesterday.
8. This road (repair) last year.
9. My car (steal) last week.
10. Hamlet (write) by Shakespeare.

A3. Future
1. These letters (sign) tomorrow.  This letters will be signed tomorrow.
2. This bank (paint) next week
3. The lesson (finish) in 5 minutes
4. The shops (close) tomorrow
5. It (do) by Helen
6. A car race (hold) next month
7. His crime (punish)
8. All students (examine) by me
9. His arrival (announce) tomorrow
10. Our order (cancel).
B. CHANGE INTO PRESENT PASSIVE VOICE
The following are the formulas of passive voice for present tenses: Simple present
(S), present Continuous (C), and present Perfect (P):

1. Burhan visits his teammate

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2. Risma waters the mango tree.
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3. Ferguso is buying some books for Alejandro.
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4. He doesn't describe the good drawing.
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5. They have just made tomato juice.
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6. The farmer is raising the paddy.
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7. A teacher has repeated the lesson too often.
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8. Has a child learnt how to make a paper plane?
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9. Her sister hasn't translated an English poem.
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10. Rio chokes his foe tightly.
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11. The armies are guarding the council members.
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12. Does the factory produce many kinds of cloth?
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13. Are some people cutting those big trees?
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14. Have the children fed the cats today?
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15. My grandmother is scolding Nando.
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16. Vita has found some coins
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17. Do they return my book?
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18. Has Andy stolen your bike?
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19. Are they speaking English?
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20. Has he finished his homework?
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