Active and Passive voice - prints 1, 2 and 3 - Guia Grammar

Activity 1
 The national anthem is being sung by Jason this time passive
 She didn't win the prize. Active
 This church was built in 1810. Passive
 This book was written by Agatha Christie. Passive
 The bus driver was hurt yesterday. Passive
 I washed my car three weeks ago. Active
 Vincent Van Gogh painted The Potato Eaters. Active
 Alan teaches geography. Active
 She is reading the newspaper now. Active
 The money was stolen. Passive
 These cars are produced in Japan. Passive
 She sang a song. Active
 They often listen to music. Active
 His hair was cut by a professional. Passive
 Lots of houses were destroyed by the earthquake in 1901. Passive
 We stopped the bus. Active
 Henry Ford invented the assembly line. Active
 The movie is being made in Hollywood. Passive
 The librarian read the book to the students. Active
 I ate a piece of chocolate cake. Active

Activity 2

Activity 3
SIMPLE PRESENT
1. People produce cars in this factory. ACTIVE
2. The farmer grows wheat in the fields. ACTIVE
3. Mrs Jones milks the cows twice a day. ACTIVE
4. Mary takes wildlife photographs every weekend. ACTIVE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1. They are building a new clinic in the town. ACTIVE
2. The children are baking brownies today. ACTIVE
3. We are doing our homework. ACTIVE
4. My father is washing the car. ACTIVE
PRESENT PERFECT
1. They have already discussed the book. ACTIVE
2. She has finished all the housework. ACTIVE
3. They have lost all their money. ACTIVE
4. He has crashed his car. ATIVE
PAST SIMPLE
1. J K Rowling wrote the Harry Potter books. ACTIVE
2. They left their car in the garage. ACTIVE
3. I did all the washing yesterday. ACTIVE
4. She lost her watch in the cinema. ACTIVE
PAST CONTINUOUS
1. I was washing the dishes when she arrived. ACTIVE
2. He was doing his homework when the phone rang. ACTIVE
3. He was driving his car too fast. ACTIVE
4. They were decorating the hall for the party. ACTIVE
PAST PERFECT
1. He had finished all his work before he left. ACTIVE
2. The milkman had delivered all the milk by 6 o’clock. ACTIVE
3. The thieves had left the crime scene before the police arrived. ACTIVE
4. She had already locked the door before the burglars tried to enter. ACTIVE
FUTURE SIMPLE
1. The company will soon hire more workers. ACTIVE
2. He will kill the snake if it comes any closer. ACTIVE
3. My dad will mow the lawn tomorrow. ACTIVE
4. The dog will bite the man if he comes into the garden. ACTIVE
FUTURE – BE GOING TO
1. I am going to pay all his debt. ACTIVE
2. The police are going to investigate the murder. ACTIVE
3. They are going to shoot the poachers on sight. ACTIVE
4. They are going to release several prisoners. ACTIVE
MODAL
1. I must wash my car. ACTIVE
2. The teacher must teach the children how to read. ACTIVE
3. She must cut her hair before the wedding. ACTIVE
4. We must take the dog to the vet. ACTIVE
INFINTIVE
1. The postman has to deliver all the letters. ACTIVE
2. We have to book our tickets for the flight. ACTIVE
3. They have to draw up a new will. ACTIVE
4. He has to change the light bulb before it gets dark. ACTIVE

Activity 4 Grammar
 1) William Shakespeare ______________ (baptize) on 26 Th April 1564. He was an
English poet and playwright who _____________ (regard) as the greatest write in the
English language. He _______________ (often/call) England’s national poet. His surviving 
works ____________ (consist) of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems
and several other poems. His
plays ______________ (translate) into every major living language and _______________ 
(perform) more often than those of any other playwright.

Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon. At the age of 18

he ___________ (marry) Anne Hathaway and they _______ (have) three children:
Susanna, Hamlet and Judith
who ______ (be) twins. Between 1585 and 1592, he __________ (begin) a successful caree
r in Londonas an actor, writer and part owner of a playing company which ____________
(call) the
LordChamberlain’s Men and which _________________ (later/know) as the King’s Men. H
e ____________ (retire) to Stratford around 1613 where he ____________ (die) three
years later.
 
2) “Jack the Ripper” Is the name which ______________ (give) to an unidentified serial killer
who was active in the largely impoverished areas in and around the Whitechapel district of
London in 1888.The name _______________ (originate) in a letter which ______________
(write) by someone claiming to be the murderer? The letter ____________ (believe) to be
a hoax and
May ___________ (write) by a journalist in an attempt to heighten interest in the story. Th
e “Ripper” __________ (attack) female prostitutes from the slums whose throats
___________ (cut) prior
toabdominal mutilations. Rumours that the murders _____________ (connect) intensified
in September and October 1888 and letters from people purporting to be the
murderer _____________ (receive) by media outlets and Scotland Yard. There are now ov
er one hundredtheories about the Ripper’s identity and the murders ______________
(inspire) multiple works offiction.
 
3) John Lennon Was born on the 9 Th October 1940. He _____ (be) an English musician and
singer-songwriter who __________ (rise) to worldwide fame as one of the founding
members of The Beatles. With Paul McCartney he __________ (form) one of the
most successful songwriting partnerships of the 20 Th century. John Lennon was born and
raised in Liverpool and he ___________ (become) involved as a teenager in the Sniffle
Craze; his first band. The group “The Beatles” _____________ (create) in 1960. Towards
the end of the decade Lennon ____________ (embark) on a solo career and then in 1975
______________ disengage) himself from the music business to devote time to his
family, but _____________ (come) back in 1980 with a new album. He _______________
(morder) three weeks after its release.

ASK 4
1) William Shakespeare….
 Was baptized
 Was regarded
 Is often called
  Consist
 Have been translate
 Are performed
 Married
 Had
 Were
 Began
 Was Called
 Was later known
 Retired
 Died
2) “Jack the Ripper” ….
 Was given
 Originated
 Was written
 Is believed
 May have been written
 Attacked
 Were cut
 Were Connected
 Were Received
 Have inspired
3) John Lennon…
 Was
 Rose
 Formed
 Became
 Was created
 Embarked
 Disengaged
 Came
 Was murdered