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Exercises on Passive
Use of Passive
Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not important or not known, however, who or what is performing the action.
Form of Passive
Subject + finite form of to be + Past Participle (3rd column of irregular verbs)
Examples of Passive
Tense
Simple Present Active: Passive:
Subject
Rita A letter
Verb
writes
Object
a letter.
is written
by Rita.
Simple Past
Active: Passive:
Rita A letter
a letter. by Rita.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
dinner / serve
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
I draw a picture. -
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
He (sell)
cars.
10.
Milk (keep)
in the refrigerator.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
They (visit)
their granny.
Example: If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
If Caroline and Sue If Sue Jane If Bob Elaine If Alan and Rebecca
the salad, Phil the onions for the salad, Caroline the sitting room if Aaron and Tim up the kitchen, Anita the drinks if somebody the toilet.
sandwiches.
7. 8. 9. 10.
after the barbecue, Sue the DJ if the others the drinks if Jane their best, the party
the guests in. along their CDs. him some of her cocktail recipes. great.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
If I If I If I I If I I I
the lottery, I the jackpot, I rich, my life a lonely island, if I a lonely island, I all my friends if I my friends up in my yacht if they
a chance to hit the jackpot. rich. completely. a nice one. a huge house by the beach. a house by the beach. to spend their
holidays on my island.
8. 9. 10.
island.
We If we
1.
2. 3.
4.
5. 6.
our team.
7.
Our team
harder the
weeks before.
8.
The game
a substitute in
9. 10.
If it If our team
1. 2. 3. 4.
If he had dropped the vase, it would have broken. Type I Type II Type III
If you have to do the washing up, I will help you. Type I Type II Type III
If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning ... (song) Type I Type II Type III
5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
We'd have given you a lift if you hadn't had your bike with you. Type I Type II Type III
If you had listened to me, the accident wouldn't have happened. Type I Type II Type III
If we don't get tickets for the concert, we'll stay at home. Type I Type II Type III
They'd go by bus if they didn't have a car. Type I Type II Type III
She'll hear us if you don't stop laughing. Type I Type II Type III
He wouldn't have taken the bread if he hadn't been hungry. Type I Type II Type III