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REWRITE THE SENTENCES IN PASSIVE VOICE IN:

SIMPLE PRESENT: He opens the door. – The door is opened by him.


1. We set the table. The table is set by us
2. She pays a lot of money. A lot of money is paid by her

3. I draw a picture. A picture is drawn by me


4. They wear blue shoes. Blue shoes are worn by them

5. They don't help you. You aren’t helped by them

6. He doesn't open the book. The book isn’t opened by him

7. You do not write the letter. The letter isn’t written by you

8. Does your mum pick you up? Are you picked up by your mum?

9. Does the police officer catch the thief? Is the thief caught by the police officer?

SIMPLE PAST: the test / write – The test was written by me.
1. The table / set – the table was set by me
2. The cat / feed – the cat was feed by me

3. The lights / switch on the lights were switched on by me


4. The house / build – the house was built by me

5. Dinner / serve – dinner was served by me_


6. This computer / sell / not tis computer was not sold by me
7. The car / stop / not – the car was not stopped by me

8. The tables / clean / not – the tables weren’t cleaned by me

9. The children / pick up / not – the children weren’t picked up by me


PRESENT PERFECT: The postcard / send – The postcard has been sent already.
1. The pencils / count – the pencils have been counted already
2. The door / close – the door has been closed already _
3. The beds / make – the beds have been made already
4. The mail / write- the mail has been written already
5. The trees / plant – the trees have been planted already
6. The money / spend – the money has been spent already
7. The room / book / not – the room hasn’t been booked yet
8. The rent / pay / not – the rent hasn’t been paid yet
9. The people / inform / not – the people hasn’t been informed yet

FUTURE I: The exhibition / visit – The exhibition will be visited a lot.


1. The windows / clean – the windows will be cleaned
2. The message / read the message will be red
3. The thief / arrest – the thief will be arrested
4. The photo / take – the photo will be taken_
5. These songs / sing – these songs will be sang
6. The sign / see / not – the sign won’t be seen
7. A dictionary / use / not – a dictionary won’t be used
8. Credit cards / accept / not – credit cards won’t be used
9. The ring / find / not – the ring won’t be found

REWRITE THE SENTENCES IN PASSIVE VOICE INCLUDING AUXILIARY VERB.


I can answer the question. – The question can be answered by me.
1. She would carry the box. – the box would be carried by her

2. You should open the window. The window should be opened by you
3. We might play cards. – cards might be played by us____
4. You ought to wash the car. – the car ought to be washed by you

5. He must fill in the form. – the form must be filled up by him


6. They need not buy bread. – bread need not to be bought by them__
7. He could not read the sentence. – the sentence couldn’t be red by him
8. Will the teacher test our English? – will our English be tested by the teacher?

9. Could Jenny lock the door? – could the door be looked by jenny?
IN PRESENT PROGRESSIVE: Sheila is drinking a cup of tea. – A cup of coffee is being drunk by
Sheila.
1. My father is washing the car. – te car is being washed by my father

2. Farmer Joe is milking the cows. – the cows are being milked by the farmer joe_
3. She is taking a picture of him. - _a picture of him is being taken by her_
4. I am writing a poem. – a poem is being written by me
5. We are not playing football. – football is not being played by us
6. He is not wearing a tie. - a tie isn’t being worn by him ___
7. Is she preparing the party? – is the party being prepared by her?_
8. Are they talking about the meeting? – is the meeting being talked by them?
9. Is she watering the flowers? – are the flowers being watered by her?_

IN PASSIVE VOICE IN PAST PROGRESSIVE:


We were talking about Francis. – Francis was being talked about by us.
1. He was playing the guitar. – the guitar was being played by him_
2. She was watching a film. – a film was being watched by her_
3. I was repairing their bikes. – their bikes were being repared by me
4. They were not eating dinner. – dinner wasn’t being eaten by them_
5. We were not painting the gate. – the gate wasn’t being painted by us
6. You were not driving him home. – he wasn’t being driven home by you__
7. He was not feeding the dogs. – the dogs weren’t being feed by him

8. Was she reading these lines? – were these lines being red by her?_
9. Were they carrying bags? – were the bags being carried by them?_

IN PASSIVE VOICE IN PAST PERFECT: I had worn blue shoes. – Blue shoes had been worn by me.
1. Joe had cleaned the tables. – the tables had been cleaned by joe _
2. We had lost the key. – the key had been lost by us
3. They had started a fight. – a fight had been started by them_
4. I had been reading an article. – an article had been red by me_
5. I had not closed the window. The window had not been closed by me_
6. They had not bought the paper. – the paper had not been bought by them_
7. She had not noticed me. – I had not been noticed by her _
8. Had she solved the problem? – had the problem been solved by her?_
9. Had he recorded that song? – had that song been recorded by him?_

THE STATUE OF LIBERTY


Complete the sentences (Active or Passive Voice). You must either use Simple Present or Simple
Past.
1. The Statue of Liberty (give) was given to the United States by France.
2. It (be) was a present on the 100th anniversary of the United States.
3. The Statue of Liberty (design) was designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi.
4. It (complete) was completed in France in July 1884.
5. In 350 pieces, the statue then (ship) was shipped to New York, where it (arrive) arrived on 17
June 1885.
6. The pieces (put) were put together and the opening ceremony (take) took place on 28 October
1886.
7. The Statue of Liberty (be) is 46 m high (93 m including the base).
8. The statue (represent) represents the goddess of liberty.
9. She (hold) holds a torch in her right hand and a tablet in her left hand.
10. On the tablet you (see / can) can see the date of the Declaration of Independence (July 4,
1776).
11. Every year, the Statue of Liberty (visit) is visited by many people from all over the world.

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