1. UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CHIMBORAZO
ESCUELA DE IDIOMAS
Name: Maria Palacios.
Date: 05/05/2015
Exercise on Passive Voice - Simple Present
Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.
1. He opens the door. - The door is opened by him.
2. We set the table. - The table is set by us
3. She pays a lot of money. - A lot of money is paid by her.
4. I draw a picture. - A picture is drawn by me.
5. They wear blue shoes. - Blue shoes are worn by them.
6. They don't help you. - You are not helped by them.
7. He doesn't open the book. - The book is not opened by him.
8. You do not write the letter. - The letter is not written by you.
9. Does your mum pick you up? - Are you picked up by your mum?
10. Does the police officer catch the thief? - Is the thief caught by the police officer?
Exercise on Passive Voice â Simple Present
Complete the sentences (Active or Passive Voice). Use Simple Present.
1. He sells cars.
2. The blue car is sold.
3. In summer, more ice-cream is eaten than in winter.
4. She calls her grandparents every Friday.
5. The letters are typed.
6. He takes his medicine every day.
7. Jane is not taken to school by her father.
8. We go to school by bus.
9. She does not work for a bank.
10. Milk is kept in the refrigerator.
2. Passive 4 (future simple)
Change these future simple sentences into the passive. You don't need to repeat 'somebody'.
1) Somebody will clean the windows.
The windows will be cleaned
2) Somebody will meet you at the airport.
Youwill be metat the airport
3) Somebody will process your application.
Your application will be processed
4) Somebody will find your glasses.
Your glasses will be found
5) Somebody will bring food.
Food will be brought
6) Somebody will help you.
You will be helped
7) Somebody will steal that bicycle.
That bicycle will be stolen
8) Somebody will take your order.
Your order will be taken
9) Somebody will write a new book.
A new book will be written
10) Somebody will build a stadium
A stadium will be built
3. FUTURE PASSIVE VOICE
1 They will reach the village by night.
The village w ill be reached by night
2 People will show the visitors the new
buildings.
The new buildings w ill be show n to the visitors
3 People will forget this play in a few weeksâ time.
This play w ill be forgotten in a few w eeksâ time
4 The teacher will correct the studentâs homework.
The studentâs homew ork w ill be corrected
5 They will paint the door sooner or later.
The door w ill be painted sooner or later
6 Mrs Brown will look after the cat.
The cat w ill be looked after by Mrs Brow n
7 They will laugh at you.
You w ill be laughed at th
8 She will bake a cake for my birthday.
A cake w ill be baked for my birthday
9 Tim will write a letter to Mary.
A letter w ill be w ritten to Mary by Tim
10I will learn French next year.
French w ill be learnt next year
SIMPLE PASTE TENSE ÂŽPASSIVE VOICE.
1. She bought four apples.
Four apples were bought.
2. We won the match.
The match was won.
3. The man stole the blue car.
The blue car was stolen.
4. The police arrested the thieves.
The thieves were arrested.
5. Jack swam the 200 metres.
The 200 metres were swum.
6. The dog bit the old lady.
The old lady was bitten.
7. Tom and Max ate five hamburgers.
Five hamburgers were eaten.
8. Oliver taught the children.
The children were taught.
9. Victoria rode the brown horse.
The brown horse was ridden.
10. Grandmother told good stories.
Good stories were told.
4. Paul and Peter watched the football match.
The football match was watched by Paul and Peter.
2. Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.
Hamlet was written by Shakespeare.
3. Columbus discovered America in 1492.
America was discovered by Columbus in 1492.
4. Anna painted the Wilsons' house.
The Wilsons' house was painted by Anna.
5. The American team won the cup.
The cup was won by the American team.
6. Philip took a picture of the sea.
A picture of the sea was taken by Philip.
7. My mother saw Mike.
Mike was seen by my mother.
8. Freddy Mercury sang 'We Will Rock You'.
'We Will Rock You' was sung by Freddy Mercury.
9. My parents read 'Da Vinci Code'.
'Da Vinci Code' was read by my parents.
10. My brother found a purse.
A purse was found by my brother.
PRESENT CONTINUOS
1. My car is being repaired by my father.
2. Is the wedding party being prepared by her parents?
3. Ann is being waited for by me.She is late and it makes me angry.
4. The flowers are being watered now.
5. The wall is being painted by English workers.
6. Passengers are being flown from the airport.
7. The dog is being washed by Steve now.The whole bathroom is wet.
8. Football is not being played by us.We are sitting and drinking coffee now.
9. My homework is being done .I have to give it to the teacher tomorrow.
10. A new church is being built next to my house.
Active: Are the masons building a house?
Passive: Is a house being built by the masons?
Active: Who is waiting for you?
Passive: By whom are you being waited for?
Active: Whom are you waiting for?
Passive: Who is being waited for by you?
Active: Why is he not learning his lessons?
Passive: Why are his lessons not being learnt by him?
Active: Whose father is helping you?
Passive: By whose father are you being helped?.
