ingles verbos pasivo. ejercicios practicos

1. PASSIVE VOICE EXERCISES
I. Rewrite the sentencesinpassive voice.
1) She sang a song.
2) Somebodyhitme.
3) We stoppedthe bus.
4) A thief stole mycar.
5) Theydidn'tlethimgo.
6) She didn'twinthe prize.
7) Theydidn'tmake theirbeds.
8) I didnot tell them.
9) Didyou tell them?
10) Didhe sendthe letter?
II. Rewrite the sentencesinpassive voice.
1) He opensthe door. -
2) We setthe table. -
3) She pays a lotof money. -
4) I draw a picture. -
5) Theywearblue shoes. -
6) Theydon't helpyou. -
7) He doesn'topenthe book. -
8) You do notwrite the letter. -
9) Doesyour mumpickyou up? -
10) Doesthe police officercatchthe thief? -
III. Complete the sentences(ActiveorPassive Voice). Use Simple Present.
1) He (sell) ____________ cars.
2) The blue car (sell) ____________.
3) In summer,more ice-cream(eat) ____________ thanin winter.
4) She (call) ____________ her grandparentseveryFriday.
5) The letters(type) ____________.
6) He (take) ____________ hismedicine everyday.
7) Jane (take / not) ____________ to school byher father.
8) We (go) ____________ to school bybus.
9) She (work/ not) ____________ for a bank.
10) Milk(keep) ____________ in the refrigerator.
IV. Complete the sentences(ActiveorPassive Voice). Use Simple Past.
1) They(visit) ______________ theirgranny.
2) We (visit) ______________ byour teacher.
3) My friendPaul (bear) ______________ inDallas.
4) She (go) ______________ to school inBoston.
5) Antony(growup) ______________ in the country.
6) The newshoppingcentre (build) ______________ lastyear.
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2. 7) The film(produce /not) ______________ inHollywood.
8) Barbara (know) ______________ Jamesverywell.
9) The jewels(hide/not) ______________ in the cellar.
10) We (spend/not) ______________ all day on the beach.
V. Rewrite the sentencesinActive voice.
1) The computeris usedbyPatrick.
2) The childwas hitby a car.
3) The bag was packedby hismother.
4) The exercise iscompletedbythe teacher.
5) Football isplayedbythe children.
VI. Are the sentenceswrittenin Active or Passive voice?
1. Stevenlikestoplaybaseball.
a) Active voice
b) Passive voice
2. Lots of houseswere destroyed.
a) Active voice
b) Passive voice
3. Theyoftenreade-mails.
a) Active voice
b) Passive voice
4. These cars are producedinItaly.
a) Active voice
b) Passive voice
5. A letterwaswritten.
a) Active voice
b) Passive voice
VII. Rewrite the sentencesin Active voice.
1. The bag was packedby hismother.
2. The presidentwaselectedbythe people.
3. The exercise iscompletedbythe teacher.
VIII. Rewrite the sentencesinPassive voice.
1. My friendboughtanewcar.
2. The girlscan playhandball.
3. TheyunderstandSpanish.
IX. Re write the sentence inPasive Voice
1) Somebodylostthe letter
2) Somebodyfoundthe key
3) Somebodymade mistakes

3. 4) Somebodylovedthatwoman
5) Somebodycleanedthe rooms
6) Somebodyfixedthe computer
7) Somebodybuiltthathouse
8) Somebodywrote ‘Warand Peace’
9) SomebodypaintedThe MonaLisa
10) Somebodystole mywallet
11) Somebodypreparedlunch
12) Somebodydrankalotof coffee
13) Somebodyforgotthe papers
14) Somebodyclosedthe windows
15) SomebodyinvitedJulieandLuke toa party
16) Somebodybuiltawebsite
17) Somebodyate all the cakes
18) Somebodytoldme towait
19) Somebodyemployedalotof newwaiters
20) Somebodyopenedashop
X. Passive voice - present /past simple
use : am / is / are / was / were
1. Rose ____________________bythe snake. (scare-past)
2. Many cars____________________ in Japan. (make-present)
3. The cinema ____________________bythe police. (close-past)
4. The work____________________ three times a day. (do-present)
5. The pictures____________________ by Picasso. (paint-past)
6. The cheese____________________ by the mice. (eat-past)
7. These knives____________________ to cut up food. (use-present)
8. They ____________________the question two times. (ask-past)
9. Our house ____________________ in 1902. (build-past)

4. 10.Computers ____________________all over the world. (use-present)
11.An ovation ____________________to the actors. (give-present)
12.A bicycle ____________________ from her. (steal-past)
1. The post ___________________ (bring) every day.
2. The runners___________________ (give) their certificates after the race.
3. The books___________________ (collect) after each lesson.
4. Homework___________________ (do) every afternoon.
5. Apples ___________________ (pick) in autumn.
6. In a hospital, patients ___________________ (visit) in the afternoons.
7. Peter ___________________ (ask) to run in the race.
8. The children ___________________ (tell) to be quiet.
9. Books ___________________ (keep) in a bookcase.
10. Fish ___________________ (catch) in the sea.
XII. Fill in the present or past tense. PASSIVE VOICE
1. He (offer) a new job last week.
2. The bridge (blow up) yesterday.
3. This novel (write) by Hemingway.
4. Flies (catch) by spiders.
5. All the trees (cut) down yesterday.
6. We (tell) to go home now.
7. Their purse (steal) yesterday night in the disco.

5. 8. Rain (hold) up by fog.
9. He (throw) out of the bar a week ago.
10. Pigs (use) to find truffles.
11. The old theatre (reopen) last Friday.
12. She (ask) about the accident by the police yesterday.
13. Eggs (throw) at him last month in Bristol.
14. Mice (catch) by cats.
15. I (often / ask) for her address.

6. CORRECT ANSWERS
I. Rewrite the sentencesin passive voice.
1) She sang a song. - A songwas sungby her.
2) Somebodyhitme. - I washit bysomebody.
3) We stoppedthe bus. - The buswas stoppedbyus.
4) A thief stole mycar. - My car was stolenbya thief.
5) Theydidn'tlethimgo. - He was not letgoby them.
6) She didn'twinthe prize. - The prize wasnot wonby her.
7) Theydidn'tmake theirbeds. - Theirbedswere notmade by them.
8) I didnot tell them. - Theywere nottoldby me.
9) Didyou tell them? - Were theytoldbyyou?
10) Didhe sendthe letter? - Was the lettersentbyhim?
II. Rewrite the sentencesinpassive voice.
1) He opensthe door. - The door isopenedbyhim.
2) We setthe table. - The table issetby us.
3) She pays a lotof money. - A lot of moneyispaidby her.
4) I draw a picture. - A picture isdrawnby me.
5) Theywearblue shoes. - Blue shoesare wornby them.
6) Theydon't helpyou. - You are nothelpedbythem.
7) He doesn'topenthe book. - The bookisnot openedbyhim.
8) You do notwrite the letter. - The letterisnot writtenbyyou.
9) Doesyour mumpickyou up? - Are you pickedupbyyour mum?
10) Doesthe police officercatchthe thief? - Isthe thief caughtbythe police officer?
III. Complete the sentences(ActiveorPassive Voice).Use Simple Present.
1. He sellscars.
2. The blue car issold.
3. In summer,more ice-creamiseatenthaninwinter.
4. She callsher grandparentseveryFriday.
5. The letters are typed.
6. He takeshismedicine everyday.
7. Jane isnot taken to school by herfather.
8. We go to school bybus.
9. She doesnot work for a bank.
10. Milkis keptinthe refrigerator.
IV. Complete the sentences(ActiveorPassive Voice). Use Simple Past.
1. They visitedtheirgranny.
2. We were visited byourteacher.
3. My friendPaul wasborn inDallas.

7. 4. She wentto school inBoston.
5. Antony grewup in the country.
6. The newshoppingcentre wasbuiltlastyear.
7. The filmwasnot produced inHollywood.
8. Barbara knew Jamesverywell.
9. The jewels were nothidden inthe cellar.
10. We didnotspend all day onthe beach.
V. Rewrite the sentencesinActive voice.
1. The computeris usedbyPatrick.
Patrickusesthe computer.
2. The childwas hitby a car.
A car hit the child.
3. The bag was packedby hismother.
His motherpackedthe bag.
4. The exercise iscompletedbythe teacher.
The teachercompletesthe exercise.
5. Football isplayedbythe children.
The childrenplayfootball.
VI. Are the sentenceswrittenin Active or Passive voice?
1. Stevenlikestoplaybaseball. Active voice
2. Lots of houseswere destroyed. Passive voice
3. Theyoftenreade-mails. Active voice
4. These cars are producedinItaly. Passive voice
5. A letterwaswritten. Passive voice
VII. Rewrite the sentencesinActive voice.
1. The bag was packedby hismother.
His mother packed the bag.
2. The presidentwaselectedbythe people.
The people electedthe president.
3. The exercise iscompletedbythe teacher.
The teachercompletesthe exercise.
VIII. Rewrite the sentencesinPassive voice.
1. My friendboughtanewcar.
A new car was bought.

8. 2. The girlscan playhandball.
Handball can be played.
3. TheyunderstandSpanish.
Spanish isunderstood.
IX. Re write the sentencesinPassive Voice.
1) Somebodylostthe letter
The letterwaslost
2) Somebodyfoundthe key
The keywas found
3) Somebodymade mistakes
Mistakeswere made
4) Somebodylovedthatwoman
That womanwas loved
5) Somebodycleanedthe rooms
The rooms were cleaned
6) Somebodyfixedthe computer
The computerwas fixed
7) Somebodybuiltthathouse
That house wasbuilt
8) Somebodywrote ‘Warand Peace’
‘War and Peace’waswritten
9) SomebodypaintedThe MonaLisa
The Mona Lisawas painted
10) Somebodystole mywallet
My walletwasstolen
11) Somebodypreparedlunch
Lunch wasprepared
12) Somebodydrankalotof coffee
A lotof coffee wasdrunk
13) Somebodyforgotthe papers
The paperswere forgotten
14) Somebodyclosedthe windows
The windowswere closed

9. 15) SomebodyinvitedJulieandLuke toa party
Julie andLuke were invitedtoa party
16) Somebodybuiltawebsite
A website wasbuilt.
17) Somebodyate all the cakes
All the cakeswere eaten
18) Somebodytoldme towait
I was toldto wait
19) Somebodyemployedalotof newwaiters
A lotof newwaiterswere employed
20) Somebodyopenedashop
A shopwas opened
XI. Passive voice - present /past simple
use : am / is / are / was / were
13.Rose __WAS SCARED__________bythe snake. (scare-past)
14.Many cars____ARE MADE___________ in Japan. (make-present)
15.The cinema ____WAS CLOSED_________bythe police. (close-past)
16.The work___IS DONE________ three times a day. (do-present)
17.The pictures____WERE PAINTED_____ by Picasso. (paint-past)
18.The cheese___WAS EATEN_________ by the mice. (eat-past)
19.These knives____ARE USED________ to cut up food. (use-present)
20.They ___WERE ASKED___________the question two times. (ask-past)
21.Our house ___WAS BUILT_________ in 1902. (build-past)
22.Computers ____ARE USED_________all over the world. (use-present)
23.An ovation ___IS GIVEN________to the actors. (give-present)
24.A bicycle __WAS STOLEN_______ from her. (steal-past)
1. The post __IS BROUGHT________ (bring) every day.

10. 2. The runners___ARE GIVEN________ (give) their certificates after the race.
3. The books___ARE COLLECTED_______ (collect) after each lesson.
4. Homework_ IS DONE________ (do) every afternoon.
5. Apples ___ARE PICKED________ (pick) in autumn.
6. In a hospital, patients ____ARE VISITED_______ (visit) in the afternoons.
7. Peter ___WAS ASKED________ (ask) to run in the race.
8. The children ___ARE TOLD__________ (tell) to be quiet.
9. Books ___ARE KEPT_______ (keep) in a bookcase.
10. Fish __IS CAUGHT______ (catch) in the sea.
XII. Fill in the present or past tense. PASSIVE VOICE
1. He
w as offered
(offer) a new job last week.
2. The bridge
w as blow n
(blow up) yesterday.
3. This novel
w as w ritten
(write) by Hemingway.
4. Flies
are caught
(catch) by spiders.
5. All the trees
w ere cut
(cut) down yesterday.
6. We
are told
(tell) to go home now.
7. Their purse
w as stolen
(steal) yesterday night in the disco.
8. Rain
is held up
(hold) up by fog.(Present)
9. He
w as throw n
(throw) out of the bar a week ago.
10. Pigs
are used
(use) to find truffles.
11. The old theatre
w as reopen
(reopen) last Friday.

11. 12. She
w as asked
(ask) about the accident by the police yesterday.
13. Eggs
w ere throw
(throw) at him last month in Bristol.
14. Mice
are caught
(catch) by cats.
15. I
w as asked
(often / ask) for her address.