Passive voice. Exercises-4

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Exercise 1. 

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Students
 

A. Use Present Simple Passive.

1. Our pizzas ... (make) of fresh ingredients.

2. These funny books ... (write) by a very famous author.

3. Football is the only sport that... (play) in almost every country.

4. He ... (stop) by custom officer every time he enters the country.

5. I... (take) to work by taxi every morning.

6. Most of our money ... (spend) on food and drink.

7. The dirty clothes ... (wash) in the washing machine.

8. I... (give) 20 $ pocket money every week by my parents.

9. The newspapers ... (deliver) every day in the morning.

10. Our office ... (clean) every evening.

11. This kind of houses ... (build) in just three weeks.

12. Most children’s toys ... (make) in China.

13. The bottles ... (recycle) to help the planet.

14. The work ... (do) by professionals.

15. Schools ... (close) during summer.

B. Use Present Perfect Passive.

1. I can’t find my car. I think it... (steal).

2. The fridge is empty. All food ... (eat).

3. Ann is happy. Her work ... (praise).

4. The house looks quite new. It... (rebuild) recently.

5. Many new schools ... (open) lately in our city.

6. The article ... already ... (translate) for you.

7. I’m so glad. My dog ... just... (find).

8. ... you ever ... (interview) on TV?

9. The doctor ... just... (send) for.

10. We are waiting for you. The dinner ... already ... (serve).

С. Use Present Continuous Passive.

1. It’s a success. This film ... (speak) about.

2. Don’t enter the room. The floor ... (paint) there.

3. Turn left. The road ... (repair) now.

4. The new machines ... (test) in the laboratory now.

5. The smell is delicious. My favourite fish ... (cook) at the kitchen.

6. It’s so noisy. The important problems ... (discuss) now.

7. You can’t take the documents. They ... still (type).

8. The old church ... (restore) this month.

9. Where ... the meeting ... (hold) now?

10. Who ... (exam) in this room now?

Exercise 2. 

Students
Students
 

A. Use Past Simple Passive.

1. The thief ... (arrest) outside the bank.

2. The President... (meet) at the airport.

3. All their passports ... (check) carefully.

4. All the work ... (finish) over the last weekend.

5. The piano ... (damage) when they carried it upstairs.

6. I... (ask) to give a presentation about my work.

7. The car ... (drive) by a man wearing a black hat.

8. Some computers ... (steal) from the library.

9. The politician ... ( punish) for not paying his taxes.

10. The bicycle ... (invent) over 150 years ago.

11. We ... (meet) at the station by our friends.

12. All the workers ... (send) a letter by the director.

13. The outside of the house ... (paint) white last year.

14. This car ... (clean) last week, but now it looks dirty.

15. The beautiful present... (make) for Sarah by her friends.

B. Use Past Perfect Passive.

1. All the tickets ... already ... (sell) by Monday.

2. When I returned all my things ... already ... (pack).

3. The room ... (prepare) for them but they didn’t arrive.

4. I learned that my son ... (accept) to college.

5. The experiment... (complete) by late at night yesterday.

6. She was so angry because the tickets ... (lose).

7. When they arrived at the airport the flight ... already ... (announce).

8. I didn’t know that the article ... already ... (publish).

9. The boss said that the contract... (sign).

10. She told me the key ... (not find).

C. Use Past Continuous Passive.

1. Five blocks of flats ... (build) for the last year in our region.

2. When we came, the pool... (fill) with water.

3. When I entered the room, the new people ... (instruct) what to do.

4. At 5 o’clock the students ... still... (examine).

5. When I entered the kitchen my favourite dish ... (cook).

6. When I joined the group of tourists, the history of the city... (tell) at that time.

7. When I left the meeting, the resolution ... still... (discuss).

8. There were a lot of people at the airport, the foreign delegation ... (meet).

9. We didn’t see the museum that time, it... (restore).

10. Yesterday at nine the football match ... (show) on TV.

 

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Answers

 

Exercise 1.

A. 1. are made 2. are written 3. is played 4. is stopped 5. am taken 6. is spent 7. are washed 8. am given 9. are delivered 10. is cleaned 11. is built 12. are made 13. are recycled 14. is done 15. are closed

B. 1. has been stolen 2. has been eaten 3. has been praised 4. has been rebuilt 5. have been opened 6. has already been translated 7. has just been found 8. have you ever been interviewed 9.has jast been sent 10. has already been served

C. 1. is being spoken 2.is being painted 3. is being repaired 4. are being tested 5. is being cooked 6. are being discussed 7. are being signed 8. is being restored 9. is ...being held 10. is being examined

Exercise 2.

A. 1. was arrested 2. was met 3. were checked 4. was finished 5. was damaged 6. was asked 7. was driven 8. were stolen 9. was punished 10. was invented 11. were met 12. were sent 13. was painted 14. was cleaned 15. was made

B. 1. had already been sold 2. had already been packed 3. had been prepared 4. had been accepted 5. had been completed 6. had been lost 7. had already been announced 8. had already been published 9. had been signed 10. hadn’t been found

C. 1. were being built 2. was being filled 3. were being instructed 4. were still being examined 5. was being cooked 6. was being told 7. was still being discussed 8. was being met 9. was being restored 10. was being shown



 

 

 

 
 
 
 
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