Passive voice. Exercises-5

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Exercise 1.   

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A. Use Future Simple Passive.

1. The letters ... (send) tomorrow.

2. You ... (give) a good present for your birthday.

3. The machines ... (inspect) only next week.

4. I... (show) all the places of interest in this town.

5. The report... (type) in an hour.

6. He hopes he ... (send) a visa soon.

7. The plan ... (discuss) at tomorrow’s meeting.

8. They ... (inform) about it tomorrow.

9. Supper... (serve) soon.

10. The documents ... (sign) by the boss.

11. Some of the teachers from our school... (invite) to the conference.

12. This article ... (publish) soon.

13. He ... (meet) at the station by Mary.

14. They ... (see) off by their friends at the airport.

15. The suitcases ... (bring) by the porter soon.

B. Use Modal verbs with Passive Infinitive.

1. This room must... (clean) every day.

2. If you want to learn English it must... (practise) regularly.

3. The laws must... (follow) by everyone.

4. This work can ... (do) later.

5. The test can ... (take) next Monday.

6. I don’t know when but it must... (do) on time.

7. These papers must... (sign) by your partners.

8. The suitcases can ... (pack) after dinner.

9. The problem must... (discuss) at the meeting.

10. Everything must... (arrange) before he comes.


Exercise 2. Choose active or passive form of the verb. 

1. Two people (killed/were killed) in road accident yesterday.

2. A famous artist (painted/was painted) this picture.

3. Banks regularly (rob/are robbed) by criminals in this city.

4. The hotel’s room (will clean/will be cleaned) later.

5. Bill often (cuts/is cut) his finger while cooking the meals.

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6. I’m not going to the party. I (didn’t invite/wasn’t invited).

7. The prices (will rise/will be risen) next month by the goverment.

8. His keys (lost/were lost) somewhere in the house.

9. Local people (don’t use/aren’t used) this road very often.

10. Something must (do/be done) before it’s too late.

11. This car (will disappear/will be disappeared) in few minutes.

12. The current news (gives/is given) every hour on the radio.

13. President Kennedy (shot/was shot) in Dallas.

14. A new supermarket (will build/will be built) next year.

15. You can (serve/be served) yourself in this shop.

 

Exercise 3. Put the verb into correct passive form.

1. These children ... (take) care of by an experienced nurse.

2. This difficult operation ... (do) only in this hospital.

3. When ... the radio ... (invent)?

4. I hope this book ... (translate) into Russian soon.

5. Now English ... (speak) all over the world.

6. All the questions must... (answer) at once.

7. Tomorrow everything ... (prepare) for opening the conference.

8. Tulips ... (grow) traditionally in Holland.

9. The new film ... (discuss) all over Russia soon.

10. You got that mark because your composition ... (write) badly.

11. What... usually ... (make) from milk in your country?

12. It was very dark in the room. Nothing could ... (see).

13. Now computers ... (use) in every family.

14. The park gates ... (paint) last summer.

15. The major part of the Earth surface ... (cover) by water.

16. My camera ... (steal) from my hotel room.

17. A mystery is something that can’t... (explain).

18. The tickets ... (sell) in the booking office every day.

19. Two people ... (arrest) after the police investigation.

20. The house looks different. It... (paint) last month.

 

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Answers

Exercise 1. A.

1. will be sent 2. will be given 3. will be inspected 4. will be shown 5. will be typed 6. will be sent 7. will be discussed 8. will be informed 9. will be served 10. will be signed 11. will be invited 12. will be published 13. will be met 14. will be seen 15. will be brought

B. 1. must be cleaned 2. must be practised 3. must be followed 4. can be done 5. can be taken 6. must be done 7. must be signed 8. can be packed 9. must be discussed 10. must be arranged

Exercise 2. 1. were killed 2. painted 3. are robbed 4. will be cleaned 5. cuts 6. wasn’t invited 7. will be risen 8. were lost 9. don’t use 10. be done 11. will disappear 12. is given 13. was shot 14. will be built 15. be served

Exercise 3. 1. are taken 2. is done 3. was ... invented 4. will be translated 5. is spoken 6. be answered 7. will be prepared 8. are grown 9. will be discussed 10. was written 11. is usually made 12. be seen 13. are used 14. were painted 15. is covered 16. was stolen 17. be explained 18. are sold 19. were arrested 20. was painted



 

 

 

 
 
 
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