The Passive Voice 1

1. Julia rescued all three cats.

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2. They handed in the reports to the teacher.

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3. Somebody crashed into my new car.

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4. The whole class learnt the poem word for word.

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5. Somebody has left a workbook on the table.

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6. The mechanic has not repaired the DVD recorder.

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7. They cannot play ball games here.

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8. She always leaves her rucksack on the floor.

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9. The girls had finally beaten the boys.

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Present Perfect Passive 1

Write passive sentences in the present perfect tense.

1. the postcard / send

2. the pencils / count

3. that shop / close / for weeks

4. your beds / make / not

5. that important email / write?

6. The new trees / plant / in the garden

7. all the money / spend?

8. the room / book / not

9. the rent / pay / not

10. the guests / invite?

Complete the sentences in the active or passive voice.

1. Her car ___________________ (steal).

2. I _____________________ (bake) a cake.

3. My friends ___________________(buy) a house.

4. The keys ____________________ (put / not) in my bag.

5. Some more trees ____________________ (plant) along the street.

6. The boy ______________________ (fall / not) off his bike.

7. ______________________you ever ________________________ (bite) by a snake?

8. He _______________________ (step) on my toe.

9. We ____________________ (walk) home every day this week.

10. ____________________she ____________________(give) a lift by a friend?

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Present and Past Simple Passive 1

Write passive sentences in present or past simple.

 

1. the documents / print / yesterday

 

2. that magazine / buy / last week.

 

3. our car / always/ wash / on Sundays.

 

4. the lights / switch on / every morning.

 

5. her house / build / before the first world war.

 

6. interviews / conducted / monthly.

 

7. Susan / stop / by the police / last night.

 

8. the letter / send / yesterday.

 

9. dinner / always / serve / at 7pm.

 

10. the children / pick up / not / from school / the day before yesterday.

 

11. the table / often / set / by the children

 

12. the cat / usually / feed / before Mary goes to work.

 

13. her office / clean / not / properly last night.

 

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