| Fill in the present or past tense. 1. He was offered (offer) a new job last week. 2. The bridge was blown up (blow up) yesterday. 3. This novel was written (write) by Hemingway. 4. Flies are caught (catch) by spiders. 5. All the trees were cut (cut) down yesterday. 6. We are told (tell) to go home now. 7. Their purse was stolen (steal) in the disco last night. 8. Rain is held (hold) up by fog. 9. He was thrown (throw) out of the bar a week ago. 10. Pigs are used (use) to find truffles. 11. The old theatre was reopened (reopen) last Friday. 12. She was asked (ask) about the accident by the police yesterday. 13. A lot of food is thrown (throw) away every day. 14. Mice are caught (catch) by cats. 15. I am often asked (often / ask) for her address. Active / Passive Exercise. 1. Millions of dollars’ worth of damage has been caused by a storm which swept (swept/was swept) across the north of the United States last night. 2. The River Reiner burst (burst/was burst) its banks after heavy rain. 3. Many people were rescued (rescued/were rescued) from the floods by fire-fighters. 4. Firefighters received (received/were received) hundreds of calls for help. 5. Wind speeds reached (reached/were reached) ninety miles an hour in some places. 6. Roads were blocked (blocked/were blocked) by fallen trees. 7. Electricity lines were brought (brought/were brought) down, leaving thousands of homes without electricity. 8. «Everything possible is being done (is doing/is being done) to get things back to normal,» a spokesman said. 9. One young girl was taken (took/was taken) to hospital after she broke her leg. 10. She has now been sent (sent/been sent) home. Choose the most correct way of saying the same thing in the PASSIVE VOICE 1. They were interviewing her for the job. She was being interviewed for the job. 2. Tom is writing the letter. The letter is being written by Tom. 3. Everyone understands English. English is understood by everyone. 4. The employees brought up this issue during the meeting. This issue was brought up by the employees during the meeting. 5. The professor told him not to talk in class. He was told by the professor not to talk in class. 6. They say that women are smarter than men. Women are said to be smarter than men. 7. The fire has destroyed the house. The house has been destroyed by the fire. 8. She would have told you. You would have been told by her. 9. She would reject the offer. The offer would be rejected by her. 10. This surprises me. I am surprised by this. Rewrite the sentences in passive voice. She sang a song. – A song was sung by her. Somebody hit me. – I was hit by somebody. We stopped the bus. – The bus was stopped by us. A thief stole my car. – My car was stolen by a thief. They didn’t let him go. – He wasn’t let go. She didn’t win the prize. – The prize wasn’t won by her. They didn’t make their beds. – Their beds weren’t made by them. I did not tell them. – They were not told by me. Did you tell them? – Were they told? Did he send the letter? – Was the letter sent by him? Fill in the verb in the Past Active or Passive Voice. What artist painted (painted / was painted) this picture? The Cape of Good Hope was discovered (discovered / was discovered) by Bartolomeo Dias. The clown entertained (entertained / was entertained) the public. We arrived (arrived/ were arrived) at the camp in time. Many experiments were done (did/ were done) under water. Many people were invited (invited / were invited) to the festival. They discussed (discussed / were discussed) many exciting things. I was learnt (learnt / was learnt) many interesting things in this unit. |
Passive voice, test
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