Tense Active Passive Present Simple Is Bought: Unit 9 Exercises

UNIT 9
EXERCISES
TENSE ACTIVE PASSIVE

PRESENT SIMPLE They buy the house The house is bought
PRESENT CONTINUOUS They are buying the house The house is being bought
PAST SIMPLE They bought the house The house was bought
PAST CONTINUOUS They were buying the house The house was being bought
PRESENT PEFECT SIMPLE They have bought the house The house has been bought
PAST PERFECT SIMPLE They had bought the house The house had been bought
FUTURE SIMPLE They will buy the house The house will be bought
FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE They will have bought the house The house will have been bought
BE GOING TO They are going to buy the house The house is going to be bought
MODAL They can buy the house The house can be bought
SEMI – MODAL They has to buy the house The house has to be bought
MODAL PERFECT They should have bought the house The house should have been bought
A. Choose the option that corresponds to the active voice of the sentence given in the passive voice.
1.He was dismissed last month.
They were dismissed last month.
They dismissed him last month.
2.The car was invented in the twentieth century.
Someone invented the car in the twentieth century.
Someone invents the car in the twentieth century.

3. The cake was made by the children.
The children have made the cake.
The children made the cake.
4. This book was written in two months.
I wrote this book in two months.
I will write this book in two months.
5. We were saved by the police.
The police have saved us.
The police saved us.
6. The car has been taken to the garage.
I took the car to the garage.
I have taken the car to the garage.

7. The computer has been broken.
Someone has broken the computer.
Someone broke the computer.
8.The clothes have just been washed.
I've just washed the clothes.
I will wash the clothes.
B. COMPLETE WITH PASSIVE VOICE

1. They had won the race.
had been w on
The race .
2. He has seen two bulls this morning.

have been seen
Two bulls this morning.
3. I was buying the newspaper when I saw Mary this morning.

w as being bought
The newspaper when Mary was seen this morning.

4. They are buying a new house this afternoon.
is being bought
A new house this afternoon.
5. Paul has sold his two cars.

have been sold
His two cars .
6. I put the glasses on the table yesterday.

are put
The glasses on the table yesterday.
7. I was feeding the animal yesterday at 10 o'clock.

w as being fed
The animal yesterday at 10 o'clock
8. They had painted the house the week before.
had been painted
The house the week before.
9. She has given Paul a kiss this morning.
has been given
Paul a kiss this morning.
10. They hid the treasure a long time ago.

w as hidden
The treasure a long time ago.
11. We listened to a strong noise coming from the street.

w as listened
A strong noise to coming from the street.
12. They are studying English right now.

is being studied
English right now.
13. They drank two pints at Paul's house.

w ere drunk
Two pints at Paul's house.
14. They found two fossils of mammoth.

w ere found
Two fossils of mam mouth .
15. I didn't recognize Mary at first sight.

w asn't recognized
Mary at first sight.
16. I don't know her.

isn't know n
She .
17. He was driving his car when I phoned her.

w as being driven
His car when she was phoned.
18. They have stolen all the food.

has been stolen
All the food .
20. You can't park cars in here.

can't be parked
Cars in here.
21. You can't take photographs in this place.

can't be taken
Photographs in this place.
22. The school must change these rules.

must be changed
The rules by school.
23. You should repair the stairs.

should be repaired
The stairs .
24. I have to mend this watch.
has to mended
This watch .
25. The nurse examined the patient.
w as examined
The patient by the nurse.
26. My son cleaned the windows.

w ere cleaned
The windows .
27. The fire destroyed the building.

w as destroyed
The building by the fire.
28. That dog bit the boy.

w as bitten
The boy by that dog.
29. Paul has written her a letter this week.

has been w ritten
She a letter this week / a
has been w ritten
letter to Paul this week.
30. Many people speak French in Canada.

is spoken
French in Canada.
31. The police found the thief in that house.

w as found
The thief in that house by the police.
32. The owner of the shop had left his dog outside.
had been left
His dog outside.
33. The manager is going to offer Sue a job.

is going to be offered
Sue a job.
34. A local radio station is reporting the event.

is being reported
The event by a local radio.
C. Rewrite the sentence in the passive voice:

Mark Twain wrote "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" in 1876.
"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" was written in 1876 by Mark Twain.
1.They make many movies in Hollywood.

Many movies are made in Hollywood.
2.The students will give a presentation tomorrow.
A presentation will be given by the students tomorrow.
3. Someone has stolen my bike!
My bike has been stolen!
4. We receive the newspaper everyday.
The newspaper is received everyday.
5.The children have eaten the cookies.
The cookies have been eaten by the children.
6.We will complete the renovations next week.
The renovations will be completed next week.
7.They pay us every Friday.
We are paid every Friday.
8. Did they deliver your new sofa?
Was your new sofa delivered?
9. They arrested her last week.
She was arrested last week.
10. John wrote a letter.
A letter was written by John.
11. They invited ten friends to the party.
Ten friends were invited to the party.
12. They have just built a new house.
A new house has just been built.
13. The police caught the thieves yesterday.
The thieves were caught by the police yesterday.
14. The maid will clean all the house for tomorrow.
All the house will be cleaned by the maid for tomorrow.
15. My brother hit me.
I was hit by my brother.
16. They removed two cars from the street.
Two cars were removed from the street.
17. They have just cleaned the room.
The room has just been cleaned.
18. We will build a new house.
A new house will be built.

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UNIT 9

TENSE ACTIVE PASSIVE

They were dismissed last month.

They dismissed him last month.

2.The car was invented in the twentieth century.

Someone invented the car in the twentieth century.

Someone invents the car in the twentieth century.

The children have made the cake.

The children made the cake.

4. This book was written in two months.

I wrote this book in two months.

I will write this book in two months.

5. We were saved by the police.

The police have saved us.

The police saved us.

6. The car has been taken to the garage.

I took the car to the garage.

I have taken the car to the garage.

Someone has broken the computer.

Someone broke the computer.

8.The clothes have just been washed.

I've just washed the clothes.

I will wash the clothes.

B. COMPLETE WITH PASSIVE VOICE

2. He has seen two bulls this morning.

3. I was buying the newspaper when I saw Mary this morning.

5. Paul has sold his two cars.

6. I put the glasses on the table yesterday.

7. I was feeding the animal yesterday at 10 o'clock.

10. They hid the treasure a long time ago.

11. We listened to a strong noise coming from the street.

12. They are studying English right now.

13. They drank two pints at Paul's house.

14. They found two fossils of mammoth.

15. I didn't recognize Mary at first sight.

16. I don't know her.

17. He was driving his car when I phoned her.

18. They have stolen all the food.

20. You can't park cars in here.

21. You can't take photographs in this place.

22. The school must change these rules.

23. You should repair the stairs.

26. My son cleaned the windows.

27. The fire destroyed the building.

28. That dog bit the boy.

29. Paul has written her a letter this week.

30. Many people speak French in Canada.

31. The police found the thief in that house.

33. The manager is going to offer Sue a job.

34. A local radio station is reporting the event.

C. Rewrite the sentence in the passive voice:

1.They make many movies in Hollywood.

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