PASSIVE VOICE

A. THÌ HIỆN TẠI ĐƠN VÀ QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN

1. This company employs two hundred workers
Two hundred workers___________________________________
2. My brother does his exercises every day.
My brother’s exercises ______________________________
3. They built this house in 1998.
This house_________________________________________
4. They cancelled all the flights because of thick fog.
__________________________________________________
B. THÌ HIỆN TẠI TIẾP DIỄN VÀ QUÁ KHỨ TIẾP DIỄN
1. Somebody is cleaning the room at the moment.
The room is____________________________________________
2. Two strange people are following us.
We are________________________________________________
3. Somebody was cleaning the room when I came.
The room ______________________________________________
4. Someone was following us when we were at the shop
We were _______________________________________________
C. THÌ HIỆN TẠI HOÀN THÀNH VÀ QUÁ KHỨ HOÀN THÀNH
1. They have cleaned the room.
The room____________________________________________
2. The president has invited twenty people to the party.
Twenty people ________________________A________________
3. The food didn’t taste very good. They had cooked it for too long.
The food didn’t taste very good. It_________________________
4. People had built two new schools in this city before I came.
Two new schools _______________________________________
D. MODAL VERBS VAF BE GOING TO
1. We will give you plenty of time to decide.
You _____________________________________________________
2. I wish they would buy me a nice present.
I wish I ___________________________________________________
3. My younger brother can do this difficult exercise.
This difficult________________________________________________
 4. We should listen to our teachers’ advice.
Our teacher’s advice _________________________________________
5. We must do something to help poor people.
Something _________________________________________________
6. I am going to buy him a surprising gift for his birthday.
He is ______________________________________________________
7. We ought to learn our lessons before coming to school.
Our lessons _________________________________________________
Notes:
a) Thêm To vào sau động từ chỉ giác quan ở câu bị động
We heard him come in.
 He was heard to come in.
I saw her cross the street.
 _________________________________________________________
b) Đối với chủ ngữ mơ hồ: people, someone, somebody và các đại từ nhân xưng, không cần chuyển chủ
ngữ của câu chủ động sang tân ngữ của câu bị động, do vậy giới từ by cũng không cần:
People built this church in 1793.
 This church ___________________________________
c) Cấu trúc They/People say/think/hope/feel/believe/claim… được chuyển thành hai dạng:
1. They think he is a good doctor.
 It is thought that he is a good doctor.
 He is thought to be a good doctor.
2. People said that he had gone
 It was_________________________________________
 He was_________________________________________
d) Cấu trúc Would like/love…không chuyển theo cách thông thường
1. I would like to give Mary a present.
 I would like Mary to be given a present.
2. I would love to invite you to the party.
 I would love _____________________________________
e) Cấu trúc It’s one’s duty to………… được chuyển thành To be supposed to…
It’s your duty to do this work.
 You ____________________________________________
f)Động từ có hai tân ngữ GIVE, SEND, SHOW, LEND, PROMISE, TELL, OFFER có thể chuyển thành
hai câu bị động. Thông thường câu có tân ngữ chỉ người được chọn.
My father gave me this watch.
1. I was____________________________________________
2. This watch________________________________________
g) Cấu trúc LET (SB) DO (ST) chuyển sang TO BE ALLOWED/PERMITTED TO DO (ST)
He let me go.
 I was_____________________________________________
h) Cấu trúc với nghĩa bị động HAVE/GET (ST) + PII
We must have/get another key made.
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Task 1 (A): Chuyển các câu sau sang bị động
1. They gave the job to Amy and Bob.
_______________________________________________________________________
2. They started the work last week.
_______________________________________________________________________
3. They finished the kitchen on Saturday.
_______________________________________________________________________
4. Somebody calls the president everyday.
_______________________________________________________________________
5. Last Thursday we appointed a new marketing manager.
_______________________________________________________________________
6. William the Conqueror built the castle in the 11th century.
_______________________________________________________________________
7. Peopl believe that someone murderred Mr.Stone.
_______________________________________________________________________
8. We put up a notice about the trip on the notice board yesterday.
_______________________________________________________________________
9. People think that an apple a day is good for you.
_______________________________________________________________________
10. The cold weather damaged the plants.
_______________________________________________________________________

Task 2: Sửa lỗi sai trong các câu sau đây:

1. Romeo and Juliet were written from Shakespear.
2. I can’t give you a ride because my car is repairing.
3. It thought that many diseases caused by smoking cigarettes.
4. We were telling to arrive by noon, but we were delay.
5. It was announce for the company president that large profits had be made.

Task 3: (A,C) Dùng động từ trong ngoặc ở dạng bị động.

1. The escaped convict .....................................(arrest) two days later.
2. The police ..............................(instruct) to take firm action against hooligans.
3. He.................(think) to have attacked a young boy in the park.
4. The car ....................(rev)up ready for the thieves to get away quickly.
5. Checks ...........................(carry) out before anyone ......................(allow) to leave the factory yesterday.
6. Sometimes printing errors....................(discover)after the newspaper has been published.
7. Two players ...........................(send) off the field during last Saturday’s match.
8. The hotal, which ..........................(complete) last month, ...................(equip) with modern facilities.
9. As my car.................(repair) last Friday, I.................(give) a lift to work by a colleague.
10 Eleven strikers who.........................(imprison) for disturbing the peace......................(release) yesterday.

Task 4: (B,D) Chuyển các câu sau sang dạng bị động

1. They were doing the bedroom on Friday.
_______________________________________________________________________
2. They’re painting the living room now.
_______________________________________________________________________
3. They’re going to paint the ceiling pink.
_______________________________________________________________________
4. John is calling the other members.
_______________________________________________________________________
5. Martha was delivering the documents to the department.
_______________________________________________________________________
6. The police were following the suspects.
_______________________________________________________________________
7. The major is going to open the new airport.
_______________________________________________________________________
8. If you can’t drive, who is going to drive your car?
_______________________________________________________________________
9. The police are interviewing all the witnesses.
_______________________________________________________________________
10. We are going to give David a bid surprise.
_______________________________________________________________________

Task 5: (A,B,C) Chọn hình thức đúng của dạng động từ trong ngoặc
Million of pounds worth of damage (1) (has caused/has been caused) by a storm which (2) (passed/ was passed)
across the north of England last night. The River Ribble (3) ( burst/was burst) its banks after heavy rain.
People (4) (rescued/ were rescued) from the floods by firemen, who (5)(received/were received) numerous calls
for help. Wind speeds (6) (reached/were reached) ninety miles an hour in some places.
Roads (7) (blocked/were blocked) by fallen trees and electricity lines (8) (brought/were brought) down, leaving
thousands of homes without electricity. “Everything possible (9) (is doing/ is being done) to get the situation back
to normal,” a spokesman(10) (said/was said).

Task 6 (A,B,C,D) Chọn câu trả lời đúng để hoàn thành câu
1. I still can’t believe it! My bicycle ...................last night.
A. was stolen B. Was stealing C. Stolen D. Stole
2. Today, many serious childhood diseases....................by early immunization.
A. are preventing B. Prevent C. Can prevent D. Can be prevented
3. “When.....?” – “In 1928”
A. penicillin was discovered B. Did penicillin discovered
C. was penicillin discovered D. Did penicillin discovere
4. “When can I have my car back?”
“ I think it will ....................late this afternoon.”
A. Finish B. Be finished C. Have finished D. Be finish
5. Ed was new on the job, but he quickly fit himseld into the......................routine of the office.
A. established B. Establishin C. Establishes D. Establish
6. “Can’t we do something about the situation?”
“something .................right now.”
A. is doing B. Is done C. Is being done D. Has been doing
7. “Renoir’s paintings .................masterpieces all over the world.
A. had considered B. Are considered C. Are considering D. Consider

Task 7: (C,D) Chuyển các câu sau sang dạng bị động

1. They have painted the walls green.
______________________________________________________________________
2.They will finish the work next week.
______________________________________________________________________
3. The other members have repealed the amendment.
______________________________________________________________________
4. The delegates had received the information before the recess.
______________________________________________________________________
5. The teacher should buy the supplies for this class.
______________________________________________________________________
6. Somebody will call Mr. Watson tonight.
______________________________________________________________________
7. The fire has caused considerable damage.
______________________________________________________________________
8. They haven’t decided anything yet.
______________________________________________________________________
9.Y Your hair is long, you ought to get it cut.
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