Name: ________________________ Class _________________

Date: __________________ Worksheet # _________________

1. Turn into PASSIVE VOICE. (if you can)

1. I complete these forms after dinner.

2. My father exports luxuroius products to Africa.
3. Tom doesn’t want a noisy room.
4. I want breakfast in my room.
5. Tim rings the operator.
6. A photocopier makes fast copies.
7. Our company imports goods from Europe.
8. Peter sells photocopiers.
9. We have breakfast at 8.00.
10. Tom rings Mary everyday.
11. You make plastic products.
12. The photocopier makes ten copies per minute.
13. That company makes cell phones.
14. The customer wants red files.
15. My secretary do the filling.
16. I want a drink.
17. You file these documents.
18. We sell excellent leather products from Argentina.
19. We need finance for our new company in Paris.
20. I need your investment.
21. We want to invest in your country.
22. She needs money from London for her project.
23. You wait a call from Paris.
24. The secretary prepares coffee in the office.
25. I meet a lot of people.
26. I do a lot filing at the office.
27. You answer the phone quickly.
28. Susan studies Maths at University.
29. She does a course in Business studies.
30. They need some order forms.

2. FUTURE PASSIVE WILL BE + PARTICIPLE

a. CAIRO is hot in July.

b. The meeting is on Tuesday.
c. The computer holds information.
d. It provides lists of adresses.
e. We pay $2500 monthly.

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3. Answer

a. How will payment be made? (by cheques)

b. Where will the goods be shipped? (to London)
c. When will the consignment be sent? (next month)
d. What will the computer provide? (information)
e. How will the goods be packed? (in cardboxes)

4. Make questions

a. It was invented in 1847. ( WHEN)

b. SOUNDWAVES are transmited by air . (HOW)
c. Six journeys are made everyday. (HOW MANY)
d. Wages are paid on Fridays. (WHEN)
e. Invoices can be paid directly. (WHAT)
f. Information packs are sent on request. (WHAT)
g. Telephone calls are made from the Central Office. (WHERE)
h. The telephone was invented in 1847. (WHEN)

5. Turn into the passive. (present perfect)

a. He has received the order.

b. They have made the payment.
c. He has delivered the goods.
d. You have checked the lists.
e. She has completed the form.
f. We have ordered the items.
g. Peter has helped Mary in the job.
h. We have finished all the documents for Paris.
i. The messenger has brought the letters.
j. You have photocopied all the documents.
k. I have helped the secretaries.
l. They discussed the whole project.
m. He has done a lot of new business.
n. She has cashed two cheques at Rome.
o. The firm has issued the certificates in April.
p. They have signed the contract in 2010.

6. Complete with SINCE or FOR

a. The course has lasted…………………November.

b. I have been here………………….two hours.
c. She has been a student……………………………September.
d. We haven`t re-ordered………………six month.
e. The goods have been in transit………………….a fortnight.

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 Passive Voice
A. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning them as indicated below and make the
necessary transformations.

1. These tennis courts aren’t used often. Not many people ____________________________.
2. A group of students had written a fiction novel. A fiction novel ___________________.
3. A school excursion was being planned. The teachers_______________________________.
4. The students weren’t interrupting the teachers. The teachers _____________________.
5. The old methods and strategies couldn’t be used in that school. She________________.
6. An interesting workshop had been organised in the local job centre. They___________.
7. The football match ought to have been cancelled because of the weather. They
ought_______________________________________________________________________________.
8. They are building a new block of flats down the road. A new block of flats__________.
9. Lots of car accidents are reported each year in our country. The newspapers_______.
10. Someone had already promised me a new watch for my birthday. I_________________.
11. Hooligans should be banned from football matches for a year. The authorities______.
12. They have to give more love and understanding to old retired people. Old retired
people______________________________________________________________________________.
13. I will pay you the number of hours you work. You ________________________________.
14. Our best friends can’t be forgotten. We __________________________________________.
15. TV is going to affect the sales of newspapers. The sales of newspapers_____________.
16. An electrical fault might cause a fire. A fire______________________________________.
17. The boy hasn’t been found anywhere by the police. The police_____________________.
18. I had put my passport in the case. My passport___________________________________.
19. Mike had to do a lot of work. A lot of work ______________________________________.
20. I don’t know where I’ve left my tape recorder. I don’t know where my tape recorder
_____________________________________________________________________________________.
21. Scientists are going to discover something tonight. Something_____________________.
22. Your luggage may be checked at the Customs. The officers________________________.
23. You were left a notice in the office. Somebody____________________________________.
24. A decision was not taken that day. The directors_________________________________.
25. The car wasn’t left in the garage. My father_______________________________________.
26. Nobody knows what will be done with these old buildings. Nobody knows what
they_________________________________________________________________________________.
27. Mr Morris wasn’t expecting her that evening. She_________________________________.
28. I am sure that the address had been written inside. I am sure that she_____________.
29. I didn’t know by whom the work had been done. I didn’t know who_________________.
30. The waiter brought them the bill on a silver plate. They____________________________.

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 PASSIVE VOICE
 REMEMBER
 Active voice = Subject + verb + COMPLEMENT
1 2 3
 Passive voice = reverse elements 1 & 3
New subject + be + past participle / + by + new complement
3 2 1
 OBSERVE
 Present simple / singular Present simple / plural
 Father buys bread * Mothers make the meals
1 2 3 1 2 3

3 2 1 3 2 1
Bread is bought by father The meals are made by mothers

 Past simple / singular Past simple / plural

 The policeman arrested the thief * Sister wrote letters
1 2 3 1 2 3

3 2 1 3 2 1
The thief was arrested by the policeman. Letters were written by sister.

 PRACTISE
 Write correct sentences in the passive
 Past simple  Present simple
 Telephone / invented / graham bell / by / was /  Football / played / everybody / is / by
 Brother / bitten / a dog / was / by  Repaired / cars / are / by / mechanics
 A thief / stolen / were / by / My keys  Are / woodcutters / cut down / by / trees
 The lightening / was / damaged / by / the house  Grass / is / gardeners / by / cut

 Choose the correct sentence

 people choose the president  Many persons speak English
 People are chosen by the president  English was spoken by many persons
 The president is chosen by people  English is spoken by many persons
 The president is choose by people  Many persons are spoken by English
 Columbus discovered America  Benjamin Franklin created the first public library
 America was discovered by Columbus  Benjamin Franklin is created by the first public
 America were discovered by Columbus library
 America is discovered by Columbus  The first public library were created by Benjamin
Franklin
 The first public library was created by Benjamin
Franklin
 APPLY
 Turn into the passive
 The maid cleans the house every day. ………………………………………………………………………..
 We make glass from sand. ………………………………………………………………………..
 They built the bridge some years ago. ………………………………………………………………………..
 The boy broke three windows. ………………………………………………………………………...
 The fire damaged many houses. ………………………………………………………………………...
 My friend offered me a nice present. ………………………………………………………………………...
 The Germans invented handball. ………………………………………………………………………..
 Mother irons our clothes. ………………………………………………………………………...

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 Passive Voice

Read the text below and circle the Active or the Passive Voice.

Megan Joyce is a famous TV

presenter. Every day she

presents a popular programme

that many people watch/are

watched. Today is a big day for

Megan because the president is going to be interviewed/is going to

interview on her programme. Serious problems are going to discuss/ are

going to be discussed and important announcements may be made/ may

make, so the interview will watch/will be watched by million of people.

When Megan arrived at the studio this morning, everyone was very busy. A

report about the president was being prepared/ was preparing and must

finish / had to be finished before the programme started.

The cameras were checking/were being checked by the cameramen and the

telephones were ringing/ were being rung.

Now the president has arrived/has been arrived and Megan is getting ready

for the interview. She is in her dressing room and a hairdresser is being

brushed/is brushing her hair. In the studio, last minute problems are being

taken care of/are taking care of.

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 1. Read and translate the sentences in Passive Voice:
1. The new school was built in 1998.
2. The book was read yesterday.
3. Dinner is being cooked at the moment.
4. The film is watched every evening.
5. The floors were being washed when the boy came home.
6. The room will be cleaned tomorrow.
7. The toy was made last week.
8. The homework is done every day.
9. The house will be repaired in two months.
10. The pencils will be bought next Friday.
2. Correct the mistakes
1. The story were read three days ago.
2. The building of the museum is being reconstructing at the
moment.
3. We are not never asked at the English lesson.
4. The text will be translated when he came.
5. English is speak all over the world.
6. Ice cream be made from milk.
7. The game will be played in four days?
8. The computers was bought in the shop.
9. The flowers are not watered last week.
10.The homework must be not done tomorrow.
3. Change the sentences
1. We visit our school every day.
1. He will speak to his cousin tomorrow.
3. They often give Mary fruits from their garden.
4. They built a new hospital last year.
5. She is reading a book at the moment.
6. Sasha sent a letter to Alison.
7.I have done my homework.
8. He will look after his brother next week.
9. Pupils visited the boy last week.
10. We learn poems at home.
4. Open the brackets:
1. The porter will (bring, be brought) your luggage to your room. 2. Your luggage will (bring, be
brought) up in the lift. 3. You may (leave, be left) your hat and coat in the cloak-room
downstairs. 4. They can (leave, be left) the key with the clerk downstairs. 5. She will (meet, be
met) them in the hall upstairs. 6. At the station they will (meet, be met) by a man from the
travel bureau. Раскройте скобки, поставив правильную форму глагола.
1. Bread (to eat) every day. 2. The letter (to receive) yesterday. 3. Nick (to send) to Moscow next
week. 4. I (to ask) at the lesson yesterday. 5. I (to give) a very interesting book at the library last
Friday. 6. Many houses (to build) in our town every year. 7. This work (to do) tomorrow. 8. This
text (to translate) at the last lesson. 9. These trees (to plant) last autumn.

5. Change the sentences using Passive Voice

1. I bought potatoes yesterday.
2. We will bring the books tomorrow.
3. They sell milk in this shop.
4. They will do the work next week.
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Complete the article. Use the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets.

Credit card fraud

A type of con trick which (0). is designed (design) to skim
your credit card number, PIN and other information when
you swipe has been growing in popularity. The con, which
(1) ...................................... (know) as skimming, allows
thieves to steal your information by the use of a device
which (2) ................................................ (insert) through the
card slot of an ATM, allowing the data on your card to be
read.
The latest European ATM Crime Report
(3) ................................................. (just /publish) and it shows a twenty-four percent increase in card
skimming attacks at European ATMs in the last year. 5,743 attacks (4) .................................................
(report) for the period January to June this year. This is the largest number of such attacks which (5)
................................................. (record) in any six-month period so far. Already, millions of pounds (6)
................................................. (lost) through skimming and more (7) ................................................. (lose) if
effective measures (8) ................................................. (not take). The theft of personal details
(9) ................................................. (may / avoid) by using secure ATMs or being very careful when you use
an ATM. Anti-skimming measures (10) ................................................. (already / install) at many European
ATMs. Fortunately, in some countries, a drop in skimming attacks (11) ............................................. (report).
Cardholders should know that even if their card details (12) ................................................. (skim), they will
not lose out. This is good news for members of the public.

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Grammar Test
Student: ……………………….. Points: …………………..

I Put the word in brackets in the most appropriate form:

1.Much of this town ..................(destroy) by fire in the 16th century.
2. Next year, a new school ................(build) here to hold about 1,000 students.
3. Today, around 9 o'clock, a famous painting .................(steal) from a museum by an armed gang and
the Police
are already questioning the museum employees.
4. My brother's friend .................(bite) by a dog last spring and had to .................................(take) to
hospital.
5. Today, Argentina and Chile ..................(expect) to vote on a treaty.
6. A special prize .....................(give) to the person who will have helped us find the culprit.
7. He ...........................(tell) to work harder if he wanted to keep his job.
8. This work must …………………….(do) immediately.
9. English ...............................(speak) all over the world.
10. She ..............................(say) to be living in Spain now.
11. Last year, we wanted to buy this house but unfortunately it .......................(already buy) by a
young couple.
12.I .......................(bite) by my boyfriend's dog today morning.
13.Marmolade ...................(make) from fruit, from plums, for example.
14.Three people .............................(injure) in the accident that I saw last Friday.
15................................................. (speaking loudly/forbid) in the churchs?
16.I ........................... (wake) up by some noise today morning.
17.Kate ...................................... (not/like) by many people.
18.That coversation ................................................(not/finish) until we come to an agreement.
19.We ...................................(warn) againts thieves in a city where we stayed last winter.

II Detect and correct the errors:

1. Your jacket can be hang up over there.
2. Thirty more people were layed off last week.
3. The road was blocking off.
4. The protesters being held back by the police.
5. The old cinema is being pull down.
6. The keys must have been being left behind.
7. The inconvenience will made up for by this money.
8. The flood water was be kept back by barriers
9. The criminal were locked up.
10. The candle was blow out by the draught.

III Paraphrase using the beginning given:

1. They built this castle in 1756.
This castle ...................................................................................................................................
2. The mechanic has repaired my car.
My car………………………………................................................................................……..
3. They will obey him, don't worry!
He …………………………………………….............................................................................
4. They are painting the kitchen.
The kitchen…………………………………………...................................................................
5. They had prepared everything for the party.
Everything .....................................................................................................................................

IV Paraphrase using the word given:

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1. Hemingway wrote this novel in 1932.
................................................................................................................................................... (was)
2. They make such shirts in China.
................................................................................................................................................ (made)
3. People must not take their cameras inside the factory
................................................................................................................................................... (be)
4. The gardener has watered the flowers
............................................................................................................................................... (been)
5. I finished my work at 2 pm.
............................................................................................................................................ (finished)

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A - Write these sentences in the Passive voice:

1. Neil teaches many students in Porto.

2. Joana bakes cakes every day.
3. My friend repaired my car.
4. Many students speak English in my class.
5. The police arrested my best friend.
6. She finished her homework by eight o´clock.
7. Nobody repaired this broken table.
8. Are they typing the letters?
9. He answered all the questions.
10. They didn’t tell me the truth.
11. They smile at the girl as she walks by
12. They don’t keep the bicycle in the garage.
13. People speak well of your friend.
14. Teens think that money is the most important thing in life.
15. They make robots from strong metal.
16. Factories use robots because they are reliable.
17. Robots will never attack human beings.
18. They had to close that factory because the firm went bankrupt.
19. Someone made this dress in Spain.
20. They must blow up part of the tunnel.
21. They are solving the problem now.
22. They allowed the students to leave earlier on Thursday.
23. The police have questioned the suspect.
24. Lots of people use mobile phones.
25. They cut the grass this morning.

B – Rewrite the sentences in the passive, using the word(s) provided:

1. David sold me a ticket for the concert. (I)

2. They will send him this exam results. (he)
3. Someone showed me where the art school is. (I)

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COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE PASSIVE FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS

1.-Television (watch) by billions of people around the world.

2.-Most TV shows (not record) in front of a live audience.

3.-My mother’s hair (cut) at the moment by the hairdresser.

4.-A new hospital (visit) by the Queen this morning.

5.-The World Cup (show) on TV channels in many countries.

6.-The results of the elections (discuss) by some politicians on TV.

7.-“Big Brother” (broadcast) in more than seventy countries.

8.-The novel “1984” (write) by George Orwell.

.9.-People’s attitudes (change) by some soap operas .

10.-“Little Britain” (vote) the best TV comedy in the UK.

11.-This area (search) by the police at the moment.

12.-A bad road accident (report) by some witnesses last night.

13.-The awards (give) by Penelope Cruz.

14.-Three million dollars (pay) by the advertisers for that advert.

15.-Digital TV (invent) in the 1960s.

16.- The criminal (see) at the shopping centre in the early morning.

17.-The car (borrow) by my friend from his father yesterday.

18.- 2,000 CDs (sell) by the famous singer in one week.

19.-The Oscar ceremony (watch) by over 2 billion people.

20.-He (send) to prison for his crimes.

21.- My room (paint) right now.

22.-The first DVD players (introduce) in the 1980s

23.- When your credit card (steal)?

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 NAME ____________________________
DATE _____________________________
CLASS ____________________________

Active or Passive?
1. They were informed by the police._______ Put the sentences in the active voice.
2. It was a stormy night._________________ 1. The fish was eaten by the cat.
3. You were listening to music.____________ _________________________________.
4. She was given a new pencil case.________ 2. My sister will be punished by my father.
5. We are great parents. ________________ _________________________________.
6. The cat was chased by the dog._________ 3. Questions should be answered in ink.
7. I was taken to hospital._______________ _________________________________.
8. There was an accident yesterday._______ 4. Lots of paintings will be sold next week.
9. My father was driving a red car. ________ _________________________________.
10. Many posters were sold._____________ 5. Computers are used at school.
_________________________________.
6. Postcards can be bought in a newsagent.
_________________________________.
7. My school was painted last year.
Put the sentences in the passive voice:
_________________________________.
1. You bought fruit yesterday.
8. “Romeo and Juliet” was written by Shakespeare.
_________________________________.
_________________________________.
2. She has painted the fence.
…………………………………………………..
_________________________________.
3. The police arrested the thieves.
_________________________________.
4. My sister sold her books. Put these questions in the passive voice.
_________________________________. 1. Did they wear uniforms at school?
5. You sent the letter yesterday. _________________________________?
_________________________________. 2. Has she baked a cake?
6. She received the change. _________________________________?
_________________________________. 3. Will your father buy a DVD player?
7. They serve dinner at seven. _________________________________?
. _________________________________. 4. Does your teacher explain the passive voice?
8.You will tell the truth. _________________________________?
_________________________________. 5. Do your parents hug you?
_________________________________?
6. Did Martha learn English?
_________________________________?
7. Had they crossed the bridge?
_________________________________?
Match the questions with the answers: 8.Could they see the match?
_________________________________?
Questions:
1. Was the president elected yesterday?
2. Had the president been interviewed?
3. Are rucksacks being bought?
4. Will the trees be cut down? Fill in the gaps with was, wasn’t, were or weren’t:
5. Is our school being painted? 1. My mother ______ given flowers but she______
6. Has he been kidnapped? given some chocolates.
2 We ______taught German by a good teacher.
Answers: 3. Peter ______ offered some CDs.
a. No, he hasn’t. 4. You ______ a dog last Christmas.
b. Yes, he had. 5. They ______ put in prison.
c. No, they aren’t. 6. Lottery _______ won by Susan and Pater but it
d. No, he wasn’t. ______ won by my uncle Peter.
e. Yes, it is. 7. He ______ given many books, but his sister ______.
f. Yes, they will. 8. My grandparents ________received by the president.

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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb

How is decaffeinated coffee made?

Several different methods 1)____________ (can use) to make coffee relatively decaffeinated.
The drawback of these methods is that they generally make the coffee flavor milder due to
caffeine being one of the components which gives coffee its bitter, acidic flavor.

Green coffee beans 2) ___________ (soak) in hot water and then some sort of solvent or
activated carbon 3) __________ (use) to extract/dissolve the caffeine. Flavor 4) _________ (lose)
in the first batch of beans. However, once the dissolving liquid 5) _________ (saturate) the first
batch, much of the flavor 6)__________ (retain) in the subsequent batches. The first batch 7)
___________ (re-soak) in the water solution to reabsorb some of the flavor compounds.

This process 8) __________ (invent) by Ludwig Roselius in 1905. Benzene 9) ___________ (use)
to remove caffeine. Coffee 10) ____________ (steam) in brine and then benzene 11)
____________ (apply) to the beans. Nowadays, this method 12) ______________ (consider) unsafe
and no longer used.

Another method is where the beans 13) ________________ (steam) for half an hour, and then
the beans 14) _____________ (rinse) with solvents to dissolve the caffeine.
The solvent 15) ______________ (first circulate) through a bed of moist green coffee beans and
then recaptured in an evaporator while the beans 16) _____________ (wash) with water.
After the chemicals 17) _____________ (drain), the beans 18) ____________ (steam) again.
Usually the solvent 19) ____________ (add) to the vessel, circulated and emptied several times
until the coffee 20) ____________ (decaffeinat) to the desired level. Up to 96% to 97 % of the
caffeine from coffee 21) ____________ (can extract) this way.

A charcoal filter 22) _____________ (use) in the Swiss Water Process. The charcoal is
normally used with a carbohydrate solvent, so only the caffeine 23) ___________ (absorb).
In this method, first, the green coffee beans 24) ____________ (soak) in hot water and then
the first batch of coffee beans 25) _________ (discard). The caffeine 26) ___________ (then strip)
from the solution by activated carbon filters. This leaves the solution saturated with flavor
compounds which 27) __________ (used) to soak a new batch of decaffeinated green coffee
beans. This method extracts up to 98% of the caffeine.

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