12. The passive voice
1. PASSIVE VOICE. Rewrite these sentences from active to passive voice
1. COMPUTERS ARE FIXED BY MY SISTER EVERY DAY.
2. THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED BY SAM’S FRIEND.
3. THE CAR IS GOING TO BE REPAIRED BY PAUL.
4. HER PET IS BEING DRAWN BY THE LITTLE GIRL.
5. A LOT OF FOOD WAS BEING PREPARED BY JUDITH IN BRATISLAVA.
6. MY CAR WILL BE PAINTED BY SOME FRIENDS AT THIS TIME NEXT WEEK.
7. A NEW COMIC HAS BEEN MADE BY ZOE THIS YEAR.
8. THE BOOK HAD BEEN ALREADY FINISHED BY WAQUEL WHEN WE GOT TO THE SHOP.
9. THE SNOW TRACKS WILL HAVE BEEN FIXED BY THE WORKERS AT CHRISTMAS.
10. MY HOUSE HAS BEEN BEING RENOVATED BY THE REAL STATE THIS MORNING.
11. THE LIVING ROOM HAD ALREADY BEEN BEING PAINTED BY THE PAINTER BEFORE 8.
12. AN ELECTRIC CAR WILL HAVE BEEN BEING ANNOUNCED BY APPLE IN FIVE YEARS.
1. Double gap! Rewrite from active to passive voice with Direct and Indirect object.
1. (OBJECT) SOME PRESENTS WERE BROUGHT TO US BY MY SISTER FROM DE CANARY ISLANDS
1. (INDIRECT OBJECT) WE WERE BROUGHT SOME PRESENTS BY MY SISTER FROM DE CANARY ISLANDS
2. (OBJECT) A CACTUS WILL BE GIVEN TO ME BY THEM AS A PRESENT
2. (INDIRECT OBJECT) I WILL BE GIVEN A CACTUS BY THEM AS A PRESENT
3. (OBJECT) LOTS OF ASSIGNMENTS WERE SENT TO THEM BY THE TEACHER
3. (INDIRECT OBJECT) THEY WERE SENT LOTS OF ASSIGNMENTS BY THE TEACHER
4. (OBJECT) SOME FOOD WAS SENT TO US BY MY PARENTS TO SURFERS PARADISE
4. (INDIRECT OBJECT) WE WERE BROUGHT SOME FOOD BY MY PARENTS TO SURFERS PARADISE
5. (OBJECT) A SPECIAL DISH IS BEING PREPARED TO MY FRIENDS BY THE CHEF
5. (INDIRECT OBJECT) MY FRIENDS ARE BEING PREPARED A SPECIAL DISH BY THE CHEF
6. (OBJECT) THE SCHEDULE HAS BEEN SENT TO YOU BY THE MANAGER, HASN’T IT?
6. (INDIRECT OBJECT) YOU HAVE BEEN SENT THE SCHEDULE BY THE MANAGER, HAVEN’T YOU?
7. (OBJECT) A LETTER WAS BEING WRITTEN TO ME BY PILAR YESTERDAY MORNING
7. (INDIRECT OBJECT) I WAS BEING WRITTEN A LETTER BY PILAR YESTERDAY MORNING
8. (OBJECT) A NEW STRATEGY WILL BE TAUGHT TO THE PLAYERS BY THE COACH
8. (INDIRECT OBJECT) THE PLAYERS WILL BE TAUGHT A NEW STRATEGY BY THE COACH
9. (OBJECT) A PRESCRIPTION WAS GIVEN TO THE PATIENT BY THE DOCTOR
9. (INDIRECT OBJECT) THE PATIENT WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION BY THE DOCTOR.
10. (OBJECT) A BONUS WAS BEING OFFERED TO THE EMPLOYEES BY THE MANAGER
10. (INDIRECT OBJECT) THE EMPLOYEES WERE BEING OFFERED A BONUS BY THE MANAGER
11. (OBJECT) THE NEW MOVIE WAS SHOWN TO THE PUBLIC BY W. SMITH
11. (INDIRECT OBJECT) THE PUBLIC WAS SHOWN THE NEW MOVIE BY W. SMITH.
12. (OBJECT) A MESSAGE SHOULD BE LEFT TO THEM BY YOU BEFORE YOU GO
12. (INDIRECT OBJECT) THEY SHOULD BE LEFT A MESSAGE BY YOU BEFORE YOU GO
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1. Choose either the active or the passive form of the verb...and the correct tense!
1. WAS PAINTED
2. COMPOSED
3. STARRED
4. DRIVE
5. WILL BE USED
6. IS WATCHED
7. IS BEING STOLEN
8. STOLE
9. WILL OPEN
10. WAS DESTROYED
11. LEARNT
12. WAS TAUGHT
13. IS CONSIDERED
14. MAKES
15. LOST
16. WAS DISCOVERED
17. IS BEING FINISHED
18. WILL BE RELEASED
19. ARE TRAVELING
20. IS BEING BAKED
21. AM HAVING
22. STARTED
23. WAS GETTING
