Write the verbs in the correct passive form: 1.. Letters to voters ……… at election time send/ pr.. Lots of workers ……… redundant last year make/ past simple 5.. The computer ……… when I a
Trang 1ACTIVE TO PASSIVE
1 Write the verbs in the correct passive
form:
1 Letters to voters ……… at election
time (send/ pr simple)
2 The housework ……… (do/ pr
perf)
3 This car ……… here (can/not/ park/
pr simple)
4 Lots of workers ………
redundant last year (make/ past simple)
5 ……… dinner ……… ready by
9:30? (be/ will)
6 The computer ……… when I
arrived (fix/ past cont)
7 This museum ……… in
2002 (redecorate/past simple)
8 The report ……… by
Monday (must/ finish/ pr simple)
9 ………… your TV……… yet?
(repair/p perf)
10 Nothing ……… about the
millionaire’s kidnap (say/ pr perf)
11 Lots of money ……… to the Third
2 Rewrite the sentences into the passive voice Use the agent only if necessary:
1 My mother didn’t buy the pencils I needed
………
…………
2 Some students have written really nice essays
………
…………
3 The Congress has passed a new law on education
………
………
4 Dad has lost is glasses again
………
………
5 CNN informed about yesterday’s earthquake
………
………
6 Vine growers harvest tons of grapes in Italy
………
3 Rewrite these sentences into the passive
voice according to the given words:
1 Paul gave me a nice sweater for my
birthday
I
………
………
A new sweater
………
2 Mary has sent Paul some nice postcards
Paul
………
…
Some nice postcards
………
3 Carol told us a very funny story
We
………
………
A very funny story
………
4 The travel agent has just made the
holiday arrangements for Paul
Paul
………
……
The holiday arrangements
………
5 Mel is going to lend Sue some money
Sue
4 Correct the sentences that contain mistakes
1 Lunch was being make by he when we got there
………
………
2 English is spoken by people in Australia
………
………
3 Will the housework have being doing by 11 a.m?
………
………
4 Something must be done to solve the problem
………
…………
5 Are customers served with good food there?
………
…………
6 The letter hasn’t received yet
………
………
7 Is the dog going to take to the vet?
………
………
8 Was Dr Brown warned after the accident?
………
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