Test Make the sentences Passive. I We saw the strange footprints on the snow. 2 I, Levitan painted a…

Open the brackets using Passive voice. 1. Last night I (invite) to a party by a friend from Scotland. 2. Spain and Portugal (visit) by millions of tourists next year. 3. The menu in that restaurant (change) every month. 4. These strawberries are fresh; they (pick) yesterday. 5. Many people (kill) in road accidents every year. II. Make the sentences passive. 1. The girl put all her books on the shelf. 2. They did not invite her to the party. 3. A young teacher started a school in this village. 4. The garage mechanic repairs cars every day. 5. They built the hotel in 1952.

Rewrite the sentences using Passive voice:

1) The teacher will mark the tests.

2) Liz showed me some holiday pictures.

3) Grandfather is going to tell the children a story.

4) Bill hasn’t cut the grass yet.

5) People spend a lot of money on food.

6) He stole a large amount of valuable papers from the shop.

7) She is cooking the dinner at the moment.

Patrick gave Liza some flowers.

9) Grandmother knit my sweater.

10) Leonardo da Vinci painted the “Mona Lisa”.

www.engblocks.com PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE USE THE PROMPTS TO MAKE SENTENCES [Exercise 1] Use the prompts to make sentences using Past Simple Passive. Example: Harry Potter/write / J. K. Rowling Answer: Harry Potter was written by J. K. Rowling. 1. these bags/make/ in Italy 2. the fence/break / by the wind 3. my wallet / steal / last week 4. they/ injure / in a car accident 5. James/fire / yesterday 6. the photo / take / by my husband 7. new tablets/buy/ on Friday 8. we / prepare / for the storm

Rewrite the sentences using the Passive Voise

1. July cleans the room every day.

2. They cancelled all flights because of fog.

3. People don’t use this road very often.

4. He accuused me of stealing money.

5. How do people learn languages?

6. People advised us not to go out alone.

7. Justin cooks the dinner.

8. The reported writes the story.

9. Kate found the lost dog.

10. My uncle wrote a letter

! Rewrite the sentences using the Passive Voice.

1. We have already made cakes.
2. The police caught the bank robbers last night.
3. Our company will build here a new office.
4. People always celebrate this holiday.
5. Mary organized Tom’s birthday party.
6. People download lots of films from the internet every day. ​

B. Choose the proper answer 1. She usually English at home a) is speaking b) speaks e) has spoken d) spoke t 2. She . her parents yesterday a) has visited b) visits e) is visiting d) visited 3. Look! He. the piano. a) is playing b) plays e) played d) has played 4. My Granny is the. cook in the world! a) good b) goodest c) best d) better 5. Peter wondered if Tom. to London the following year. a) will go b) would go c) went d) is going C. Choose the from his bad cold and can go out tomorrow. proper answer 1. He has house face the river. A. suffered B. worried C. recovered 2. They have a big house. Some windows of A. themselves their C. their 3. My cat is black. A. his B. my C. its paws are white. 4. Where is Helen? I want to speak to A. her B. you C. myself 2. My Granny grew beautiful flowers. They are A. her B. hers C. herselves 3. My elder brother likes tea nor the coffee. A. neither B. either C. or lick your fingers. 4. You A. should B. should to C. shouldn’t 5. How much is it? A. Here you are. B. Three pounds, please. C. I’d like to have a look at this shirt. 6. A person who sells pork and beef is a A. greengrocer B. grocer C. butcher makes laws about the policy of the country, taxes and many other things. 7. A. The Queen B. The House of Commons C. The House of Lords 8. The book about Tom Sawyer was written by A. Jack London B. William Shakespeare C. Mark Twain L Rewrite sentences into reported speech. J. Nina said: «I bought a new Jacket yesterday.» K. They said: «We are going to keep to a diet, Sam.» L. Frank said: «< It’s hard to get tickets for the match». M. «Have you bought any food?» said Dad to his son. N. «Where are you from?» she asked. O. The teacher said to her pupils: «Don’t open your books!». P. David said to his friend, «Will you join me?» Q. The weatherman said, «The weather will be warmer in two days» J. Rewrite the sentences in the Passive Voice. 1) We cooked a cake yesterday. 2) They are drawing the pictures. 3) We plant a lot of trees every month. 4) They will buy this apartment next week. 5) The butcher sells meat, beef, pork. 6) He will wash his car in 2 days

GRAMMAR

3 Complete the sentences with the verb in brackets. Use the past simple.

1. My dad

(work) in Los Angeles last year.

2. I

(join) the school orchestra in March.

(study) maths at university.

(start) school on 15th September.

(visit) London in 2015.

3. My mum

4. We

5. They

6. The Great Fire

7. We

8. My grandmother

(kill) rats in 1666.

(cook) pancakes on 19th February.

(phone) me last night.

Change the sentences from active to passive or from passive to active
1) Robots make cars in this factory.
2) This programme is watched by millions of people
3) They make SEAT cars in Spain
4) They teach German in our school

2) Complete the sentences with the verbs in the correct form of the passive
1) His mobile phone .(steal) last week.
2) A thousand copies of the DVD .(sel) since it came out last week.
3) This museum.(visit) by thousands of people each week
4) Three new hospitals .(build) next year.
5) The first portable stereo .(invent) by Andreas Pavel more than thirty years ago
6) Perhaps the final of next year’s Champions League .(play) in Poland
7) Since its publication this book .(translate) into over thirty languages. ​

Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or Past Simple Passive Voice.

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1| Coffee … (to grow) in Brazil.

2 |The Tower of London . (to visit) by thousands of tourists every year.

3| . those invitations . (to send) yesterday?

4| The report … (not to type) yesterday.

5| Nowadays basketball . (to play) all over the world.

6| A new song by this pop group … (to record) a week ago.

7| . the flowers in the Botanical garden . (to water) every day?

8| This sweater … (to knit) by my granny.

уМОЛЯЮ ОЧЕНЬ НАДО Change sentences in the Active Voice into the Passive Voice.

1.The family will buy tickets tomorrow.

2.Simon has organized this party.

3.Mozart wrote a great opera «The marriage of Figaro

4.She will visit to Nothern Ireland next summer