Variant I

Change the sentences from the active into the passive. Omit the agent where it can be omitted.

1.     The British eat over thirty million hamburgers each year.

2.     The children picked the strawberries.

3.     Will they hand out free T-shirts at the concert?

4.     Everyone heard her shouting at the students.

5.     The police have just arrested the thief.

Read the situations, then write sentences using the causative form.

6.     The optician is testing her eyes. What is she doing?

7.     Tomorrow an artist will paint her son’s portrait. What will she do tomorrow?

8.     Sally gets a hairdresser to dye her hair once a month. What does she do?

9.     The doctor examined her wound. What did she do?

10.           She has got someone to check her washing machine for her. What has she done?

Turn the following into passive using personal and impersonal passive constructions.

11.           They say she is a good student.

12.           They believe he is very brave.

13.           They think John has finished the article.

14.           They say you miss classes very often.

15.           They are sure he is coming tomorrow.

Complete the sentences using the words in bold. Use two to five words.

16.           A shark bit Tony’s leg.

got         Tony……………………………………………………by a shark.

17.           They are blaming Martin for the accident.

is            Martin…………………………………………….for the accident.

18.           You can find more information at the travel agency.

be          More  information ………………………...... at the travel agency.

19.           Lucy’s purse has been stolen by somebody.

had        Lucy……………………………………………..… by somebody.

20.           People say she was responsible for the accident.

said       She…………………………………. responsible for the accident.

Variant II

Change the sentences from the active into the passive. Omit the agent where it can be omitted.

1.     They always pay their workers on time.

2.     Who wrote “One Hundred Years of Solitude?”

3.     The bad weather has spoilt my holiday plans.

4.     She made them go out.

5.     They are holding the next World Cup in France.

Read the situations, then write sentences using the causative form.

6.     Someone is cutting down the tree in our garden at the moment. What are we doing?

7.     She will hire someone to paint the fence for her. What will she do?

8.     Someone dry-cleans his suits every month. What does he do?

9.     The mechanic has fixed John’s car several times this year. What has John done?

10.           His secretary typed the letter for him an hour ago. What did he do?

Turn the following into passive using personal and impersonal passive constructions.

11.           They think Mary is feeling better.

12.           They say she lied to her parents.

13.           They know Bob is always late for classes.

14.           They expect he will recover soon.

15.           They are sure Peter has returned from America.

Complete the sentences using the words in bold. Use two to five words.

16.           His leg was put in plaster after the accident.

had        He……………………………………in plaster after the accident.

17.           She pays someone to clean the house every week.

cleaned  She…………………………………………… ……..every week.

18.           Everyone knew he was a liar.

was        He…………………………………………………………..a liar.

19.           The construction workers are completing the building this month.

is            The building…………………………………………..this month.

20.           Somebody broke into our house last night.

broken  Our house……………………………………………… last night.