1. THE PASSIVE VOICE EXERCISES

2. PRESENT TENSE SIMPLE 1.We eat soup with every lunch. 2.She tells stories. 3.He grows tomatoes in his garden. 4.She asks good questions. 5.Jack throws stones in the water. Soup is eaten by us with every lunch. Stories are told by her. Tomatoes are grown by him in his garden. Good questions are asked by her. Stones are thrown in the water by Jack.

3. PRESENT TENSE SIMPLE 1.Good shoes ____________ (make) in this factory. 2.This newspaper ___________ (read) by a lot of people. are made is read

4. PAST TENSE SIMPLE 1.We broke the mirror yesterday. 2.He celebrated his birthday last Friday. 3.She teased me. 4.We gave you the books. 5.They greeted their boss in the morning. The mirror was broken by us yesterday. His birthday was celebrated by him last Friday. I was teased by her. The books were given to you by us. Their boss was greeted by them in the morning.

5. PAST TENSE SIMPLE 1.We _____________ (take) to the British Museum last week. 2.The wardrobe ___________ (move) into the corner. were taken was moved

6. PRESENT TENSE CONTINUOUS 1.She is reading a book at the moment. 2.He is carrying a heavy burden. 3.They are driving a bus. 4.I am taking photos at the moment. 5.Students are answering questions. A book is being read by her at the moment. A heavy burden is being carried by him. A bus is being driven by them. Photos are being taken by me at the moment. Questions are being answered by students.

7. PRESENT TENSE CONTINUOUS 1.Stamps _______________ (stick) on the envelopes. 2.We __________________ (follow) by some strangers. are being stuck are being followed

8. PAST TENSE CONTINUOUS 1.They were writing their answers. 2.He was eating an apple yesterday morning. 3.She was taking her book last afternoon. 4.George was making a box. 5.They were cutting a tree. Their answers were being written by them. An apple was being eaten by him yesterday morning. Her book was being taken by her last afternoon. A box was being made by George. A tree was being cut by them.

9. PAST TENSE CONTINUOUS 1.A loud music ________________ (play) by the band when I entered the hall. 2.Umbrellas ________________ (sell) by street traders. was being played were being sold

10. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE SIMPLE 1.I have already drawn a picture. 2.We have exchanged our business cards. 3.He has taken my pen. 4.They have sent me a letter. 5.I have taken my friend to the cinema. A picture has already been drawn by me. Our business cards have been exchanged by us. My pen has been taken by him. A letter has been sent to me by them. My friend has been taken to the cinema by me.

11. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE SIMPLE 1.My car ___ just _____________ (damage) by a truck. 2.New club regulations _________________ (write). has been damaged have been written

12. FUTURE TENSE SIMPLE 1.We will bring our instruments. 2.She will read that lesson. 3.He will call his friends. 4.The cat will drink milk. 5.They will bring the machine. Our instruments will be brought by us. That lesson will be read by her. His friends will be called by him. Milk will be drunk by the cat. The machine will be brought by them.

13. FUTURE TENSE SIMPLE 1.You ________________ (inform) about the results. 2.She ___ always _____________ (encourage) by her p. will be informed will be encouraged

14. GOING TO FUTURE TENSE 1.We are going to fly a helicopter. 2.They are going to explain the problem. 3.She is going to eat vegetables soon. 4.We are going to pick some grapes. 5.He is going to make a plan. A helicopter is going to be flown by us. The problem is going to be explained by them. Vegetables are going to be eaten by her soon. Some grapes are going to be picked by us. A plan is going to be made by him.

15. GOING TO FUTURE TENSE 1.Another rocket ______________________ (launch) next year. 2.A satellite ___________________ (send) to universe. is going to be launched is going to be sent

16. NEGATIVE SENTENCES 1.They didn’t print the book. 2.He isn’t writing a letter. 3.They don‘t make the box. 4.Some people haven’t paid the tax. 5.She wasn’t telling a story. The book wasn’t printed by them. A letter isn’t being written by him. The box isn‘t made by them. The tax hasn’t been paid by some people. A story wasn’t being told by her.

17. NEGATIVE SENTENCES 6.She isn‘t going to visit America. 7.He will not repair the machine. America isn‘t going to be visited by her. The machine won‘t be repaired by him.

18. QUESTIONS 1.Has she brought the money? 2.Was he eating a mango? 3.Is she touching flowers? 4.Did he give you ten old books? 5.Will he help you? Has the money been brought by her? Was a mango being eaten by him? Are the flowers being touched by her? Were ten old books given to you by him? Will you be helped by him?

19. QUESTIONS 6.Is he going to leave his village? 7.Does he sing a song? Is his village going to be left by him? Is a song sung by her?

20. THE PASSIVE VOICE MIXED TENSES

21. 1.Another report ___________________ (write) now. 2.The carpet ______________________ (vacuum) while I was at home. 3.The soldier ____________ (injure) near the river yesterday. 4.Good video spots _____________ (show) on this programme every day. 5.She ______ never _____________ (see) in town before. 6.I think the house ______________________ tomorrow.(destroy). 7.The prisoner ______________________ (release) tomorrow. (going to) is being written was being vacuumed was injured are shown will be destroyed has been seen is going to be released

22. MIXED TENSES 8. Your homework ____ always ___________ (do) so carelessly. 9. A new device _____ just ______________ (invent). 10. His hair __________________ (colour) every month. 11. Nowadays mobile phones_____________ (use) by small children. is done has been invented is coloured are being used

23. X.ACTIVE AND PASSIVE ~ActivePassive SIMPLE PRESENT I usually write a test. A test is usually written. PRESENT CONTINUOUS I am writing a test at the moment. A test is being written at the moment. SIMPLE PAST I wrote a test yesterday. A test was written yesterday. PAST CONTINUOUS I was writing a test yesterday afternoon. A test was being written yesterday afternoon. PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE I have written a test recently. A test has been written recently. SIMPLE FUTURE WILL I will write a test on Monday. A test will be written on Monday. GOING TO BE FUTURE I am going to write a test tomorrow. A test is going to be written tomorrow.

24. What time _______ the train _____________? (leave) I _________________________ my best friend for lunch tomorrow at ten. (meet) Look at the black clouds. It ________________________. (rain) I promise I ___________________________. (learn) I __________________ 42 this year. (be) I have forgotten my purse at home. Don’t worry. I_______________________.(pay) _________you ________ me, please? (help) I bought new running equipment. I ______________________________ for a marathon. (train) We _________________________________ a test on Monday. (write) The plane for London __________________ at 5.30 on Saturday. (take off) doesleave am meeting is going to rain I will learn will be will pay Will help am going to train are writing takes off

25. 2. ACTIVE TENSES DISAPPEARED IS LIVES HAS LIVED WENT DIDN‘T SIT, WASN‘T SITTING WAS PLAYING STARTED RAN STOPPED RETURNED WASN‘T

26. WAS WALKING SAW ARE STILL SEARCHING WILL BE WILL GIVE, ARE GOING TO GIVE

27. CONDITIONALS If you heat ice, it melts. If you don‘t eat vegetables and fruit, you have bad teeth and hair. You‘ll be a model if you are thin and tall. If there isn‘t good music people won‘t dance.

28. IF or UNLESS 2.IF, WON‘T BE ABLE 3. IF SHE DOESN‘T COME 4.WILL BE, UNLESS 5.IF YOU DON‘T BLOW 6.UNLESS HE IS