the passive voice exercises

IES Libertas Torrevieja Departamento de Ingls the passive voice 1 Write the verbs in brackets in the right tense All of them must be in the passive eg We offer the job but we refused We were offered the job but we refused a The children take to the zoo next week b She wake by a strange noise but she didnt get up c My house build in 1990 d The supermarket open last week e Today the dog take to the vet by his owner f The exams mark by the teacher this afternoon g Don Quixote write by Cervantes h My keys find in the street last Monday i The bank rob this week j The robbers arrest five hours later 2 Rewrite these sentences in the passive or the active voice eg She was shocked by the accident The accident shocked her a My father will buy a new car next year b The students were given 15 minutes for the test c This restaurant is owned by English people d The children were given some toys by their parents e His girlfriend is going to buy him a car f Tourists are paying a lot of money g They built this house in 1900 h Parents always love their children i The film was produced by Spielberg 2o Bachillerato 1

IES Libertas Torrevieja Departamento de Ingls j Nobody told me the truth 3 Rewrite these sentences Write a passive sentence instead of using somebody they or people eg Somebody asked me the way to the bus station I was asked the way to the bus station a They cancelled our flight because of the storm b English people drink a lot of tea c Someone broke my cup d People warned us about pickpockets e In Mexico they cook meat very hot f Somebody is building a hut in that hill g People often ask me where I buy my clothes h They have given me three tickets i Somebody is going to buy this house soon j They will arrest him sooner or later 4 Use the words in brackets to complete these sentences Use the structure to have something done eg We our house paint next summer We are going to have our house painted next summer a I have lost my key Ill have to another key make b Your hair is a mess You should your hair cut c The floor is very dirty Why dont you it clean d My fathers car is not working very well He it service tomorrow e Many young people today their nose pierce 2o Bachillerato 2

IES Libertas Torrevieja Departamento de Ingls f She has got a bad toothache She it remove in a week g Summers are very hot in Spain Many people swimming pools build in their gardens h My office needs a change I it redecorate in the spring i I my house clean once a week j They their computers repair today 5 Arrange the words to form correct sentences eg by my birthday my cake was mother made My birthday cake was made by my mother a on the were lights by turned me b she offered new a been has job c book published be the will month next d sister going interviewed is to be my e students asked by the were headmaster the f they given some by their were parents money g has nobody told been h we them have helped by been i all by film the watched children was the j the has sold house been 2o Bachillerato 3