"Passive Voice"

Passive Voice

9 class Test

1. Write these sentences in the passive.

1. Tom always (to ask) at the lessons.

2. I (to ask) at the last lesson.

3. Our country house (to finish) next year.

4. The dog (to find) by my sister yesterday.

5.  This work (to do) tomorrow.

6. This text (to translate) at the last lesson.

7. These trees (to plant) every autumn.

8. Many interesting games always (to play) at our P.E. lessons.

9. This bone (to give) to my dog tomorrow.

10. We (to invite) to a concert last Saturday.

1. Find the mistake and correct it. Some sentences are correct.

1. Don’t worry, your keys will being found.

2. Coca Cola have been produced since 1895.

3. Nylon used to make things.

4. Yuri Dolgoruki founded Moscow in 1147.

5. Where are the letters? They are written at the moment.

6. Clothes is sold in big shops.

7. A new school will built in our street next year.

8. Jack told us that his new project has not been finished yet.

1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive form.

1. I can’t give you these articles. They (translate) now.

2. The letter (not write) tomorrow.

3. English (speak) all over the world.

4. She showed me the picture that (paint) by her husband.

5. My dress is clean now. It (wash).

6. All the questions on the paper must (answer).

7. These houses (build) in 1500.

8. Rugby (play) since 1845.

9. My house (paint) the whole day yesterday.

10. Flowers usually (sell) in the streets.

11. This film (discuss) at the next lesson.

12. It was very dark. Nothing could (see).

13. Wait a little! Your question (receive) by next Sunday.

14. The UK (wash) by the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea.

1. Active or passive? Choose the correct verb form.

1. The book (wrote/was written) by Hardy.

2. Four people (have killed/have been killed) in a train crash.

3. A famous architect (was built/built) the bridge.

4. The house (bought/was bought) by pop star.

5. Local police (have been arrested/have arrested) the bank robber.

6. I (arrived/was arrived) last Friday.

7. The room (will clean/will be cleaned) later.

8. “Did you go to the party?” “No, I (didn’t invite/wasn’t invited).”

9. It’s a big company. It (is employed/employs) two hundred people.

10. Tom (has lost/has been lost) his key.

11. A cinema is a place where films (show/are shown).

12. People (aren’t used/don’t use) this road very often.

13. This house (built/was built) in 1930.

14. My car (has disappeared/has been disappeared).

15. This situation is serious. Something must (do/be done) before it’s too late.

16. When I came to the party, John (had already been gone/had already gone) home.

V. With or by?

1. The hall was decorated … pink balloons.

2. The roof of the church will be repaired … local people.

3. This material has been already published … Cambridge University Press.

4. The house was built … money that he had borrowed from the bank.

5. When the the accident happened, the car was brought … police.

VI. Choose the right answer.

1. This theatre … (build) over 100 years ago.

a. had been built

b. has been built

c. was built

2. Is your car still for sale? — No. It … already (sell).

a. has been sold

b. had been sold

c. was sold

3. Sometimes mistakes … (make).

a. are made

b. are being made.

c. have been made

4. For the past few days I (work) in Jack’s office, as my own … (decorate).

a. have been working/ is being decorated

b. worked/ decorated

c. am worked/ is being decorated.

5. While my friend … (talk) to me, his wallet .. (steal).

a. was being talked/ was being stolen

b. was talking/ was stolen

c. talked/stole

6. Where is your friend Bob? — I don’t know. He … (not/ seen) recently.

a. hasn’t seen

b. didn’t see

c. hasn’t been seen

7. Professor … ( give) another lecture at the same time next week.

a. will have been given

b. will be given

c. will give

8. Look at the dust in here! It … (look) as if this room (not/clean) … for a month.

a. is looked/ hasn’t cleaned

b. looks/ hasn’t been cleaned c. has looked/ isn’t cleaned

Key: VI. 1c 2a 3a 4a 5b 6c 7c 8b V. 1with 2by 3 by 4with 5by