Passive Voice Exercises 1

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UNIVERSIDAD POPULAR DEL CESAR

Name: Luis Manuel Fernández Suarez

Course:__________________________Date:___________________________________________

PASSIVE VOICE- PRESENT SIMPLE & PAST SIMPLE

Form: Be + Past Participle

Present Simple: am/is/are + Past Participle

Past Simple: was/were + Past Participle

Use: 1) We don’t know who the doer is.

2) It is not important who it is.

I Complete the sentences with the appropriate Passive form:

1) The puppies __is fed______ (feed) always at the same time.

2) My birthday cake __was made__________ (make) yesterday.

3) Their organization _was found_________ (found) last year.

4) Meetings _is held_________ (hold) at weekends.

5) Some phones __are produced________ (produce) in Europe.

6) World War II _was ended__________ (end) in May 1945.

II Rewrite the following sentences into Passive Voice.

1) My sister makes amazing cookies.

__the amazing cookies is made by my sister_______________________________________

2) He bought a brand new Ferrari.

______a brand new Ferrari is bought by he___________________________________

3) People in Montenegro eat a lot of ham.

______a lot of ham are eaten by people in Montenegro____________________

4) Old women usually sing traditional songs.

_____traditional songs is sung by old women usually________ _________________

5) They finished the exams last Monday.

_____ The exams last Monday is finished by they______________________________

8) The Orthodox celebrate Christmas on 7th January.

_ Christmas on 7th January is celebrated by The Orthodox ____________________________


9) Celine Dion sings ‘’Tell him”.

___‘’Tell him” is sung by Celine Dion _______________________________________

11) A lot of tourists visit Montenegro in summer.

_ Montenegro in summer is visited by a lot of tourists________________________

12) His dog broke the vase yesterday.

__ the vase yesterday is broken by his dog________________________

13) The Muslims don’t eat pork.

____ Pork isn´t eaten by the Muslims______________________________________

III. Change from Active into Passive.

Active Voice Passive Voice


1. I’m sending out the message to all out the message to all of my friend is sent
of my friends. by me
2. You should look for the girl with
the broken smile. the girl with the broken smile is looked by
you

3. The Dj will play your melody on your melody on and on will be played by
and on. the Dj

4. She said: Open up the dirty


window! Open up the dirty window! Is said by her

5. No one else can speak the words on the words on your lips aren´t spoke by no
your lips. one else

6. Your eyes told the tale of an act of the tale of an act of betrayal is told by your
betrayal. eyes

7. I’d trade all my tomorrows for just


one yesterday. trade all my tomorrows for just one
yesterday are had by me

8. He doesn’t want the company. the company isn´t wanted by he does

9. They share a look in silence.


a look in silence is shared by they
10. The rain puts the tear in his eye.
the tear in his eye are puts
by The rain

11. The water is sending me shivers. shivers is sent me by The water

12. You can learn how to play the how to play the game is learned by you
game.

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