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Passive Voice

This document provides examples of sentences written in both the active and passive voice, and exercises for learners to practice changing between the two voices. In the first section, learners are given incomplete sentences and must fill in the blanks with the correct active or passive verb form. The second section provides sentences for learners to change from active to passive voice. The third section gives examples of sentences and has learners rewrite them using causative structures with "have" or "get."

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Passive Voice

This document provides examples of sentences written in both the active and passive voice, and exercises for learners to practice changing between the two voices. In the first section, learners are given incomplete sentences and must fill in the blanks with the correct active or passive verb form. The second section provides sentences for learners to change from active to passive voice. The third section gives examples of sentences and has learners rewrite them using causative structures with "have" or "get."

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PASSIVE VOICE

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb, actice or passive.

1. Where ___________________________ (bread/bake)?


2. Ive just heard that Bob _________________ (sell) his car, did you know?
3. The police __________________ (stop) him because he was driving too fast.
4. ____________________________ (that jacket/wear) recently?
5. Mary and David _______________ (buy) their house in 2006.
6. The company _________________ (create) by two brothers in the early 80s.
7. Can I have details of your laptop which _______________ (advertise) in your latest catalogue,
please?
8. My mother ____________________ (clean) the windows when I arrived.
9. I ______________________ (repair) the car, you can use it now.
10. He __________________ (delay) because of the traffic at arrived too late for the meeting.
11. The invoices ____________________ (check), so you can send them now.
12. People ___________________ (not/smoke) so much these days.
13. Who ___________________ (invent) the telephone?
14. She __________________ (go) to Brussels last week for a meeting.
15. A lot of damage ____________________ (cause) by the storm last month.
16. Two men ___________________ (arrest) last night. They are in prison now.
17. Our products ___________________ (sell) all over the world.
18. They _______________________ (bake) the bread every morning.
19. She ______________________ (wear) a beautiful green dress when I saw her.
20. Normally the streets ____________________ (clean) every day.
21. Smoking ________________________ (prohibited) in all bars in France.
22. The car ____________(repair) at the moment, but it should be ready tomorrow.

CHANGE THE ACTIVE TO PASSIVE

1. Jason is watching TV now


___________________________________________________________________________
2. The teacher will explain about Passive form today
___________________________________________________________________________
3. Jean repaired the coffee machine in the garage
___________________________________________________________________________
4. The supermarket supplies dairy milk in the refrigerator
___________________________________________________________________________
5. The child was helping her mother when I came.
___________________________________________________________________________
6. Leon plays game in the room
___________________________________________________________________________
7. The magician will show spectacular attraction next month
___________________________________________________________________________
8. Martha is going to bring her new MP3 to the service centre
___________________________________________________________________________
9. The porter will deliver your luggage to your room
___________________________________________________________________________
10. Lori took his medicine in the drug store last night
___________________________________________________________________________
Re-write the sentence using the structure Have/Get something done (or causative).

HAVE (any tense) +OBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE

My computer broke down. Im having it repaired.

Do you cut your hair? No, I have my hair done.

Someone is cooking Davids dinner. David is having his dinner cooked.

We use have something done to talk about things that are done for us by other people,
usually professionals.

Get is sometimes used instead of have in informal or spoken language.

1.- Someone checks Henrys guitar after every show.


Henry _________________________________________________________________
2.- Someone has delivered Miriams newspaper this morning.
Miriam _________________________________________________________________
3.- Someone did Alices make-up at 13,30 pm.
Alice __________________________________________________________________
4.- The photographer had taken George some photos.
George ________________________________________________________________
5.- The mechanic is changing Peters car battery.
Peter __________________________________________________________________
6.- The hairdresser dyed my mothers hair last Saturday.
My mothers hair _________________________________________________________
7.-The dentist checks my teeth once a month.
I _____________________________________________________________________
8.- The dry-cleaner cleans Mr Harpers suits every week.
Mr Harper ______________________________________________________________
9.- Kevin ironed her Kathys trousers last night.
Kathy _________________________________________________________________
10.- Someone is polishing Felipes shoes.
Felipe _________________________________________________________________
11.-Someone has brought Mrs OBrien food from the market.
Mrs OBrien _____________________________________________________________
12.-The decorator was decorating Leticias flat yesterday.
Leticia _________________________________________________________________

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