THE PASSIVE VOICE (Simple, Perfect, Continuous)

	The Active Voice	The Passive Voice
	Действительный залог	Страдательный залог
Simple
		(to be V3)
	Present ask ask s	(V1)	am is ask ed (V3) are
	Past ask ed (V2)	was were	ask ed (V3)
	Future will ask (V1)	will be ask ed (V3)
Continuous
	(to be Ving)	(to be being V3)
	Present am is ask ing are	am is being ask ed are
	Past was	ask ing	was were	being ask ed
	were
	Future will be ask ing
Perfect
	(to have V3)	(to have been V3)
	Present have has	ask ed	have has	been ask ed
	Past had ask ed	had been ask ed
	Future will have ask ed	will have been ask ed
Perfect Continuous
	(to have been Ving)
	Present have has	been ask ing
	Past had been ask ing
	Future will have been ask ing

Exercises

Change the following sentences into Passive.

a)

1. Тhe company builds houses and office blocks.

2. They built these houses in the 1980's.

3. They will build a bridge across the river in the near future.

4. They are building a new hospital now.

5. They were building a supermarket when they ran out of money.

6. They have built a bigger cinema.

7. They had built half of the houses before they laid the phone cables.

8. They will have built a new terminal by the end of the year.

b)

1. The police are investigating the crime now.

2. The police were investigating the crime when the criminal gave himself into the police.

3. The police have not investigated the crime yet.

4. The police had investigated the crime by that time.

5. The police will have investigated the crime by then.

Change the following sentences into Passive. Omit the agent where possible.

1. The authorities have closed the casino.

2. The clubs have postponed the match.

3. The authorities have opened a new swimming pool.

4. You have made some kind of a mistake.

5. The city council has banned traffic from the city centre.

6. People have elected a new government.

7. Have you checked the prices of the items yet?

8. Many people have taken up yoga in recent years.

9. They had informed the police about the accident by that time.

10. The mechanic will have repaired the car by next week.

11. They have asked James to join the local football team.

12. They haven't published the information.

Change the following sentences into Passive. Use Present or Past Continuous Passive.

1. He is making a new movie about the Civil War.

2. Our history teacher is checking our essays.

3. The Mayor is opening the new sports centre at 11 a.m. tomorrow.

4. The detective was following the woman.

5. They are building a new cinema in Cannon street.

6. Advertisers are always pressurizing young people to spend money.

7. Why did you take the bus? – They are repairing my car.

Change the following sentences into Passive.

1. Millions of people watch this program.

2. They will give Lily a pay rise this month.

3. Potanin provides scholarships for the best students every year.

4. They have elected a new president.

5. They are rebuilding the stadium in the city centre.

6. People all over the world speak English.

7. We sent the goods on 15th April.

8. They built a new bridge across the Kola Inlet.

9. The police have arrested three terrorists.

10. They will play the match on Wednesday evening.

11. We will have finished the project by next Friday.

12. They have offered David a new job.

13. They chose Paul to be the new team captain.

14. I will finish my essay by next Friday.

15. The police stopped him for speeding.

16. Hackers steal credit card numbers.

17. Hospitals test Robot surgeons.

Complete these sentences using the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets.

1. These shoes (make) in Italy.

2. The electricity must (turn off) in case of fire.

3. The gym equipment (install) now.

4. When (the new fitness centre / build)?

5. Text-messaging (invent) by the Finnish company Nokia.

6. Many pet dogs (lose) every year.

7. The injured man (immediately / take) to the hospital.

8. I (send) here by the manager.

9. When I arrived, the problems (discuss) by teams of experts.

10. When she came out of the supermarket, her car (steal).

11. The oldest parts of the Great Wall of China (build) in the 4^th century.

12. A new sales manager (recently / hire) by the company.

13. Yesterday he took a bus to work because his car (repair).

14. How soon (high-speed internet connections / install)?

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