Look at the pictures and the prompts and make sentences using present simple passive, as in the example. 2. A lot of rice is eaten in India. 3. Snals are eaten in France. 4. Coca Cola is produced in the USA. 5. Coffee is grown in Brazil. 6. Beer is produced in Germany. Match Column A with Column B to make correct stntences using the past simple passive. Then ask and answer questions, as in the example. 2 a; 3 f; 4 b; 5 e; 6 c; 7 g; 8 - h Mrs Edison is a businesswoman. She was away on a business trip but now she is back. She wants to know what has been done while she was away. Use the prompts and ask and answer questions, as in the example. 2. Have you posted the invitations? Yes, they have been posted. 3. Have they repaired the photocopier? Yes, it has been repaired. 4. Have you typed the last month's reports? No, they have haven t been typed. 5. Have you placed the advertisement in the newspaper? No, they have haven t been placed. 6. Have you paid the bills? Yes, they have been paid. Emma Doyle has got three children. Yesterday she had to go out. What had been done by the children by the time she got home? Look at the prompts and make sentences using the past perfect passive, as in the example. c) The plants had been watered. d) The carpets had been hoovered. e) The cats had not been fed. f) The dinner had been cooked. g) The rubbish had not been taken out. h) The windows had not been cleaned. Fill in the gaps with the correct passive tense of the verbs in brackets. 2. have recently been asked 3. will be delivered 4. will be informed 5. is being repaired 6. be typed 7. is looked after 8. were painted 9. are washed are dried 10. is being serviced 11. had already been posted
12. will be punished 13. was given 14. have been just moved 15. was promoted 2 Rewrite the sentences in the passive. 2. The dinner hasn t been made by the chef. 3. The dinosaur egg has been found by an explorer. 4. The baby will be looked after by Mrs Gates. 5. He won't be taken home after the party by them. 6. The front door was left open (by somebody). 7. The window was not broken by Jenny. 8. The computer is being used (by someome). 9. He was taught to drive by his brother. 10. English is spoken by many people. 11. He had already been told by the doctor to go on a diet. 12. The new book is being written be the author. Turn the following questions into passive. 2. Will the bedroom be decorated by Susan tomorrow? 3. Was the ring found in the garden (by them)? 4. Is the picture being drawn by Tom? 5. Have the invitations been sent by Simon yet? 6. Had the door been repaired by Paul before he left for work? Write questions in the passive to which the words in bold are the answers, as in the examples. 3. What is going to be organised by Simon? 4. What was he stung by? 5. Who was this delicious turkey cooked by. 6. What are these books published by. 7. What was the soldier killed by. Rewrite the sentences in the passive in both ways, as in the example. 2. a) Mary has been offered a watch by Fred. b) A watch has been offered to Mary by Fred. 3. a) Tim is being sent an invitation by Lisa. b) An invitation is being sent to Tim by Lisa. 4. a) I was brought some oranges by her. b) Some oranges were brought to me by her. 5. a) I has been lent some money by Sonia. b) Some money has been lent to me by Sonia. 6. a) I will be shown the new car by Jack. b) The new car will be shown to me by Jack. 7. a) He was paid a lot of money for the job (by them). b) A lot of money was paid to him for the job. Rewrite the sentences in the passive. 2. This saucepan can be used for cooking spaghetti. 3. My homework has to be finished tonight. 4. Your bedroom must be tidied. 5. These clothes ought to be put away.
6. The secretary was given some letters to type by the boss. 7. This cake should be eaten immediately. 8. Peter was sent a birthday card by Sally. 9. The dog must be taken for a walk. 10. The mouse is not being chased by the cat. 11. Is oil produced in Spain? 12 Was he bitten by a dog? 3 Rewrite the following passage in the passive. Somebody sent me a bunch of flowers. The man from the flower shop delivered them to my house. He told me that they were a present. A young man had ordered them. He had put no card in the flowers. I still don't know who sent them. A bunch of flowers was sent to me by somebody. They were delivered to my house by the man from the flower shop. I was told that they were a present. They had been ordered by a yound man. No card had been put in the flowers. I still don't know who they were sent by. Rewrite the following passage in the passive. Someone started a fire in the Courtney National Park early yesterday morning. They had used a match and some petrol to start the fire. The fire had burnt a lot of trees before someone called the fire brigade. The police have arrested a man. They are still questioning him. A fire was started by someone in the Courtney National Park early yesterday morning. A match and some petrol had been used to start the fire. A lot of trees had been burnt by the fire before the fire brigade was called. A man has been arrested by the police. He is still being questioned. Complete each sentence with two to five words including the word in bold. 2. are being 3. was being chased 4. hasn t been been 5. had been eaten 6. must be finished 7. was sent 8. should be informed Fill in the active or passive form of the verbs in brackets. (1) lives (2) is taken (3) is driven (4) goes (5) are carried (6) buys (7) needs (8) has been invited (9) will be held (10) is looking forward
4 Correct the mistakes. 1 The dishes has have been washed. 2 The letters are being opened every morning in the office. 3 Your homework must be finished by Monday. 4 The woman was seen taking the children to school. 5 Mike has been tell told about the new job. 6 The cars were / have been stolen stole from the car park. 7 The house is has been decorated recently. 8 The centre will be visited by the King next month. (2) A erupted (3) A has been (4) В who (5) A by (6) В can (7) С were (8) В are Choose the correct answer. What happens to a car when it is taken for a service? Look at the prompts and make sentences using the present simple passive, as in the example. 2. The brakes are tested. 3. The filters are replaced. 4. Air is put in the tyres. 5. The battery is checked. 6. The lights are tested. 7. Broken parts are repaired. 8. It is taken for a test. Helen and Chris moved house two years ago. Yesterday, they drove past their old house and saw that it looked very different. Describe the changes using the present perfect simpie passive, as in the example. 2. New windows have been put in. 3. A garden pond has been made. 4. The trees have been cut down. 5. A lot of flowers have been planted. 6. The old gate has been replaced. Detective Maguire is talking to a police officer about a burglary which happened early yesterday morning. Ask and answer questions using the prompts below, as in the example. 2. Yes, a piece of material has been found this morning. 3. Yes, they were interviewed last night. 4. Yes, they have been questioned this morning. 5. Yes, two men were arrested yesterday evening. 6. Yes, they were interrogateed last night. 7. Yes, they have been recovered this morning. 8. Yes, it has been completed an hour ago. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive tense.
2. was made 3. is being typed 4. had already been made 5. will be picked up 6. is being repaired 7. has not been delivered 8. will be opened 5