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Questions in Passive

How do we form questions in Passive voice?

Questions in Passive are formed with to be and the past particple *.

1. Questions without questions words in Passive (Simple Present)

Form of be	Subject	past participle	Rest	Yes/No	Subject	Auxiliary (+ n't)
Is	the test	written	in room 311?	Yes, No, No,	it it it	is. is not. isn't.
Are	grapes	grown	in California?	Yes, No, No,	they they they	are. are not. aren't.

2. Questions with questions words in Passive (Simple Present)

Question word	Form of be	Subject	past participle	Rest	Answer
Where	is	the test	written?		The test is written in room 311.
Why	are	grapes	grown	in California?	Grapes are grown in California because it's warm and sunny.

3. Questions without questions words in Passive (Simple Past)

Form of be	Subject	past participle	Rest	Yes/No	Subject	Auxiliary (+ n't)
Was	the book	taken	to the classroom?	Yes, No, No,	it it it	was. was not. wasn't.
Were	the students	taught	at home?	Yes, No, No,	they they they	were. were not. weren't.

4. Questions with question words in Passive (Simple Past)

Question word	Form of be	Subject	past participle	Rest	Answer
Where	was	the book	taken?		The book was taken to the classroom.
Why	were	the students	taught	at home?	The students were taught at home because the school was closed.

5. Other tenses

Here are some more examples in other tenses. Let's start with the simple forms:

Tense	Auxiliary	Subject	Verb
Present Perfect	Has	the house	been built?
Past Perfect	Had	the house	been built?
will-future	Will	the house	be built?
going to-future	Is	the house	going to be built?
Future Perfect	Will	the house	have been built?
Conditional I	Would	the house	be built?
Conditional II	Would	the house	have been built?

And here are two progessive forms:

Tense	Auxiliary	Subject	Verb
Present Progressive	Is	the house	being built?
Past Progressive	Was	the house	being built?

* past participle:

• regular verbs → infinitive + -ed
• irregular verbs → 3rd column of the table of the irregular verbs

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TAREAS Mr. Aldaz and Mr. Oviedo

REALIZAR LOS EJERCICIOS EN HOJAS DE CARPETA A CUADROS. 

PASSIVE VOICE EXERCISES

1. He sings a song.

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2. The boy killed the spider.

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3. Help him.

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4. Farmers sow maize in the rainy season.

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5. Are you writing a letter?

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6. The workers were digging a canal.

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7. I will finish the job by the end of this week.

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8. Have you finished your job?

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9. They have informed him of his mother’s death.

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10. They took all the necessary precautions.

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Change these sentences into passive voice

1. They grow coffee in Brazil

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2. He examines patients on the second floor

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3. She feeds the animal twice a day.

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4. They deliver the newspaper in the morning.

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5. We lend books only to students.

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6. They serve lunch at 12.00

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7. England makes the best computers.

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1.            He doesn’t spend money on magazines.

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2.            I don’t make lunch on Sundays.

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3.            They don’t pay salaries during the weekend.

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4.            She doesn’t teach French in all schools.

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5.            We don’t keep coins in the cash.

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6.            They don’t make watches in South Africa.

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7.            People don’t speak Spanish in Italy

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1. He found the child in the park.

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2. They broke the glasses with a stone.

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3. She saw the mouse in the kitchen.

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4. I poished the furniture in the afternoon.

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5. He made the dress.

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6. Somebody pushed Mary into the water.

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7. People from all over the world visited the museum.

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1. He didn’t grow tomatoes in his garden.

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2. They didn’t fly the planes in the morning.

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3. She didn’t sing the song after the ceremony.

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4. Some readers didn’t like the book.

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5. We didn’t translate the book into English.

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6. The guards didn’t lock the back door.

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7. I didn’t take the photographs at the beach.

1. Choose the sentences only in the Passive Voice:

1. I visited my grandparents yesterday.

2. The letter was sent two days ago.

3. Kate phoned her friend.

4. Tim was taken to the zoo yesterday.

5. The plants are watered every day.

6. We like to watch TV.

7. The children are told not to play there.

8. They will attend the lectures on history.

9. This problem is discussed by the students.

10. A new shop will be opened in three days.

11. We organized a competition at school.

12. Nick was asked to help Tom.

13. Pam asks a lot of questions.

14. The house was decorated with flowers.

2. Underline the correct variant.

1. I am helped/was helped yesterday.

2. Milk is bought/will be bought every day.

3. Nick is sent/was sent to the library yesterday.

4. Liz was given/will be given a new toy tomorrow.

5. This story is published/was published 2 years ago.

6. Milk is delivered/was delivered every day.

7. The car is bought/was bought last year.

8. Sam is invited/will be invited to the party tomorrow.

9. The tests are written/were written every week.

10. The house is built/was built three years ago.

11. Pam was met/is met by her father yesterday.

12. Helen is taken/was taken to the hospital yesterday.

13. Alec is given/was given the task every day.

14. Mona will be seen/was seen in the park yesterday

3. Fill in the correct form of the verb to be:

1. The book ___ bought yesterday.

2. Tim ___ invited to the party tomorrow.

3. This SMS ___ sent two days ago.

4. Food ___ bought every day.

5. The lecture ___ attended yesterday.

6. Tom ___ sent to the camp in a week.

7. This invention ___ made last year.

8. The bedroom ___ tidied every day.

9. The statue ___ opened in two weeks.

10. This phone ___ bought last year.

11. The computer ___ used every day.

12. Nick ___ asked to bring his camera yesterday.

13. These books ___ read in a two months.

14. The cat ___ brought yesterday.

4. Fill in the correct form of the verb:

1. The key ____ (find) under the table yesterday.

2. They ____ (take) to the museum tomorrow.

3. Lessons ____ (attend) by the students every day.

4. The park ____ (reconstruct) next year.

5. This building ____ (design) last year.

6. The mobile ____ (use) every day.

7. The cat ____ (feed) by my mum two hours ago.

8. The chair ____ (repair) by my dad tomorrow. 

9. The apples ____ (buy) by Liz yesterday.

10. The windows ____ (clean) tomorrow.

11. The doctor ____ (send) for five minutes ago.

12. Roses ____ (cut) every day.

13. The report ____ (write) by Sam yesterday.

14. The book ____ (buy) in the shop tomorrow

5.  Correct the mistakes:

1. The address were written on a sheet of paper.

2. The dress are made of silk.

3. The dog were injected yesterday.

4. The letter will been sent soon.

5. The lectures is attended by all the students.

6. The helicopter are piloted by my dad.

7. The flowers will watered tomorrow.

8. The keys was lost yesterday.

9. The tests is written every month.

10. The car were repaired three days ago.

11. The mobile will bought next month.

12. The tower were designed by Eiffel.

13. My cousin are taken to the hospital.

14. The pictures are taken yesterday.

6. Rewrite the sentences in the Passive Voice:

1. We bought this car yesterday.

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2. W. Shakespeare wrote “Romeo and Juliet”.

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3. I’ll make the report next week.

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4. We use mobiles every day.

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5. My brother pilots the airplane.

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6. My mom feeds the cat every day.

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7. He will publish the novel in a month.

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TAREA TERCERO DE BACHILLERATO CIENCIAS C

THIRD OF BACHILLERATO "C"

PASSIVE VOICE
NAME:
CLASS:
DATE:

Directions: Decide whether the following sentences are written in the active or passive voice (CIRCLE). Then write the doer of the action on the line to the right.
1) Thomas feeds his dog. active / passive ____________
2) The dog is fed by Thomas. active / passive ____________
3) The family went to the beach. active / passive ____________
4) The letter was written by Marshall. active / passive ____________
5) The game had been won by the blue team. active / passive ____________
6) The problem was solved. active / passive ____________
7)The stunt man risked his life. active / passive ____________
8) The fire was extinguished. active / passive ____________
9)The car was being cleaned by its owner. active / passive ____________
10) It gets cold here during the winter. active / passive ____________

Directions: Rewrite the passive voice sentences as active voice sentences. Passive:
The dog was hit by the car.
Active: _______________________________________________________________________ Passive: The house will be built by the construction crew in five months.
Active: ______________________________________________________________________
Directions: Rewrite the active voice sentences as passive voice sentences.
Active: Julie answered the question.
Passive: ______________________________________________________________________ Active: The dolphins have learned many tricks. Passive: ________________________________________________________________________ Directions: Write one sentence using the active voice, and one using the passive voice.
Active: _______________________________________________________________________ Passive: ______________________________________________________________________


Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.
John collects money. -                  _______________________________________
Anna opened the window. -      _______________________________________
We have done our homework. -______________________________________
I will ask a question. -                    ______________________________________
He can cut out the picture. -      ______________________________________
The sheep ate a lot. -                    ______________________________________
We do not clean our rooms. -    ______________________________________
William will not repair the car. - ______________________________________

Put in the correct form of the verb in Passive into the gaps. Use the verb and the tense given in brackets.

1.      The words  by the teacher today. (to explain - Simple Present)

2.      We  a letter the day before yesterday. (to send - Simple Past)

3.      This car . It's too old. (not/to steal - will-future)

4.      This street  because of snow. (already/to close - Present Perfect)

5.      A new restaurant  next week. (to open - will-future)

6.      He  to the party yesterday. (to invite - Simple Past)

7.      The blue box . (can/not/to see - Simple Present)

8.      I  the book by my friend last Sunday. (to give - Simple Past)

9.      The dishes  by my little brother. (not/to wash - Present Perfect)

10.  I  by Robert. (not/to ask - will-future)