Change the sentences from active into the passive. Omit the agent where it can be omitted.
1-The British eat over thirty million hamburgers each year.
Over thirty million hamburgers are eaten by the British each year.
2-Who wrote “One Hundred Years of Solitude?”
Who was “One Hundred Years of Solitude” written by?
3-The bad weather has spoiled my holiday plans.
My holiday plans have been spoiled by the bad weather.
4-Do they always pay their workers on time?
Are their workers always paid on time?
5-The children picked the strawberries.
The strawberries were picked by the children.
6-She saw them go out.
They were seen to go out.
7-You should wash those walls before you paint them.
These walls should be washed before they are painted.
8-Penguin have translated all her boks into English.
All her boks have been translated into English by Penguin.
9-He object to people telling him what to do.
He objects to being told what to do.
10-Tesco are converting the old bank into a supermarket.
The old bank is being converted into a supermarket by Tesco.
11-They told him not to say anything to her.
He was told not to say anything to her.
12-Did they give you a reward for finding their cat?
Were you given a reward for finding their cat?
13-The nurses take very good care of the patients.
The patients are taken very good care of by the nurses.
14-Everyone heard her shouting at the students.
She was heard to shout at the students.
15-Why have they given him a promotion?
Why has he been given a promotion?
Fill in “by” or “with”
1-This suit was designed by Armani.
2-This cake is filled with fresh cream.
3-Who was Australia discovered by?
4-Ford cars are made by experts.
5-The baby was covered with a blanket.
6-“Carmen” was composed by Bizet.
7-The coat was lined with fur.
8-The food will be provided by caterers.
9-The stew was flavoured with garlic.
10-The Royal Wedding was watched by millions.
>>>The verbs believe,expect,feel,hope,know,report,say,think etc are used in the following passive patterns in personal and impersonal constructions.
*Subject (person) + passive verb + to –inf Doctors expect he will recover soon.
(personal construction) He is expected to recover soon.
*It + passive verb + that clause It is expected that he will recover soon.
(impersonel construction)
EXAMPLES
1 They say he is a millionaire.
He is said to be a millionare.
It is said that he is a millionare.
2 They expect the plane will be landing soon.
The plane is expected to be landing soon.
It is expected that the plane will be landing soon.
3 They believe he was working illegally.
He is believed to have been working illegally.
It is believed that he was working illegally.
4 They say he is feeling better.
He is said to be feeling better.
It is said that he is feeling better.
5 They thought he had been brave to do so.
He was thought to have been brave to do so.
It was thought that he had been brave to do so.
6 They think he has escaped from prison.
He is thought to have escaped from prison.
It is thought that he has escaped from prison.
7 They expect he’ll pass his exams.
He is expected to pass his exams.
It is expected that he will pass his exams.
Change the sentences from the passive into active.
1-Why was James asked to leave the club?
Why did they ask James to leave the club?
2-They love being invited to parties.
They love people inviting them to parties.
3-The best cream cakes are made by Sayers.
Sayers make the best cream cakes.
4-By the end of the party all the food had been eaten.
By the end of the party they had eaten all the food.
5-Sanchez was beaten by Graff in the Women’s Tenis Final.
Graff beat Sanchez in the Women’s Tenis Final.
6-My glasses must have been thrown away by mistake.
Someone must have thrown my glasses away by mistake.
7-The building is being examined by Health an Safety experts this week.
Health and Safety experts are examining the building this week.
8-Who was the television invented by?
Who invented the television?
9-She heard complaining about the new timetable.
Someone heard her complaining about the new timetable.
10-She was sent a telegram by the Queen on her 100th birthday.
The Queen sent her a telegram one her 100th birthday.
11- The English language is now spoken by over two billion people worldwide.
Over two billion people worldwide now speak the English language.
12-My overdraft is being extended by the bank tomorrow.
The bank is extending my overdraft tomorrow.
13-Hundreds of free gifts are being given away by Donels this Saturday.
Donels are giving away hundreds of free gift this Saturday.
14-Why haven’t the beds been made yet?
Why hasn’t anyone made the beds yet?
15-I hate being taken for granted.
I hate people taking me for granted.
Change the sentences from active into the passive.
1-I love people giving me presents.
I love being given presents.
2-When we got to the theatre they had sold all the tickets.
When we got to the theatre all the tickets had been sold.
3-The police have just arrested the man who broke into our house.
The man who broke into our house has just been arrested.
4-What did he tell you to do?
What were you told to do?
5-Oxfam will hold a fashion show next week.
A fashion show will be held by Oxfam next week.
6-They are holding the next week World Cup in France.
The next World Cup is being held in France.
7-When did they demolish that building?
When was that building demolished?
8-The officers took the suspect in for questioning.
The suspect was taken in for questioning.
9-Will they hand out free T-shirts at the concert?
Will free T-shirts be handed out at the concert?
10-Does the school provide accommodation for all new teachers?
Is accommodation provided for all new teachers by the school?