Change these sentences from active to passive.

1) I think spies are watching my house. - I think my house _____.

2) The teacher was punishing the children as I walked past. - The children _____ as I walked past.

3) The police are investigating the murder at the moment. - The murder _____ at the moment.

4) She thought someone was bullying her children at school. - She thought her children _____ at school.

5) The doctors are treating him for pneumonia. - He _____ for pneumonia.

6) Is anyone doing anything to protect the environment? - _____ to protect the environment?

7) Last year, Apple were selling IPADs for £500. - Last year, IPADs _____ for £500.

8) They aren't giving us enough information. - We _____ enough information.

Passive Voice. Perfect Tenses

Introduce correct passive forms of the verbs in

A) Present Perfect

1) Another book _____ (write) by my favourite author recently.

2) My articles _____ (read) by very few readers so far.

3) The task _____ (complete) and we're free now.

4) Helen and I _____ (invite) to Bill's party again.

5) Kate _____ (award) first prize in the swimming competition lately.

6) The two criminals _____ (not/arrest) yet.

B) Past Perfect

1) The table looked nice because it _____ (polish).

2) My window _____ (smash) three times the day before yesterday.

3) The water _____ (keep) in the fridge so it was cold.

4) Mike _____ (see) near the cinema so we went there.

5) She _____ (not/love) so much before she met Jim.

6) I _____ (inform) about the accident before I returned home.

C) Future Perfect

1) By the end of the week my flat _____ (sell).

2) The report _____ (print) by next Friday.

3) All the seedlings _____ (plant out) by tomorrow.

4) By next month Bill _____ (promote).

5) That picture _____ (draw) by the end of the day.

6) All necessary things for our journey _____ (buy) by 5 o'clock tomorrow.

Change into passive voice.

1) Sue hasn't invited Martin to the party.

2) Who has damaged my mobile phone?

3) They will have installed a new alarm by tomorrow.

4) We had prepared the room before they arrived.

5) The professor will have finished the lecture by 9 pm.

6) They have built a new bus stop.

Match.

1) Has everyone been informed 2) Everything possible is being 3) The project was completed 4) Have all the rooms been 5) The bottles are filled before the labels 6) The car was stolen 7) He was forced to resign after 8) The tickets were posted to 9) The books are printed 10) It was filmed in an old

a) from the car park. b) the company made a huge loss. c) by a subcontractor. d) of the latest changes? e) village near here. f) are put on. g) you more than a week ago. h) booked yet? i) done to find the children. j) on time.

17. Change these sentences into the passive.

MODEL: Someone's interviewingDr Jonhson at the moment. - Dr Jonhson is being interviewed at the moment.

1) You mustn't use this machine after 5:30 p. m.

2) We had warned him the day before not to go too near the canal.

3) They are mending your shoes at the moment.

4) Someone will drive your car to Edinburgh on Tuesday.

5) They don't allow smoking at this restaurant.

6.) You should pay your bill before you leave the hotel.

7) I have told the children about the party.

8) About thirty million people are watching this programme.

9) We expect students not to talk during the examination.

10) You mustn't touch this button while the experiment is in progress.