Pasive exercises
- 1. PASIVE EXERCISES -The teacher gave me my littel sister a present. ·My little sister was given a present by the teacher. -Peter hurt his leg in an accident last year. ·His leg was hurt in an accident by Peter last year. -People speak English all over the world. ·English is spoken all over the world. -They have answered your questions. ·Your questions have been answered. -You must write the answers on the side of the paper. ·The answers must be written on the side of the paper. -The pupils have done the exercise very carefully. ·The exercise has been done very carefully by the pupils. -People will forget this play in a few years time. ·This play will be forgotten in a few years time. -Will you finish the book next month? ·Will the book be finished next month? -Have I answered your question? ·Have your question been answered? -I can repair this door very easily. ·This door can be repaired very easily. -The pupils are making a lot of progress. ·A lot of progress is being made by the pupils. -They are using this classroom at the moment. ·This classroom is being used at the moment. -The police found our car in another town. ·Our car was found in another town by the police. -They had eaten all the dinner when I came in. ·All the dinner had been eaten when I came in. -You mustn't throw empty bottles. ·Empty bottles mustn't be thrown. -He finished his work by eight. ·His work was finished by eight. -They sent me a letter. ·I was sent a letter.
- 2. -The musician is composing a symphony. ·A symphony is being composed by the musician. -They will send the man to prison. ·The man will be sent to prision. -The wind blew his hat down the street. ·His hat was blown down the street by the wind. -The police gave me $5 reward. ·I was given $5 reward by the police. -They will send John to prison. ·John will be sent to prision. -People should make lessons more interesting for children. ·Lessons should be made more interesting for children. -They had eaten all the dinner before they finished the conversation. ·All the dinner had been eaten before the conversation was finished. -Somebody left the light on all night. ·The light was left on all night. -No one can answer your question. ·Your question can't be answered. -Has somebody mend that chair? ·Has that chair been mended? -A friend lent me his book. ·I was lent his book. -We mustn't throw away empty bottles. ·Empty bottles mustn't be thrown away. -The fire destroyed many valuable paintings. ·Many valuable paintings were destroyed by the fire. -His friends gave him a cake for this birthday. ·He was given a cake for his birthday by his friends. -People were carrying the chairs into the garden. ·The chairs were being carried into the garden. -We ate all the biscuits yesterday. ·All the biscuits were eaten yesterday. -I have sharpened the knives ·The knives have been sharpened.
- 3. -The organizers will exhibit the paintings till the end of the month. ·The paintings will be exibithed till the end of the month by the organizers. -Someone has already told him about that. ·He has already been told about that by someone. -Somenone will serve refreshments. ·Refreshments will be served. -The police should put you in prison. ·You should be put in prison by the police. -You must iron this dress for tonight. ·This dress must be ironed for tonight. -Did the noise frighten you? ·Were you frightened by the noise? -Somebody will meet the visitors at the station. ·The visitors will be met at the station. -We'll have to examine that again. ·That will have to be examined again. -I can't shut the safe properly. ·The safe properly can't be shut. -We will not admit children under sixteen. ·Children won't be admited under sixteen. -The author has written a special edition for childre. ·A special edition for children has been written by the author. -The milkman brings the milk to my door but the pòstman leaves the letters in the hall. ·The milk is brought to my door by the milkman but the letters are left in the hall by the postman. -People steal things from supermarkets everyday; someone stole twenty bottles of wisky from this one last week. ·Things are stolen from supermarkets everyday; Twenty bottles of wisky were stolen from this one last week. -You can't wash this dress; you must dry-clean it. ·This dress can't be washed; it must be dry-cleaned. -They are demolishing the entire block. ·The entire block is being demolished. -We kill and injure people on the roads everyday. Can't we do something about this? ·People killed and injured on the roads everyday. Can't something be done about this?
- 4. -They are repairing my piano at the moment. ·My piano is being repaired at the moment.