1. The document provides examples of rewriting sentences from active to passive voice and completing sentences in the passive voice using different verb tenses and constructions. 2. It asks the reader to change sentences between active and passive voice, fill in blanks with the appropriate passive verb construction, and rewrite whole sentences in the passive voice. 3. The exercises focus on demonstrating different passive voice constructions across a range of verb tenses and subjects.

1. 1 Rewrite the sentences in the passive form
(present perfect simple)
 The police have arrested Mrs. Green Mrs. Green has been arrested
1 Somebody has scratched my car!
2 Somebody has taken my wallet
3 They have broadcast freezing fog
My car has been scratched!
My wallet has been taken
Freezing fog has been broadcast

2. 4 They have refused our offer
5 They have called off the meeting
6 Somebody has killed the president
Our offer has been refused!
The meeting has been called off!
The president has been killed!

3. 2 Complete the sentences with the passive form of
the tenses specified in brackets
1 The flowers (already/order)
(pres. perfect)
2 The new hospital (open) next month. (future simple)
3 Our car (just/steal)
by the time we got to the car park (past perfect)
4 The Pyramids (build) by the Egyptians. (past simple)
5 The house (decorate) (pres. continuous)
have already been ordered
will be opened
had just been stolen
were built
is being decorated

4. 6 The town centre (make) into a pedestrian zone last year.
(past simple)
7 Peter’s car (repair) (be going to)
8 The spot on the carpet (not/wipe off)
(past perfect)
9 The invitations (already/send) (pres. perfect)
10 Who knows how many hamburgers (eat) in a year?
(pres. simple)
was made
is going to be repaired
hadn’t been wiped off
have already been sent
are eaten

5. 11 My cat likes (pat) on the head
(“-ing” form present)
12 They want (inform) as soon as possible.
(present infinitive)
being patted
to be informed

6. 3 Complete the sentences with the passive form of
the verbs in brackets
1 My car (wash) at the moment
2 The village (destroy) by a hurricane in a few hours.
3 By the time we got to the travel agency, all the flights (already/book)
4 We had a wonderful excursion. We (take) to a
beautiful beach by boat
5 If I continue to do well, I (select) for the Olympic Games.
is being washed
has been destoyed
had already been booked
were taken
will be selected

7. 4 Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as
the first one, using two to five words included the word given
They are opening a new sports centre just now being
A new sports centre is being opened just now
1 W. Shakespeare wrote Macbeth by
Macbeth W. Shakespeare.
2 Who delivered the parcel? was
Who by?
was written by
was the parcel delivered

8. 3 Did they inform the police about the accident? informed
Were about the accident?
4 Have you checked the oil level yet? been
Has yet?
5 They will dedicate the new university building to Dr. Murphy. dedicated
The new university building Dr. Murphy
the police informed
the oil level been checked
will be dedicated to

9. 5 Write these sentences into the passive form
using the subject construction
1 They sent me an invitation
2 Someone asked me the way to the station
3 They will offer her a better position in the company
I was sent an invitation
I was asked the way to the station
She will be offered a better position in the company

10. 4 Someone asked him about his problem
5 The company has promised him a higher salary
6 They were showing her round the new house when she fainted
7 They paid him a lot of money for his work
He was asked about his problem
He has been promised a higher salary
She was being shown round the new house when she fainted
He was paid a lot of money for his work

11. 8 Someone should tell her the truth.
9 They have just shown me an interesting article about new
technologies
10 Someone told me about that poor lady.
She should be told the truth
I have just been shown an interesting article about new technologies
I was told about that poor lady.