1. UNIT 9 PRACTICE
A. Write the verbs in the correct form of the verbs in brackets.. Use the
PRESENT SIMPLE PASSIVE or the PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE.
1. English .............................................................. (teach) at our school.
2. The plants .......................................................... (water) every morning.
3. A hundred years ago, clothes ......................................... (wash) by hand.
4. Last week, the house ................................................ (destroy) by a fire.
5. The house .............................................................. (paint) every year.
6. I ................................................ (introduce) to my new neighbours
yesterday.
7. Oranges .................................... (grow) in countries with a warm climate.
8. Hundreds of antique cars ........................................(restore) by experts
every year.
9. Morse Code .................................................. (invent) by Samuel Morse.
10. The Olympic Games ............................................ (hold) every four years
11. I ......................................... (drive) to school by my mum every morning.
12. The money .......................................... (return) to the person who lost it.
13. The programme ................................................................ (watch) by
millions of people every day.
14. The exhibition ..........................................(open) by the mayor yesterday.
15. Last night, the burglars .......................................... (catch) by the police.
B. Change sentences 4, 8, 9, 11, 13 and 15 into the ACTIVE VOICE.
4. ......................................................................................................
8. ......................................................................................................
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11. ......................................................................................................
13. ......................................................................................................
15. ......................................................................................................
C. Complete the answers and make the questions. (PRESENT OR PAST)
1. Where ....................................................................................?
The first film ........................................................... (make) in France.
2. Which month.............................................................................?
July .............................................................. (name) after Julius Caesar.
3. Where ......................................................................................?
The Olympic Torch ...................................................... (light) in Greece.
4. Who ...............................................................................................?
The Last Supper ......................................... (paint) by Leonardo da Vinci.
5. How ...............................................................................................?
E-mails ...................................................... (send) through the Internet.
6. When ..............................................................................................?
The camera ................................................... (invent) in the 1800's
7. Where.............................................................................................?
Football .......................................................... (invent) in a stadium.
8. How many ......................................................................................?
Three languages ............................................................ (speak) in
Belgium, French, Dutch and German.
D. Spot and correct the mistakes in the following sentences.
1. Are French taught at your school?
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2. Were the dog tooken to the vet?
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3. Is this room painted last year?
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4. Chips is fried in hot oil.
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5. My scarf made by may aunt.
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2. 6. The letter are written last week.
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7. Do the streets cleaned every morning?
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8. The books did returned to the library.
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E. A BIT OF EVERYTHING. Choose the right option.
1. Is English ..... in Hong Kong?
Speak spoken
2. Do you ... Anne?
Know knows
3. I'm ... a book right now.
Read Reading
4. What is the ... word in the English language?
Long Longest
5. The children ... the film five times.
Are seen have seen.
6. What is your opinion? ... I go to the trip?
May Should
7. I ... ask you an important question! Are you in a hurry?
Can Have to
8. Ruth enjoys ... to the park.
To go going.
9. The children ... their room all afternoon yesterday
were painting used to paint.
10. I haven't got ... time to study for the set.
Much many.
EXTRA: OTHER VERBAL TENSES.
F. Change the sentences below into the passive voice.
1. The gardener has planted some trees.
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2. Doctor Brown will give you some advice.
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3. A famous designer will redecorate the hotel.
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4. Steven Spielberg directed ET.
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5. Claire is washing the dishes now.
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6. Mark and Paul must cook dinner tonight.
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7. Samantha is going to install a new security system at my place.
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8. Have your friends bought that amazing sports car outside?
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9. Was Alex playing that awful song yesterday at 9'00?
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10. Is the Government going to raise the taxes?
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AGENT OMISSION
G. Change into the passive voice. Omit the agent when possible.
1. Someone has broken the crystal vase.
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2. You must leave the bathroom tidy.
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3. His parents have brought him up to be polite.
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4. Fleming discovered penicillin.
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5. They will advertise the product on TV.
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6. Our neighbour should paint the garage.
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3. 7. Someone is remaking the film.
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8. Somebody murdered him while he was watching TV.
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9. The police isn't going to arrest the suspect.
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10. Will the judge send Alice to prison?
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H. Change the sentences into the passive and make a question for the
underlined parts.
1. Columbus discovered America.
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2. We keep our money in a safe.
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3. A bee stung him.
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4. They speak Italian in Italy.
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5. They have taken his aunt to hospital.
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6. He invited 30 people to his party.
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7. They grow bananas in Africa
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VERBS WITH TWO OBJECTS.
I. Make two passive sentences from the active ones below.
1. My friend sent me an invitation.
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2. They mail-order company has brought Mrs Green a parcel.
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3. Someone will pay you the total amount.
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4. The secretary has given Mrs Jones some letters.
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5. They were offering my son some drugs when I got there.
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6. Bob has sold Ted a second-hand car.
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7. The waiter will bring us the bill.
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