PASSIVE VOICE

A. Complete these sentences in the passive

1. This newspaper _____________ (READ) by thousands of people. -- (PRESENT SIMPLE)

2. Portuguese_____________ (SPEAK) in Brazil. -- (PRESENT SIMPLE)

3. These cars _____________ (MAKE) in Japan. -- (PRESENT SIMPLE)

4. Newspaper articles_____________ (WRITE) by journalists. -- (PRESENT SIMPLE)

5. Football _____________ (PLAY) by two teams of eleven players. -- (PRESENT SIMPLE)

6. This morning I _____________ (STOP) by a policeman. -- (PAST SIMPLE)

7. This room _____________ (CLEAN) by Peter. -- (PAST SIMPLE)

8. These sunglasses _____________ (FIND) in the library. -- (PAST SIMPLE)

9. This car _____________ (BUY) by Mark. -- (PAST SIMPLE)

10. These books _____________ (LEAVE) in the classroom. -- (PAST SIMPLE)

B. Rewrite these sentences in the passive

1) Julia rescued three cats.

2) The students handed in the reports.

3) Maria crashed into the blue car.

4) Alex learned the poem.

5) The mechanic did not repair the DVD recorder.

6) They play handball in the sports centre.

7) Sue puts the bag on the floor.

8) The girls lost the match.

9) Mr Jones watches the film.

10) The people speak English.

11) He reads comics.

12) We played volleyball.

13) They sang the song.

14) I take photos.

15) They did project works.

8) The policemen help the children.

9) He wrote text messages.

10) Mother waters the flowers.