Passive forms

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Passive voice worksheets PDF

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Passive voice grammar rules

The explanation of the forms and use with many examples from everyday English.

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Passive voice - all tenses (mixed) exercises 1 - 8

• Practise passive forms in all tenses, affirmative and interrogative.
• Learn the difference between the use of the prepositions 'by' and 'with' in the passive voice.
• Use the passive voice in the sentences with direct and indirect objects.

Present simple passive exercises 1 - 4

Examples:

1. Emails ___ and received by most internet users all over the world. (send)
2. They don't feed the lions at the zoo every day, as far as I know.
   The lions ___ at the zoo every day, as far as I know.
3. The Spanish language ___ in most secondary schools in the United Kingdom. (teaches, is taught)
4. Complete the interview with Ken Fry, the manager at KFP (Kentucky Fried Potatoes).

Present continuous passive exercises 1 - 4

Examples:

1. Look at that! A new supermarket ___ at the end of Station Road. (build)
2. I am afraid that somebody else is using my laptop.
   I am afraid that my laptop ___ by somebody else.
3. The US Open finals ___ in Flushing Meadows today. (is being played, are being played)
4. A: The entrance hall at the railway station is closed.
   B: Really? ___ ? (it - reconstruct)

Past simple passive exercises 1 - 4

Examples:

1. Two hundred years ago people in Britain were more or less the same, but their everyday lives were quite different. Lamps and candles ___ for light in houses and streets, because there was no electricity. (use)
2. They didn't clean the bird cages in the parrot pavilion for a week.
   The bird cages in the parrot pavilion ___ for a week.
3. My favourite band's best songs ___ at the concert yesterday night. (played, were played)
4. A: There was a storm with strong wind and heavy rain on the coast last night.
   B: ___ ? (anything | damage)

Past continuous passive exercises 1 - 3

Examples:

1. I couldn't use my car because it ___ . (service)
2. They weren't cutting down the trees when I saw them.
   The trees ___ when I saw them.
3. A: I saw your car hanging in the air. Why ___ onto the lorry? (it - put)
   B: Because it had to be towed away.

Future simple passive exercise 1 - 5

Examples:

1. At the end of this century, everything about you, your family and friends ___ . (monitor)
2. What will be done before your birthday party?
   Birthday invitations ___ to all your friends. (send)
3. Don't worry. We will deliver your parcel as soon as possible.
   Don't worry. Your parcel ___ as soon as possible.
4. I'd say that Manchester City ___ by Real Madrid in the Champions League finals. (will beat, will be beaten)
5. Interviewer: I've read your investment plan for the town of Ripley. When ___ by the local council? (the plan - adopt)

Present perfect passive exercises 1 - 3

Examples:

1. Some interior walls ___ to make the living room bigger. (remove)
2. I'm sorry, madam. We haven't checked your car yet.
   I'm sorry, madam. Your car ___ yet.
3. Paul is at the hospital at the moment. He ___ by a stray dog. (has been bit, has been bitten)

Past perfect passive exercises 1 - 3

Examples:

1. Worn tyres ___ to improve the grip on the road and safety of our ride. (replace)
2. They hadn't made the meals before we arrived at the hotel.
   The meals ___ before we arrived at the hotel.
3. Little Paul cried. He ___ in the playground by his friend from school. (had been hit, had hit)

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