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PASSIVE

Ex. 1: Active to passive

1. Farmers produce rice > …………………………………
2. Mrs Lan typed the documents. > …………………………………
3. Columbus discovered America in 1492. > …………………………………
4. Hoa turned off the lights. > …………………………………
5. Did he repair the TV set? > …………………………………
6. He cleaned the room every day. > …………………………………
7. They will finish the work on time. > …………………………………
8. We might find life on another planet. > …………………………………
9. They are going to build a new bridge in the area. > …………………………………
10. We have to improve our English. > …………………………………
Ex. 2: Active to passive
1. They are cooking the lunch. > …………………………………
2. Are they repairing the TV set? > …………………………………
3. They were washing the dishes at 10 p.m yesterday. > …………………………………
4. They were building a new house this time last week. > …………………………………
5. Students are doing their homework. > …………………………………
6. When she came home, someone was breaking into her house. > …………………………
7. Is she looking after her little sister now? > …………………………………
8. He escaped when they were moving him from one prison to another. > ……………………
9. When we came home yesterday, our mother was preparing the dinner. > …………………
10. What is he doing in that house? > …………………………………
Ex. 3: Multiple-choice questions
1. My bike …….. last night. A. was stolen B. was stealing C. stolen D. stole
2. Something funny …..…. in class yesterday. A. happened B. was happened C. happens D. is happened
3. Stone …….. by prehistoric men to make fire. A. use B. used C. is used D. was used
4. …….. is this book written? A. By B. Whom C. By whom D. By who
5. My uncle’s son ………… Peter. A. name B. was named C. naming D. to name
6. I …….. a letter from my sister yesterday. A. receive B. received C. am received D. was received
7. Are you about to have dinner? – Yes, it ……..…. in the dining room.
A. is serving B. serve C. is being served D. served
8. A new factory is going to be ....near my village. A. building B. to build C. built D. build
9. All the work should … on time. A. was finished B. is finished C. are finished D. be finished
10. “When …..?” – “In 1928” A. penicillin was discovered B. was penicillin discovered
C. did penicillin discover D. penicillin discovered
11. I ….….. with you on that subject. A. agree B. am agreed C. agreeing D. to agree
12. Trees ……….. well in this soil. A. are grown B. grow C. grown D. growing
13. Let’s go ahead and do it now. Nothing ….. by waiting.
A. accomplished B. has accomplished C. to accomplish D. will be accomplished
14. Today, many serious childhood diseases ………….. by early immunization.
A. are preventing B. can prevent C. can be prevented D. prevent
15. The sun ……….……... in the east. A. rises B. raises C. is risen D. is raised
16. The flag ……….… every morning. A. rises B. raises C. is risen D. is raised
17. “ Those eggs of different colors are very artistic.” “Yes, they ................ in Russia”
A.were painted B. were paint C. were painting D. painted
18. “David is in prison for smoking drugs” “He .............. that it was against the law.”
A. is telling B. was told C. told D. tells
19. Our children ........ to school by bus every morning.

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A.take B. are taken B. have taken D. are taking

20. Gold .......... in California in the 19th century.
A. was discovered B. has been discovered
C. was discover D. they discovered
21. Bicycles .......... in the driveway.
A. must not leave B. must not be leaving
C. must not be left D. must not have left
22. They ......... time and money doing such a thing.
A.were advised not to waste B. were advised not to be wasted
C. were advising not to waste D. were advising not to be wasted
23. These students ......... so much that they feel very tired and bored.
A. are made to study B. are made study
C. are making to study D. are made to be studied
24. I......... in the lounge for ten minutes.
A. was told waiting B. was told to wait
C. was telling to be waited D. was told to be waited
25. The students ....... to be at school at 8 am
A. tell B. told C. have told D. were told
Ex. 4: A, B, C, or D?
1. People make these tables from wood and steel.
A. These tables are from wood and steel made. B. These tables are made by wood and steel.
C. These tables are made from wood and steel. D. These tables are made by people.
2. The boy carried the box into the room.
A. The box was carried by the boy into the room. B. The box was into the room carried.
C. The box into the room was carried by the boy. D. The box was carried into the room by the boy.
3. How do people learn languages?
A. How are languages learned? B. How are languages by people learned?
C. How languages are learned? D. Languages are learned how?
4. Someone accused me of stealing money.
A. I was accused by someone of stealing money. B. I was accused of stealing money.
C. I was accused by stealing money someone of. D. I was accused stealing of money.
5. They cancelled all flights because of fog.
A. All flights because of fog were cancelled. B. All flights were cancelled because of fog.
C. All flights were because of fog cancelled. D. All flights were by them cancelled because of fog.
6. They invested money in business.
A. Money was investing in business. B. Money be invested in business.
C. Money was being invested in business. D. Money was invested in business.
7. The Nobel Committee awarded Dr Jones the prize in chemistry
A. Dr Jones was awarded the prize in chemistry by the Nobel Committee.
B. Dr Jones was the prize awarded in chemistry by the Nobel Committee.
C. Dr Jones the prize awarded in chemistry was by the Nobel Committee.
D. Dr Jones the prize in chemistry by the Nobel Committee was awarded.
8. The old man treated the little boy badly.
A. The little boy was treated badly by the old man. B. The little boy was by the old man treated badly.
C. The little boy badly treated was by the old man. D. The little boy was treated the old man by badly.
9. They didn’t offer Ann the job.
A. The job wasn’t offered Ann by them. B. Ann wasn’t offered them the job.
C. Ann wasn’t offered the job. D. Ann wasn’t the job offered by them.
10. People don’t use this road very often
A. This road is not used very often.. B. Not very often this road is not used.
C. This road very often is not used. D. This road not very often is used.