Department of English

Diploma in English Language

Second Semester
Grammar Assignment
On
Passive Voice

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Submitted to: _________________________

Assignment No: _________________________

Submission Date: _________________________

Exercise 1: Write passive sentences in Simple Present Tense.

1. the documents / print ____________________________________________________________.

2. the window / open _______________________________________________________________.
3. the shoes / buy __________________________________________________________________.
4. the car / wash ___________________________________________________________________.
5. the letter / throw away ____________________________________________________________.
6. the letter / send __________________________________________________________________.
7. the book / read / not ______________________________________________________________.
8. the songs / sing / not _____________________________________________________________.
9. the food / eat / not _______________________________________________________________.
10. the shop / close / not _____________________________________________________________.

Exercise 2: Write passive sentences in Simple Past Tense.

1. the test / write __________________________________________________________________.

2. the table / set _______________________________________________________________.
3. the cat / feed ___________________________________________________________________.
4. the lights / switch on _____________________________________________________________.
5. the house / build ________________________________________________________________.
6. dinner / serve___________________________________________________________________.
7. this computer / sell / not ___________________________________________________________.
8. the car / stop / not ________________________________________________________________.
9. the tables / clean / not _____________________________________________________________.
10. the children / pick up / not _________________________________________________________.

Exercise 3: Write passive sentences in Present Perfect Tense.

1. the postcard / send _______________________________________________________________.

2. the pencils / count ________________________________________________________________.
3. the door / close __________________________________________________________________.
4. the beds / make __________________________________________________________________.
5. the mail / write __________________________________________________________________.
6. the trees / plant __________________________________________________________________.
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7. the money / spend _______________________________________________________________.
8. the room / book / not _____________________________________________________________.
9. the rent / pay / not _______________________________________________________________.
10. the people / inform / not __________________________________________________________.

Exercise 4: Write passive sentences in Simple Future Tense.

1. the exhibition / visit ______________________________________________________________.

2. the windows / clean ______________________________________________________________.
3. the message / read _______________________________________________________________.
4. the thief / arrest _________________________________________________________________.
5. the photo / take _________________________________________________________________.
6. these songs / sing ________________________________________________________________.
7. the sign / see / not _______________________________________________________________.
8. a dictionary / use / not ____________________________________________________________.
9. credit cards / accept / not __________________________________________________________.
10. the ring / find / not _______________________________________________________________.

Exercise 5: Rewrite the sentences in passive voice. Simple Present Tense

1. He opens the door. _______________________________________________________________.

2. We set the table. __________________________________________________________________.
3. She pays a lot of money. ___________________________________________________________.
4. I draw a picture. __________________________________________________________________.
5. They wear blue shoes. ____________________________________________________________.
6. They don't help you. ______________________________________________________________.
7. He doesn't open the book. __________________________________________________________.
8. You do not write the letter.__________________________________________________________.
9. Does your mum pick you up? ________________________________________________________.
10. Does the police officer catch the thief? _________________________________________________.

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Exercise 6: Rewrite the sentences in passive voice. Present Perfect Tense

1. Kerrie has paid the bill. ____________________________________________________________.

2. I have eaten a hamburger. __________________________________________________________.
3. Have we played tennis? _________________________________________________________.
4. I have opened the present. ___________________________________________________________.
5. They have not read the book. ________________________________________________________.
6. You have not sent the parcel. _________________________________________________________.
7. Meena has written a letter. __________________________________________________________.
8. They have not caught the thieves. _____________________________________________________.
9. Has she phoned him? _______________________________________________________________.
10. Have they noticed us? ______________________________________________________________.

Exercise 7: Rewrite the sentences in passive voice. Simple Future Tense

1. Jane will buy a new computer. _________________________________________________________.

2. Her boyfriend will install it. ____________________________________________________________.
3. Millions of people will visit the museum. ________________________________________________.
4. Our boss will sign the contract. _______________________________________________________.
5. You will not do it. __________________________________________________________________.
6. They will not show the new film. ______________________________________________________.
7. He won't see Sue. __________________________________________________________________.
8. They will not ask him. ________________________________________________________________.
9. Will the company employ a new worker? _________________________________________________.
10. Will the plumber repair the shower?
____________________________________________________.

Exercise 8: Rewrite the sentences in passive voice. Modal Auxiliary Verbs

1. I can answer the question. ____________________________________________________________.

2. She would carry the box. ____________________________________________________________.
3. You should open the window. _______________________________________________________.
4. We might play cards. ____________________________________________________________.
5. You ought to wash the car. ____________________________________________________________.
6. He must fill in the form. ____________________________________________________________.
7. They need not buy bread. ____________________________________________________________.

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8. He could not read the sentence. ________________________________________________________.
9. Will the teacher test our English? _______________________________________________________.
10. Could Jenny lock the door?
____________________________________________________________.

Exercise 09: Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

1. John collects money. ____________________________________________________________.

2. Anna opened the window. ____________________________________________________________.
3. We have done our homework. ______________________________________________________.
4. I will ask a question. ____________________________________________________________.
5. He can cut out the picture. ____________________________________________________________.
6. Laila ate a lot of food. ____________________________________________________________.
7. We do not clean our rooms. ____________________________________________________________.
8. William will not repair the car. _______________________________________________________.
9. Did Sue draw this circle? ____________________________________________________________.
10. Could you feed the dog? ____________________________________________________________.

Exercise 10: Rewrite the sentences in passive voice. Direct & Indirect Objects

1. Rachel will give you some advice. ______________________________________________________.

2. I sent him a letter.____________________________________________________________________.
3. The police officer showed us the way._____________________________________________________.
4. Our neighbor gave me a
lift._____________________________________________________________.
5. We have asked him a favor._____________________________________________________________.
6. She told me a
lie.______________________________________________________________________.
7. They have written her a
postcard._________________________________________________________.
8. Kerrie will make you a cup of tea._______________________________________________________.
9. The waiter has not brought us the
coffee.___________________________________________________.
10. They did not offer her a
seat.____________________________________________________________.

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Exercise 11: Choose the correct option and circle its letter.

1. Everybody ___________ by the terrible news yesterday.

a. shocked b. was shocked
2. Mr. Green ____________ at the University since 1989.
a. has been teaching b. has been taught
3. Not much ___________ about the accident since that time.
a. has said b. has been said
4. A new book _______________ by that company next year.
a. will publish b. will be published.
5. He ____________ the girl's name now.
a. remembers b. is remembered
6. The secretary ____________ to her new boss yesterday.
a. introduced b. was introduced.
7. Our plan ____________ by the members of the committee.
a. is being considered b. is considered
8. He ____________ responsible for the accident.
a. was holding b. was held
9. A prize ___________ to whoever solves this equation.
a. will be giving b. will be given
10. When the manager arrived, the problem _______________.
a. had already been solved b. had already solved.

Exercise 12: Rewrite the sentences in passive voice. Present Progressive Tense

1. Sheila is drinking a cup of tea.__________________________________________________________.

2. My father is washing the car.
____________________________________________________________.
3. Farmer Joe is milking the cows._________________________________________________________.
4. She is taking a picture of him. __________________________________________________________.
5. I am writing a poem. ____________________________________________________________.
6. We are not playing football. ____________________________________________________________.
7. He is not wearing a tie. ____________________________________________________________.
8. Is she preparing the party? ____________________________________________________________.
9. Are they meeting their boss? ____________________________________________________________.
10. Is she watering the flowers?
____________________________________________________________.
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Exercise 13: Rewrite the sentences in passive voice. Past Progressive Tense

1. We were calling Francis. ____________________________________________________________.

2. He was playing the guitar. ____________________________________________________________.
3. She was watching a film. ____________________________________________________________.
4. I was repairing their bikes. ____________________________________________________________.
5. They were not eating dinner.____________________________________________________________.
6. We were not painting the gate.__________________________________________________________.
7. You were not driving him
home.__________________________________________________________.
8. He was not feeding the dogs. ____________________________________________________________.
9. Was she reading these lines? ___________________________________________________________.
10. Were they carrying bags? ____________________________________________________________.

Exercise 14: Rewrite the sentences in passive voice. Past Perfect Tense

1. I had worn blue shoes. ____________________________________________________________.

2. Joe had cleaned the tables. ____________________________________________________________.
3. We had lost the key. ____________________________________________________________.
4. They had started a fight. ____________________________________________________________.
5. I had read an article. ____________________________________________________________.
6. I had not closed the window. ____________________________________________________________.
7. They had not bought the paper.__________________________________________________________.
8. She had not noticed me. ____________________________________________________________.
9. Had she solved the problem? ____________________________________________________________.
10. Had he recorded that song?
____________________________________________________________.

Exercise 15: Rewrite the sentences in passive voice. Future Perfect Tense

1. Frank will have ordered the drinks. _______________________________________________________.

2. You will have spent all the money. _______________________________________________________.
3. I will have taken the dog for a walk.______________________________________________________.
4. She will have sold the car. ____________________________________________________________.
5. They will have solved the problem.______________________________________________________.

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6. She will not have read the book. ________________________________________________________.
7. They will not have trusted him. _________________________________________________________.
8. He won't have rung Barbara. ___________________________________________________________.
9. Will they have paid the bill? ____________________________________________________________.
10. Will you have washed my socks?
_________________________________________________________.

Exercise 16: Rewrite the sentences in passive voice. Would

1. Jenny would congratulate you. __________________________________________________________.

2. We would pick you up. ____________________________________________________________.
3. She would order a pizza. ____________________________________________________________.
4. He would build a new house.____________________________________________________________.
5. They would take the opportunity.________________________________________________________.
6. You would not recognize Jim. __________________________________________________________.
7. I would not do that kind of job.__________________________________________________________.
8. Would they decorate the room? _________________________________________________________.
9. Would the DJ play this song? ___________________________________________________________.
10. Would Simon open the window?
_________________________________________________________.

Exercise 17: Complete the sentences (Active or Passive Voice). Use Simple Present Tense.

1. He (sell) _____________________ cars.

2. The blue car (sell) _____________________.
3. In summer, more ice-cream (eat) _____________________than winter.
4. She (call) _____________________her grandparents every Friday.
5. The letters (type) _____________________.
6. He (take) _____________________his medicine every day.
7. Jane (take / not) _____________________to school by her father.
8. We (go) _____________________to school by bus.
9. She (work / not) _____________________for a bank.
10. Milk (keep) _____________________in the refrigerator.

Exercise 18: Complete the sentences (Active or Passive Voice). Use Simple Past Tense.
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1. They (visit) _____________________their granny.
2. We (visit) _____________________by our teacher.
3. My friend Paul (bear) _____________________in Dallas.
4. She (go) _____________________to school in Boston.
5. Antony (grow up) _____________________in the country.
6. The new shopping centre (build) _____________________last year.
7. The film (produce / not) _____________________in Hollywood.
8. Barbara (know) _____________________James very well.
9. The jewels (hide / not) _____________________in the cellar.
10. We (spend / not) _____________________all day on the beach.

Exercise 19: Complete the sentences (Active or Passive Voice). Use Present Perfect Tense.

1. The car (steal) _____________________.

2. I (bake) _____________________a cake.
3. My friends (buy) _____________________a house.
4. The cup (put) _____________________on the table.
5. Trees (plant) _____________________in the street.
6. The boy (fall / not) _____________________off his bike.
7. I (bite / not) _____________________by a snake.
8. He (step) _____________________on my toe.
9. We (walk) _____________________all the way home.
10. She (pick up / not) _____________________by a friend.

Exercise 20: Complete the sentences (Active or Passive Voice). Use Simple Future Tense.

1. The house (build) _____________________here.

2. You (send) _____________________home.
3. I (eat) _____________________an ice-cream.
4. We (go) _____________________home now.
5. I (help) _____________________you.
6. The match (win / not) _____________________by our team.
7. The weather (improve / not) _____________________tomorrow.
8. The trees (cut) _____________________down.
9. The meeting (cancel / not) _____________________.

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10. They (do / not) _____________________that again.

Exercise 21: Complete the sentences (Active or Passive Voice).

You must either use Simple Present or Simple Past.

1. The Statue of Liberty (give) _____________________to the United States by France.

2. It (be) _____________________a present on the 100th anniversary of the United States.
3. The Statue of Liberty (design) _____________________by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi.
4. It (complete) _____________________in France in July 1884.
5. In 350 pieces, the statue then (ship) _____________________to New York, where it (arrive)
_____________________on 17 June 1885.
6. The pieces (put) _____________________together and the opening ceremony (take) ___________place
on 28 October 1886.
7. The Statue of Liberty (be) ______________46 m high (93 m including the base).
8. The statue (represent) _____________________the goddess of liberty.
9. She (hold) _____________________a torch in her right hand and a tablet in her left hand.
10. On the tablet you (see / can) _____________________the date of the Declaration of Independence
(July 4, 1776).
11. Every year, the Statue of Liberty (visit) ____________________by many people from all over the
world.

Exercise 22: Complete the sentences (Active or Passive Voice).

You must either use Simple Present or Simple Past.

1. Portal dolmens (be) _____________________ancient tombs.

2. They (build) _____________________about 6000 years ago.
3. In order to build such a tomb, ancient people (put) _____________________up big stones.
4. These standing stones then (form) _____________________the walls.
5. Another huge stone, the cap stone, (place) _____________________on top of the other stones.
6. Finally, the tomb (have) _____________________the form of a little chamber.
7. In that chamber, the dead person (bury) _____________________.
8. Then the entrance to the tomb (close) _____________________with another stone.
9. Nowadays, portal dolmens (see / can) _____________________in Ireland, Wales and Scotland.

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10. They (call) _____________________portal dolmens because they (look) _____________________like
a huge doorway (or portal).

Exercise 23: Fill in the blanks with suitable active and passive verb forms.

1. This house________________in 1970 by my grandfather.

a) is built
b) was built
c) was build
d) has built

2. The robbers___________________by the police.

a) have arrested
b) have been arrested
c) was arrested
d) had arrested

3. We ___________________for the examination.

a) have preparing
b) are preparing
c) had preparing
d) have been prepared

4. It ___________________since yesterday.

a) is raining
b) has been raining
c) have been raining
d) was raining

5. I____________________for five hours.

a) have been working

b) has been working
c) was working
d) am working

6. The students____________________to submit their reports by the end of this week.

a) have asked
b) are asked
c) has asked
d) are ask

7. She ____________________for a while.

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 a) are ailing
b) is ailing
c) has been ailing
d) have been ailing

8. The teacher _______________the student for lying.

a) has been punished

b) punished
c) is punished
d) was punished

9. I ____________________to become a successful writer.

a) have always wanted

b) am always wanted
c) was always wanted
d) am always wanting

10. The inmates of the juvenile home ______________well by their caretakers.

a) were not being treated

b) were not treating
c) have not being treated
d) was not being treated

11. As the patient could not walk he _______________home in a wheel chair.

a) has carried
b) has been carried
c) was carried
d) was carrying

12. The injured ___________________ to the hospital in an ambulance.

a) were taking
b) was taking
c) were taken
d) have taken

Exercise 24: Change the sentences from active voice to passive voice only if possible.

1. Let’s eat something in that new Chinese Restaurant. ________________________________________.

2. Open the door. ______________________________________________________________________.

3. The teacher gave assignment to the students. ______________________________________________.

4. Please keep a table for me at the corner. _________________________________________________.

5. I have visited India many times._______________________________________________________.

6. That runner over there participated in Marathon. _________________________________________.

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7. It is raining cats and dogs. _______________________________________________________.

8. Did he lock the door? _____________________________________________________________.

9. She hasn’t contacted me yet regarding the job. ____________________________________________.

10. I don’t like useless jokes. _____________________________________________________________.

11. Is he still working in a bank? ___________________________________________________________.

12. Was she singing a French song? _______________________________________________________.

13. Are you going to call off the meeting? _________________________________________________.

14. He broke his leg. _________________________________________________________________.

15. Come in, please. ______________________________________________________________.

16. We have had lunch. ________________________________________________________.

17. He has taught this chapter. __________________________________________________________.

18. You must arrange the party. ________________________________________________________.

19. I can’t help you. ____________________________________________________________________.

20. Can he call me now? _______________________________________________________________.

21. He may come in now. _______________________________________________________________.

22. They have moved to a new house. ______________________________________________________.

23. People speak English in England. ______________________________________________________.

24. The management is going to open a new campus. __________________________________________.

25. We might buy some new equipment. _____________________________________________________.

26. Ali resembles his dad. _______________________________________________________________.

27. Your friend impressed me. ___________________________________________________________.

28. You have to do something about the issue. _______________________________________________.

29. I live on Main Street. _______________________________________________________________.

30. He can drive the car as fast as I can. ____________________________________________________.

31. Ali founded the club. _______________________________________________________________.

32. The children play football in the park. __________________________________________________.

33. The electrician tests the fire alarm. ____________________________________________________.

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34. I must leave now. _________________________________________________________________.

35. He goes to college with his friends. ___________________________________________________.

36. I didn’t see him in the park. _________________________________________________________.

37. My close friend has been sick for almost a year. _________________________________________.

38. I have not told him the secret yet. ____________________________________________________.

39. I may live in pakistan. _____________________________________________________________.

40. Most of my friends are from this country. ______________________________________________.

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