1. My Father Reads the Paper Every Day. the Paper Is ______By My Father Every Day

PASIVAS

PRESENTE SIMPLE Y CONTINUO

1. My father reads the paper every day. The paper is ______by my father every day.

2. My father is reading the paper now. The paper is ______by my father now.

3. My mother is washing the dishes now. The dishes are ______by my mother.

4. My mother washes the dishes every day. The dishes are ______by my mother everyday.

5. Politicians make many promises. Many promises are ______by politicians.

6. These politicians are making many promises. Many promises are ______by these politicians.

7. They are pulling down the building. The old building is ______down.

8. They pull down all the old buildings in town. All the old buildings in town are ______down.

9. The police take all the old cars off the roads. All the old cars are ______off the roads by the police.

10. They are painting the outside of the house. The outside of the house is ______at the moment.

11. They always paint the outside first. The outside is always ______first.

12. My mother sweeps the rooms every day. The rooms are ______by my mother every day.

13. My mother is sweeping the rooms at the moment. The rooms are ______at the moment by my mother.

14. This cat eats a lot of fish. A lot of fish is ______by this cat.

15. The cat is eating the fish at the moment. The fish is ______by the cat at the moment.

16. Mr. Brown cuts the lawn every Sunday. The lawn is ______by Mr. Brown every Sunday.

17. Mr. Brown is cutting the lawn at this moment. The lawn is ______by Mr. Brown at this moment.

18. This man translates many books. Many books are ______by this man.

19. This man is translating that book. That book is ______by this man.

20. This policeman arrests many criminals. Many criminals are ______by this policeman.

21. The police are arresting those criminals at this moment. Those criminals are ______by the police at this moment.

22. Children break many toys. Many toys are ______by children.

23. Those children are breaking those toys. Those toys are ______by those children.

24. The maid cleans the windows every day. The windows are ______by the maid every day.

25. The maid is cleaning the windows now. The windows are ______by the maid now.

26. Those men are repairing the road. The road is ______by those men.

27. Those men repair the road very often. The road is ______by those men very often.

28. That thief often steals cars during the night. Cars are often ______by that thief during the night.

29. Look! A thief is stealing that car. That car is ______by that thief.

30. They are accusing the man of robbery. The man is ______of robbery.

31. They are making handtools for exporting. Handtools are ______for exporting.

32. They make handtools for exporting. Handtools are ______for exporting.

33. They kill many people in a war. Many people are ______in a war.

34. They are changing the wheel at the moment. The wheel is ______at the moment.

35. The men are calling off the strike. The strike is ______off by the men.

36. My mother paints the kitchen every year. The kitchen is ______by my mother every year.

37. They are painting the kitchen now. The kitchen is ______now.

38. This man is writing a book now. A book is ______by this man now.

39. This man writes a book every year. A book is ______by this man every year.

40. This centre forward scores a lot of goals. A lot of goals are ______by this centre forward.

A. Change the following sentences from the active voice to the passive voice. Be sure to keep the same tense.

1. Wayne delivers the mail every day. - The mail is delivered by Wayne every day.

2. Fire destroyed that house.

3.The audience enjoyed the concert very much.

4. Bob took that book from the desk.

5. Walter will eat the cake.

6. Beth has finished the report.

7. Ms. Duke will leave the tickets at the box office.

8. The messenger has just left a box of flowers for you.

9. The police easily captured the thief.

10. Many people attended the lecture.

11. Mr. Jones manages the export division.

12. John returned the money last night.

13. The teacher marks our exercises at home.

14. They started a dancing class last week.

15. Mr. Smith saw the accident.

16. He left the report on the desk.

17. Everybody will see this film soon.

18. He has just finished the report.

19. An economic crisis followed the war.

20. Somebody has taken my book.

21. The teacher returned our written work to us.

22. Valerie buys books from that store.

23. She had finished the report by noon.

24. The mad dog bit the little boy.

25. The wind blows the fog away by midmorning.

26. The committee will choose you as its representative.

27. The maid broke the plate and the glass.

28. Tall telegraph poles lined the street.

29. The newspapers reported the event immediately.

30. We heard the sound of music.

31. The police have arrested five suspects.

32. The neighborhood children discovered our club.

33. The doctor ordered him to take a long rest.

34. Lightning struck the house.

35. We may finish the leftovers in the refrigerator.

36. They should send it to us at once.

37. The mailman is delivering the mail now.

38. He has to finish it today.

39. The police are holding him for further questioning.

40. They may organize a new group next week.

41. You ought to send the package by airmail.

42. The citizens are defending the city bravely.

43. They cannot hold the meeting in that room.

44. They may deliver the merchandise while we are out.

45. He has to pay the bill before the first of the month.

46. He may pay the bill for us.

47. Congress is debating that question today.

48. For the time being, Karen is teaching that group.

49. You ought to water the plant once a week.

50. The company is shipping the merchandise today.

51. We must warn them of the danger.

52. They couldn't sell the house at that price.

53. They are sending my aunt to Europe on a special mission.

54.You should ensure the package

C. Change the following sentences to questions beginning with the question word in parentheses.

1. The house was built in 1975. (When) - When was the house built?

2. The building was destroyed by fire. (How)

3. The merchandise will be delivered next week. (When)

4. The money had been stolen by the workers. (By whom)

5. The child was finally found in the park. (Where)

6. He was injured in an airplane accident. (In what kind of accident)

7. The mail is delivered at ten o’clock. (What time)

8. The contract must be signed by Mr. Smith. (When.)

9. The tickets will be left at the box office. (Where)

10. San Francisco was nearly destroyed by earthquake in 1906. (In what year)

11. The book was published in France. (Where)

12. He was operated on for appendicitis. (what)

13. The boy was punished because he had run away. (Why)

14. The note was left on the table. (Where)

15. The city was captured by the enemy in June. (In what month)

16. The money was put into the safe. (Where)

17. The bridge will be finished this year. (When)

18. It was designed by a French engineer. (Who)

Put the following into the passive voice. The agent should not be mentioned except in numbers II and 28.

1. You should open the wine about three hours before you use it.
2. Previous climbers had cut steps in the ice.
3. Somebody had cleaned my shoes and brushed my suit.
4. We use this room only on special occasions.
5. You must not hammer nails into the walls without permission.
6. In some districts farmers use pigs to find truffles.
7. Someone switched on a light and opened the door.
8. Somebody had slashed the picture with a knife.
9. They are pulling down the old theatre.
10. Why didn't they mend the roof before it fell in?
11. The mob broke all the shop windows in recent riots.
12. The librarian said that they were starting a new system because people were not returning books.
13. The police asked each of us about his movements on the night of the crime.
14. Someone will serve refreshments.
15. People must not leave bicycles in the hall.
16. Members may keep books for three weeks. After that they must return them.
17. The burglars had cut an enormous hole in the steel door.
18. I've bought a harp. They are delivering it this afternoon. Do not change the first sentence.)
19. Someone has already told him to report for duty at six.
20. They rang the church bells as a flood warning.
21. No one can do anything unless someone gives us more information.
22. People are spending far more money on food now than they spent ten years ago.
23. The organizers will exhibit the paintings till the end of the month.
24. They will say nothing more about the matter if someone returns the stolen gun.
25. It is high time someone told him to stop behaving like a child.
26. A thief stole my dog and brought him back only when I offered $20 reward for him.
27. The judge gave him two weeks in which to pay the fine.

28.  They make these artificial flowers of silk.

29.  They feed the seals at the zoo twice a day.

1. Who wrote it?
2. Compare clothes which we have washed with clothes which any other laundry has washed.
3. Lightning struck the old oak.
4. Titian couldn't have painted it as people didn't wear that style of dress till after his death.
5. A jellyfish stung her.
6. The author has written a special edition for children.
7. Judges used to carry sweet herbs as a protection against jail-fever.
8. What did he write it with? - He wrote it with a matchstick dipped in blood.
9. An uneasy silence succeeded the shot.
10. Did the idea interest you?
11. The lawyer gave him the details of his uncle's will.
12. Beavers make these dams.
13. They used to start these engines by hand. Now they start them by electricity.
14. Most people opposed this.
15. Students are doing a lot of the work.
16. Anyone with the smallest intelligence could understand these instructions.
17. We will not admit children under sixteen.
18. A rainstorm flooded the gypsies' camp.
19. The howling of wolves kept him awake all night.

49.  Children couldn't have done all this damage.

REVISIÓN DE PASIVAS

1. Identifica el sujeto yel CD. Que sí, que no te cortes, coge los fosforitos y marca.

2. Mira el tiempo verbal (si tienes que pasarte otras dos semanas repasando los verbos ¡qué se le va a hacer!)

3. Coloca el CD como sujeto (Ojo, si son pronombres objeto [me, him ...] habrá que ponerlos en su forma de sujeto [I, he, ...]

4. Cambia el tiempo verbal a pasiva y asegúrate de que la última palabra del verbo es un participio de pasado, de lo contrario lo estás haciendo mal.

5. Coloca el resto de la frase.

1. Here students choose their optional subjects freely.

S CD

Their optional subjects are chosen freely by students

2. Headline: A man bites a dog in the back.

3. My father builts houses in Toro

4. She always gives her boyfriend a pair of blue socks for his birthday,

5. The Americans buy the Florida from Spain in 1819.

6. Ptloff built me a huge villa last year.

7. My mother made my wife a beautiful blanket for the winter.

8. Someone is bringing your cousin a new scooter.

9. A girl is writing a message to her boyfriend on the phone.

10. They have seen wolves in the neighbourhood

11. A stupid student has rung the alarm bell.

12. While they were robbing me someone took a photo of the robbers.

13. As the king was giving me a medal the dog woke me.

14. The police caught the conman as he was selling stolen merchandise to a passerby.

15. Nobody had thought of that idea.