Collected by Tuyennguyen-ED-HULIS-VNU PASSIVE VOICE EXERCISE Exercise 1: Change these sentences from active to passive: The student will receive the result tomorrow The counselor has seen the student The mailman had already delivered the mail Lightening hits many tall building The students are going to hold a meeting Peter is writing the report They will discuss the matter at their next meeting People believe that someone murdered Mr Stone People should send their complaints to the head offices 10 They had to postpone the meeting because of illness 11 Someone might have stolen your car if you had left the keys in it 12 Someone accused me of stealing the money 13 Someone is going to serve Jack breakfast in bed on his birthday 14 Someone saw them boarding a plane for Australia 15 No one told Lady Orville-James, Sir Richard’s wife, what had happened 16 Someone said that she was very upset 17 People must not leave bicycle in the hall 18 It is high time someone told him to stop behaving like a child 19 He expected us to offer him the job 20 Children couldn’t have done all of this damage 21 You need not type this letter 22 They didn’t look after the children properly 23 They say he is a spy 24 They say he was a spy 25 Someone seems to have made a terrible mistake 26 They let her go 27 It is impossible to predict the future accurately 28 He like people to call him “sir” 29 We don’t allow smoking 30 It’s his duty to work here all night Exercise 2: Correct the mistakes in these following: Romeo and Juliet were written from Shakespeare I can’t give you a ride because my car is repairing I were told that after been repaired, it will be as good as new Collected by Tuyennguyen-ED-HULIS-VNU I thought that many diseases caused by smoking cigarettes We were telling to arrive by noon, but we were delay It was announce for the company president that large profits had be made Exercise 3: Use the verbs in suitable form: The old building in East Street is Bradford Hall It (1) ……………… (build) in 1827 and today it (2)……………… (regard) as the finest Georgian building in the country A number of changes (3) ……………… (make) since it (4) ………………… (build), but the front of the building (5) ……………… (not change) Today the Hall (6 ) ……………… (own) by the City Council, and for the last ten years it (7) ……………… (use) as a home for City Art Centre At the moment a small art gallery (8) ……………… (build) behind the Hall Exercise 4: Choose the best answer: The current constitutional problem is ……… by the top leaders in the country A studying B being studying C being studied D been studied C agreeing D agree I ……… with you on that subject A am agree B am agreed Both domestic and imported automobiles must ……… anti-pollution devices A equip with B be equipped with C equip by D be equipped by Despite all my anxiety, I ……… for the job I want A was hiring B hired C got hiring D got hired The Mayan Indians ……… developed an accurate calendar more than centuries ago A were B √ C are D have been “Are you interested in scuba diving?” “Very Undersea life is ……… ” A fascinated B fascinating C being fascinating D being fascinated “Has the committee made its decision yet?” “Not yet They are still ……… the proposals ” A considering B been considered C being considered D considered As the ferry tale goes, the prince ……… into a frog by an evil magician A turned B was turned C was turning D had been turning Last night a tornado swept through the village It ……… destroyed everything in its path A √ B was C was being D had been 10 The hospital’s air-conditioning system ……… when the first heat of the summer arrived A had installed had been installing B had been installed C installed D Collected by Tuyennguyen-ED-HULIS-VNU 11 Something funny ……… in my class yesterday A happened B was happened C happens D is happened 12 Many US automobiles ……… in Detroit, Michigan A manufacture manufactured B have manufactured D are manufacturing C are 13 Many country is ……… the pursuit of the world peace A dedicating to B dedicated to C dedicating by D dedicated by C married with D married to 14 George is ……… Lisa A marry with B marry to 15 The university ……… by private funds as well as by the tuition income and grants A is supported B supports C is supporting D has supported 16 In some rural areas, health care ……… by a small number of the doctors and nurses A is providing B is being provided C provides D provided 17 When I woke up and looked outside, the ground had been lightly ……… with a dusting of snow A covering B cover C covered D covers 18 It’s hard to believe that my applicant for a scholarship ……… A denied B was denied C was denying D had denied C laughing D to be laughing 19 I don’t like ……… by my friends A being laughed B to laugh 20 I wanted to change the color of my room I had my room ……… A painting B paint C painted D be painted