Give the corresponding passive constructions.

1. They painted the house green.

2. The doctor advised him to give up smoking.

3. They were watching him very attentively.

4. Mother has been tidying up the flat since morning.

5. All of us expected good news.

6. The teacher has just praised his essay.

7. The recitation pleased the audience.

8. His jokes amused the guests.

9. The elder sister ordered her little brother to turn over a new leaf.

10.  Everyone loves & respects the lecturer.

11. We shall never forget those exciting days.

12.  I’ve lost the money.

13. They teach us spoken English.

14.  I’ve just posted the letter.

15.  The dressmaker completely altered the costume.

16.  We haven’t yet picked up the tickets.

17.  They beat Sam black and blue.

18.  You will gain nothing by hurry.

19.  We elected him monitor of the group.

20.  They accused him of breaking the rules.

21.  The girl was trying on one dress after another but chose none to her liking.

22.  The found him guilty of breaking the law.

23.  She hoped that they would give him everything they had promised him.

24.  Prokofyev created the ballet “Romeo and Juliet”

25.  We are still speaking of his success.

26.  We often laughed at her old-fashion bonnets.

27.  Who looks after these children?

28.  They couldn’t catch up with the running boys.

29.  Della presented Jim with a golden chain.

30.  He presented her with a beautiful comb.

31.  He looked through his papers very attentively but could find nothing of importance.

32. They have always listened to his lectures very attentively.

Ask all types of questions.

1. Presently he turned a bend and was lost sight of.

2. He can always be relied upon for help.

3. He was brought up to respect his parents.

4. Our visit to the seaside has been put off because of the weather.

5. The search was given up after three hours.

6. This question will be brought up at the meeting.

7. The matter should be looked into.

8. How are these Chinese place-names spelt out?

Use the verbs in brackets in a suitable passive form.

1. Peter always____________ (to criticize) for careless mistakes. 2. He found that his supper _________(to lay out) on the kitchen table. 3. This letter __________(to post) tomorrow. 4. The meal ________(to cook) now. 5. The meaning of all new words should __________(to look up) in a dictionary. 6. New developments in international relations _________(to talk) about a lot nowadays. 7. Five hundred new houses__________ (to build) by the end of next year. 8. The man who_________ (to bite) by a snake was given a medicine. 9. A lot of swampy areas___________ (to irrigate) to make way for gardens and fields. 10. A great deal of research___________ (to do) into this problem. 11. The new proposals _________(to discuss) at our next meeting. 12. Nothing_________ (to hear) from him since the 15th of July. 13. All seats in planes __________(to equip) with safety-belts. 14. The results of the examination __________(to know) in a week. 15. The bridge__________ (to close) for repairs. 16. We easily identified our books because the names of the owners _________(to mark) on all of them. 17. The petition ________(to sign) by more than a thousand inhabitants.

Put the verbs into a suitable tense in the passive.

Mary has just arrived home from work. Neil is already there.

Mary: Hi! I'm back. Sorry I'm late.

Neil: Hello. What kept you?

Mary: I had to use the ring road and I_________ (to stick) in a traffic jam for forty minutes.

Neil: Why didn't you use the usual route?

Mary: Because the road____________ (to close) until work on the access road to the new hospital_______________ (to complete).

Neil: When is it due to___________ (to finish)?

Mary: Well, the access road____________ (to open) by the Mayor next week, according to the newspaper, and the Health Minister______________ (to invite) to open the hospital on the same day, but they don't know yet whether she's definitely coming.

Neil: A lot of money____________ (to waste) if she doesn't come.

Mary: Why's that?

Neil: Haven't you seen all those rose bushes that ____________ (to plant) round the hospital?

Mary: So? They'll be lovely for the patients.

Neil: But the patients won't be able to see them, because they are round the entrance, and the wards look out in the other direction. A lot of people protested about it, but all their complaints____________ (to ignore) until it was too late.

Mary: If they had money to spare, it____________ (to spend) on facilities for patients, not on making the front look pretty for the Minister.

Neil: Absolutely. It's typical of this local council. They______________ (to elect) to save money, but they do just the opposite.

Mary: Perhaps they______________ (to throw) out at the next election.

Neil: I hope so. Now, are you ready for supper?

Read this letter from Maurice, who is on holiday in Britain, to his sister Sally in New Zealand. Put the verbs in a suitable tense, active or passive.

Dear Sally,

How are you? We've been having a lovely time. We're being very well looked after by our hosts. We________ (to take) sightseeing and we_________ (to introduce) to some of their friends, who___________ (to make) us feel very welcome. Last night we___________ (to show) round a castle, by the owner! Most of the land in this area___________ (to belong) to his family for about five hundred years. Apparently, the land________ (to give) to them after one of his ancestors___________ (to kill) while trying to save the king's life. Quite romantic, isn't it?

The castle itself was a little bit disappointing, to be absolutely honest. The owner told us that it_________ (to suffer) serious damage during a fire about thirty years ago. When it___________ (to restore) they_________ (to add) central heating and things like that. So once you're inside it_________(not/to feel) much different to any other large, old house. But the owner is a real character. He told us lots of stories about things that_________ (to happen) to him when he was young. He___________ (to send) abroad to work in a bank, but he hated it, so he___________ (to behave) very badly in order__________ (to sack). He kept us laughing for hours I hope he____________ (to invite)here before we leave. I'll have lots more to tell you when we get back. Take care.

Best wishes,

Maurice

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