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2. Make sentences passive where possible:

  1. I really like this hotel not possible

  2. People ate most of the food at the party

  3. Jane won the poetry competition

  4. Peter’s new car cost over £20,000

  5. Martin always wears casual clothes

  6. One of our visitors lost this cigarette lighter

  7. They haven’t decided the exact time of the match yet

  8. Most of the guests had left the hotel by midday.

  9. Some parents read to their children every night

  10. This bike belongs to my sister

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense, active or passive.

  1. The burglars _______(catch) as they _____ (leave) the office.

  2. The postbox ____ always______(empty) at 12 midday.

  3. Aunt Marry is terribly upset. Her cat ______(miss) for three days now.

  4. We _____(drive) down a quiet country lane when suddenly we _____(overtake) by a police car.

  5. When I woke up this morning, the world looked magical. It ______(snow) all night.

  6. When you ______(arrive) in New-York, you ____(pick up) by one of our drivers and taken to the conference centre.

4. In each sentence there is one mistake. Find and correct it.

  1. The reports were arrived late so I had them sent to you this morning.

  2. Some mistakes were made in the brochure but they might corrected before you get back.

  3. You’ll see a copy before they are printed by the printer.

  4. A funny thing was happened when your office was painted yesterday.

  5. Will your stay be extended or will you be returned next week?

  6. Before a final decision is reached, the various possibilities should probably discussed by the team.

  7. A lot of crops can’t be grew in the mountains as it gets too cold.

  8. Does the light-bulb have to replaced or is it still working?

  9. Have you had your teeth clean yet by the new hygienist?

  10. The last payment shouldn’t make until all the work has been completed and carefully checked.

5. Supply active and passive forms in these sentences using the verbs in brackets. Some variations in tense may be possible.

  1. It isn’t clear how far the ozone layer (damage) ………………….by aerosol spays. It may be possible to tell whether the hole over the Antarctic (widen)………………… after the area (investigate) by high-flying planes.

  2. These days, even the most remote places on earth (visit) ……………..by tourists. Package tours (can/arrange) ………………for almost anywhere, from the Himalayas to the Amazonian jungle.

  3. Notices such as (English/speak)………………..and (Shoes/repair)…………………..are common. Sometimes they (translate) …………………. into different languages for the benefit of tourists.

  4. We (constantly/remind) …………………….. of the way the world (become) ………………… smaller when events taking place in different parts of the globe (flash) on our television screens.

  5. If you (involve) ……………… in a car accident and someone (hurt)…………………., you (have to) report the matter to the police. If only the vehicles (damage)………………………, drivers should exchange names and addresses.

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