Make up sentences, using the Future Perfect Passive
By the time you get there everything/to do.
By next summer the swimming pool/to build in this street.
By three o’clock my work/to finish already.
By the time you come back the flat/to tidy up.
The supper/to cook by the time the children come from school.
By next year this house/to reconstruct.
I hope by winter this road/to repair.
I think by tomorrow the question/to settle.
By the time he comes all traces/to hide.
You can’t go to the library at 8 tomorrow. By that time it/to close.
They think that by next winter the reconstruction works/to finish and they’ll be able to let the tourists see the gallery.
Change the Following Sentences into Passive Voice (present continuous):
1. I am driving a car.
2. He is watering the plants.
3. He is not taking loan.
4. My mother is buying a dress.
5. You are misunderstanding me.
6. They are not creating a good impression.
7. Is he telling the truth?
8. Doctor is giving medicine.
9. Are you playing chess?
10. Is she not enjoying the party?
The Past Progressive Passive
Exercise 1. Make the following sentences passive according to the pattern.
Pattern: When I came, they were still asking questions. – When I came, the questions were still being asked.
1. When she came, her husband was doing the washing. 2. When I came to this town again, they were building a new school in front of the supermarket. 3. He entered the hall and heard that somebody was calling his name. 4. As we were passing their garden, he was watering the flowers. 5. When they entered the auction-hall, they were selling those pictures. 6. When Father came home, I was cooking dinner. 7. When the guests arrived, they were still making preparations to meet them. 8. At that moment the specialists were still putting books on the shelves. 10. When I returned, the workmen were still building a new road not far from my house. 11. After half an hour I came back. They were still showing her how to use the remote control. 12. The lesson was almost over, but the teacher was still explaining the new rule to them.
The Present Perfect Passive
Exercise 1. Make the following sentences passive according to the pattern.
Pattern: Nobody has ever spoken to him like that. – He has never been spoken to like that.
Someone has taken his bike. 2. No one has ever beaten me at chess. 3. No one has lived in that house for many years. 4. They have already paid him for that work. 5. He has made several mistakes in his work. 6. Somebody has left the door open. 7. Somebody has already boiled water. 8. They have invited us to dinner. 9. Someone has obviously found your purse. 10. They have left their money at home. 11. They’ve opened a new bar not far from here. 12. Have you done all the washing? 13. Someone has broken my glasses. 14. No one has treated her like that before.
PASSIVE |
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(forget)
in a few years' time. (Future tense)
3. My pencil
case 
(steal).
(Present perfect)
4. We 
(never
/ beat) at badminton. (Present perfect)
5. This
shirt
(make)
in France. (Past tense)
6. The dogs
(keep)
in house. (Present tense)
7. Her new
book
(publish)
next month. (Future tense)
8. Milk
(use)
to make butter and cheese. (Present tense)
9.
They
(take)
to school. (Past tense)
10. Not a sound
(hear).
(Past tense)
11. Some ink
(spill)
on the carpet. (Present perfect)
12. The
thieves
by
the police. (Past tense)
13. The
homework
(correct)
by the teacher. (Future tense)
14. Her
ring
(find)
under the bed. (Past tense)
15. I
(offer)
an interesting job. (Past tense)