I. Rewrite the sentences in the Present Simple Passive or Past Simple Passive.

 

Passive:

1) We’re writing an essay. We are cleaning the room. The cat is eating “whiskers”. The cleaning lady is hoovering the carpet. I’m learning English. We are discussing this problem at the moment. Friends are buying lunch. My granny is not reading a love story. My sis is cooking pancakes.

2) We’ve written an essay. We have cleaned the room. The cat has eaten “whiskers”.. The cleaning lady has hoovered the carpet. I haven’t learnt English. We have already discussed this problem. Friends have bought lunch. My granny has read this love story twice.

3) We write essays every day. We clean the room. The cat eats “whiskers”. The cleaning lady hoovers the floor. I learn French. We regularly discuss this problem. Friends buy lunch here all the time. My granny reads love stories in the evenings.

4) We wrote an essay yesterday. The cat ate “Kittikat” 2 hours ago. Mark bought lunch last time. We didn’t find the keys.

5) I’m going to write him a letter. My mum is going to take me to Gorky Park. This medicine is going to heal you. This music is going to affect my brain. I’m not going to explain this problem to you.

1. We feed the animals three times a day.       ________________________________________________________

2. My brother ate two hotdogs yesterday._______________________________________________________

3. They make ice cream from cream and sugar.___________________________________________________

4. Tom invited Maria to the party._______________________________________________________________

5. She writes emails to her dad every Saturday.____________________________________________________

Change from ACTIVE into PASSIVE: 

1 In the oral test, the teacher usually asks us questions about our hobbies.

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2 Someone saw a cow in the middle of the motorway last night!

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3 Someone is repairing my motorbike at the garage.

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4 They will publish Geoff’s new book in January.

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5 Do they sell chips in a bakery?

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6 They have cancelled the after-school drama class on Friday.

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7   Local people need money so that they can rebuild the town.

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8  The scientists were examining the evidence the whole morning yesterday.

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9  They gave Alex an invitation to the ceremony.

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10 People believe that Bigfoot lives in the forests of the Pacific Northwest.

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