Passive voice

Test 39. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive form.

1. You (take) around the city tomorrow.

2. Melons (grow) in the south of France.

3. The ship-building industry (reduce) since 1970.

4. He (shock) by the story at our last meeting.

5. This text must (translate) tomorrow.

6. In 1980 the Olympic Games (hold) in Moscow.

7. The room (not clean) yet.

8. Mercedes cars (make) in Germany.

9. The furniture should (dust) every week.

10. The streets (decorate) at the moment.

11. The translation (do) in time. Everyone was glad.

12. We (impress) by her acting at her last concert.

13. More raw materials (import) in the future.

14. Your health can (improve) with more exercise.

15. The books have to (return) to the library.

16. The letters (send) this week.

17. Today a lot of electronic goods (manufacture) in SouthEast Asia.

18. The examination (hold) next Friday.

19. Coal (mine) in Wales for centuries.

20. Where’s the radio? It (repair)?

Test 40. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive form.

1. When the telephone (invent)?

2. I can’t give you these articles.They (translate) now.

3. The letter (not write) tomorrow.

4. English (speak) all over the world.

5. She showed me the picture that (paint) by her husband.

6. My dress is clean now. It (wash).

7. All the questions on the paper must (answer).

8. These houses (build) in 1500.

9. Tomorrow by 3 o’clock everything (prepare).

10. Rugby (play) since 1845.

11. My house (paint) the whole day yesterday.

12. Flowers usually (sell) in the streets.

13. This film (discuss) at the next lesson.

14. Your composition (write) yet?

15. I couldn’t use my hotel room because it (not clean) yet.

16. It was very dark. Nothing could (see).

17. What usually (make) from milk?

18. I’m sure that the invitation (receive) by next Sunday.

19. Wait a little! Your question (discuss) now.

20. The UK (wash) by the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea.

Test 41. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive form.

1. When the first restaurant (open) on the Moon?

2. Pineapples (not grow) in England.

3. The room (clean) yet? Can I use it?

4. When you return from your journey, this novel already (publish).

5. Where are the skis? They (repair) now?

6. The results (announce) tomorrow morning.

7. All the work (do) by 6 o’clock yesterday.

8. The plants should (water) every week.

9. What kinds of medicines usually (make) from plants?

10. Coca-Cola (produce) since 1895.

11. When the first car (construct)?

12. When I came to the office, the text already (translate).

13. A new school (build) in our district now.

14. Your shirt is dirty. It must (clean).

15. The statue broke while it (move) to another room.

16. These books (buy) two days ago.

17. Don’t worry! Your keys (find). Here they are!

18. Russia (rule) from Moscow.

19. When I came, the film still (discuss).

20. I think the report (not write) by next Monday.

Test 42. Read the text and put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive form.

Policeman Shot Dead in Training A police officer has died after suffering a gunshot wound to the chest in a training exercise in Manchester. The male officer died in hospital after the incident, which took place in Thorp Road, about a mile from the city centre, at about 11.35. The officer (1)(take) to North Manchester General Hospital, where he (2)(pronounce) dead later. Police sealed off entrances to the site but forensic officers could (3)(see) in the yard outside the warehouse, which (4)(cordon) off with yellow tape. An ambulance was also on site. It was not immediately clear whether the officer (5)(shoot) accidentally by one of his own colleagues. A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said the training exercise (6)(hold) in a “reasonably routine” way. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (7)(notify) about the fatal shooting and three investigators (8)(send) to the scene to carry out an initial assessment. The area where the incident happened is the site of a disused former electronics factory, which (9)(know) locally as the Sharp Building. The factory (10)(surround) by other industrial units and wasteland.

5.3. ACTIVE OR PASSIVE?

Test 43. Active or passive? Choose the correct verb form.

1. The book (wrote/was written) by Hardy.

2. Four people (have killed/have been killed) in а train crash.

3. А famous architect (was built/built) the bridge.

4. The house (bought/was bought) by а pop-star.

5. Local police (have been arrested/have arrested) the bank robber.

6. I (arrived/was arrived) last Friday.

7. The room (will сlеаn/will be cleaned) later.

8. ‘Did you go to the party? ’ ‘No, I (didn’t invite/wasn’t invited).’

9. It’s а big company. It (is employed/employs) two hundred people.

10. Tom (has lost/has been lost) his key.

11. Many accidents (caused/are caused) by dangerous driving.

12. А cinema is а place where films (show/are shown).

13. People (aren’t used/don’t use) this road very often.

14. This house (built/was built) in 1930.

15. This situation is serious. Something must (do/be done) before it’s too late.

16. My car (has disappeared/has been disappeared).

17. Have you heard the news? The President (has shot/has been shot).

18. А new supermarket (will be built/will built) here next year.

19. (in а shop) ‘Can I help you, madam? ’ ‘No, thank you. I (am serving/am being served).’

20. When I came to the party, John (had already been gone/ had already gone) home.

Test 44. Active or passive? Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

1. The computer (use) at the moment.

2. Your house looks different. You (paint) it?

3. Water (cover) most of the Earth’s surface.

4. Most of the Earth’s surface (cover) by water.

5. When we got to the stadium, we found out that the game (cancel). So we couldn’t see the match.

6. The park gates (lock) at 6.30 p.m. every evening.

7. The letter (post) a week ago but it (arrive) yesterday.

8. Ann couldn’t use her office yesterday. It (redecorate) the whole day.

9. At 10 o’clock tomorrow, Ann will be in her office. She (work) then.

10. Ron’s parents (die) when he was very young. He and his sister (bring up) by their grandparents.

11. While I was on holiday, my camera (steal) from my hotel room.

12. Look! A new hospital (build) near the airport.

13. Where these photographs (take)? In London? You (take) them?

14. Two people (arrest) last night.

15. The computer broke down yesterday, but now it’s OK. It (work) again. It (repair).

16. The man next door (disappear) six months ago. Nobody (see) him since then.

17. The room looked nice. It (clean).

18. There’s somebody walking behind us. I think we (follow).

19. A mystery is something that can’t (explain). 20. I’m sure that by the time we come to the theatre, all the tickets already (sell).

Test 45. Active or passive? Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

1. How she usually (get) to school?

2. When we came, the dinner still (cook).

3. I was very tired because I (run) for an hour.

4. Jane ever (hear) this story?

5. When summer (come), we’ll go to the seaside.

6. Please wait! Your question (discuss) now.

7. She (paint) the door by the time we come back?

8. The book (publish) next month.

9. How long you (have) this book?

10. The cooking usually (do) by my mother.

11. ‘When he (get) this letter? ’ ‘A week ago.’

12. If she (not come), we won’t be able to finish the work.

13. They (work) the whole evening tomorrow.

14. This novel (write) last year?

15. Tom (write) this report for two days.

16. What novel she (write) now?

17. What you (do) when I called you?

18. The clock (repair) by next Monday.

19. When the manager came, we (not write) all the letters yet.

20. Your bag (find) yet?

Test 46. Read the text and put the verbs in brackets into the correct form (active or passive).

The Public Welfare System in America The majority of Americans – about 85 percent – are neither wealthy nor poor. They (1)(belong) to the broad economic category considered to be ‘middle class’. But they (2)(trouble) by the fact that poverty (3)(exist) in their land. The US (4)(know) for its wealth, its abundance of food and its opportunity for everybody to build a good life. The goal is to operate a free enterprise economy in which everyone who (5)(want) to work can find it. Despite that goal, there is always a percentage of people who want to work but who cannot find employment for which they (6)(suit). In recent years, the official figure for unemployment (7)(average) between five and seven percent.

The public welfare system in the USA is so large that in the early and mid-1980s nearly one half of all money spent by the federal government (8)(be) for ‘social payments’ – money used to help people. The percentage (9)(double) since the 1960s, when only about 25 percent of the money spent by the federal government (10)(support) these welfare needs.

In addition to federal programs, there are programs in each of the 50 states which (11)(design) to help people in need.

Some people believe that increased direct expenditure by the federal government is the best means to eliminate poverty. Others say the welfare system (12)(not reward) individual initiative – it (13)(encourage) people to stay unemployed and spend, rather than save money. All of the studies and the arguments about poverty and public welfare programs show that Americans (14)(concern) about a problem that (15)(not solve) yet.

Test 47. Read the text and put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

Jason Peters is a wildlife cameraman. He (1)(film) wild animals for documentary programmes on TV. For fifteen years he (2)(explore) the world’s jungles. Several times he (3)(bite) by snakes. Alligators (4)(attack) him more times than he can remember. But Jason (5)(enjoy) his lifestyle. ‘If (6)(not have) this job, ’ he says, ‘my life (7)(be) boring.’ Last year he (8)(work) in Venezuela. While he (9)(film) the Matis Indians there, he learned some interesting facts which he (10)(not know) before. ‘The Matis (11)(eat) monkeys’, says Jason, ‘but they (12)(not eat) other animals which are part of their religion.’ At the moment he (13)(prepare) to go back to the Amazon, that’s why he (14)(study) the Amazon people. He (15)(already read) a lot of books about them.