The Passive Voice - Exercise 1

Choose the correct form in each sentence.

1. The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci. 2. English all over the world. 3. My car at the moment, so I'm taking the bus. 4. The letters already. 5. I in 2008. 6. The thief leaving the bank. 7. The results next week. 8. What to your phone? 9. This room before the guests arrive. 10. The bridge when the storm started.

The Passive Voice - Exercise 2

Complete each sentence with the correct passive form of the verb in brackets.

1. Thousands of emails (send) every second. 2. The new stadium (open) last year. 3. Our kitchen (paint) right now, so we're eating out. 4. Two people (arrest) since the start of the investigation. 5. The concert (cancel) yesterday because of the rain. 6. By the time we arrived, all the tickets (sell). 7. The winners (announce) tomorrow morning. 8. This medicine should (take) after meals. 9. The castle is said (build) in the 12th century. 10. I hate (tell) what to do.

The Passive Voice - Exercise 3

Rewrite each sentence in the passive. If there are words in brackets, start the sentence with them. Don't use by unless it's necessary.

1. Someone stole my bike last night.
2. They are repairing the road.
3. People say that the hotel is haunted. (The hotel…)
4. The company has hired three new teachers.
5. They will deliver the furniture on Monday.
6. Somebody gave Emma a beautiful present. (Emma…)
7. You must wear a helmet. (A helmet…)
8. People believe that he left the country. (He…)
9. They hadn't finished the report when I called. (The report…)
10. Did they invite you to the wedding? (Were…)