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INTERMEDIATE (B1-B2)

THE PASSIVE

2 Verbs in the passive

Complete the sentences using one of these verbs in the correct form:

clean hide hurt invite make teach write

1. Bread from flour and water.

2. I didn’t see you at the party because I .
3. The office by the janitor every morning.
4. Nobody knows when the book .
5. John French at school when he was a child.
6. Did you hear about the accident this morning? Fortunately, only two people .
7. The burglar didn’t find Janet’s jewellery box because it under her bed.

3 Active or passive?

Complete the sentences with the verbs in the correct form (active or passive):

1. Tom’s parents died when he was a child, so he (bring up) by his grandparents.
2. I liked your old Facebook profile picture. Why (you/change/it)?
3. My new photos (take) when I was on holiday in Spain.
4. I can’t get in the house. The door (lock)!
5. The shop (close) every day at 5pm.
6. My wallet (steal) while I was at the bar. I think it was that man with the beard.
7. Somebody (steal) my wallet while I was at the bar. I’m never going back there
again!
8. Alan (drive) everywhere. He loves his new car.
9. The president (drive) everywhere. He has his own private chauffeur.

4 Questions with the passive

Write questions using the passive.

When / the television / invent? When was the television invented?

1. When / the first website / build? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?

2. When / the telephone / invent? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?
3. How often / the Olympics / hold? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?
4. When / the first car / make? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?
5. When /America / discover? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?
6. Which leader / show / on Indian banknotes? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?

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INTERMEDIATE (B1-B2)

THE PASSIVE

Now try to guess the answers to the questions or work with a partner and ask/answer the questions.
Compare your answers to the correct answers on the next page. How close were you?

1. The first website was built in 1991.

2. The telephone was invented in 1876.
3. The Olympics are held every 4 years.
4. The first car was made in 1886.
5. America was discovered in 1492.
6. Gandhi is shown on Indian banknotes.

5 Passive - mixed tenses and modal verbs

Transform the sentences below into the passive voice. In some sentences you can use ‘get’ as well as
‘be’.

1. Almost everybody uses a computer these days.

Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. A loud noise woke me up this morning.
I ..............................................................................................
3. Somebody must tell him about the problem immediately!
He . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. Nobody can complete this task in only one hour.
This task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. Many people have lost their jobs during this economic crisis.
Many jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6. When did somebody write this letter?
When was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7. Do you think they will discover a cure for cancer one day?
Do you think a cure for cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8. They didn’t advertise the job offer on the Internet.
The job offer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9. My grandparents built this house over 60 years ago.
This house . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10. Nobody has seen her since last month.
She . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11. All the hotel staff are treating us really well.
We . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12. Has somebody found Jack’s phone yet?
Has Jack’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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