PASSIVE VOICE I

1. The police have caught the burglar after a long pursuit.

2. They sold a statue by Phidias for an awful lot of money.
3. What did they say when they announced their marriage?
4. Why did they catch the thief so easily?
5. People can’t shoot partridges inside the natural park.
6. Where are they hiding the secret book?
7. Somebody has written a strange message on the wall.
8. Has anyone swept the floor?
9. They paid a lot of money to rescue the hostages.
10. They are throwing illegal waste into the seas constantly-
11. The Chinese make a lot of low-quality watches every year.
12. He wrote a silly thing on the blackboard.
13. They can’t take the car out of the hole.
14. The electric company has been stealing money blatantly.
15. Have they repaired the air conditioning system yet?
16. Snow covered the village.
17. My husband usually does the washing-up.
18. The USA have bombed three countries this year.
19. Israelis have been killing Palestinian people recently.
20. Shoemaker said a rude word in public. How funny!
21. Businessmen are going to fire workers without any compensation.
22. They chose a secondary road to film the movie.
23. Companies have already stolen lots of money from the Government.
24. Farmers are using illegal chemicals on olive groves.
25. The student bribed the teacher, but the grade remained the same.
26. He bought the house for 100,000 euros and sold it for 150,000.
27. They didn’t pay any tax after the sale.
28. People waste energy every day, so climate change will affect a lot of countries and it will
wash away several species.
29. I can’t see anyone from here.
30. They are making a snowman in the city centre.
31. Greenhouse gases are destroying the ozone layer.
32. A German woman gave away a lot of money to charity.
33. You have to switch off mobile phones at cinemas and airports.
34. They are throwing away toxic waste without control.
35. We need to sort out the problem.
36. They have set up a charity to help disabled children.
37. You should turn on the heating now, or we will die of pneumonia!
38. Where can I plug in my computer?
39. Picasso painted Guernica.
40. Fleming discovered penicillin.
41. The Beatles wrote the song “Yesterday”.
42. They were rescuing the passengers at 9 o´clock.
43. She isn’t going to eat the apples.
44. They will shoot the new Harry Potter film in Brazil.
45. Are they painting their bedroom again?
46. They leave the milk on our doorstep.
47. Was everyone watching the match?
48. Pavarotti is going to sing a beautiful aria tonight.
49. They are printing the report for the next meeting.
50. We make bread with flour and water.
PASSIVE VOICE I (KEY)
1. The burglar has been caught (by the police) after a long pursuit.
2. A statue by Phidias was sold for an awful lot of money.
3. What was said when their marriage was announced?
4. Why was the thief caught so easily?
5. Partridges can’t be shot inside the natural park.
6. Where is the secret book being hidden?
7. A strange message has been written on the wall..
8. Has the floor been swept?
9. A lot of money was paid to rescue the hostages.
10. Illegal waste is being thrown into the seas constantly
11. A lot of low-quality watches are made by the Chinese every year.
12. A silly thing was written (by him) on the blackboard.
13. The car can’t be taken out of the hole.
14. Money has been stolen blatantly by the electric Company
15. Has the air conditioning system been repaired yet?
16. The village was covered by snow
17. The washing-up is usually done by my husband.
18. Three countries have been bombed this year by the USA.
19. Palestinian people have been being killed recently by Israelis.
20. A rude word was said in public by a shoemaker. How funny!
21. Workers are going to be fired without any compensation by businessmen.
22. A secondary road was chosen to film the movie.
23. Lots of money have already been stolen from the Government by the companies.
24. Illegal chemicals are being used in olive groves (by farmers).
25. The teacher was bribed by the student, but the grade remained the same.
26. The house was bought for 100,000 euros, and it was sold for 150,000.
27. Any tax was paid after the sale.
28. Energy is wasted every day, so a lot of countries will be affected by climate change and
several species will be washed away.
29. Anyone can’t be seen from here (by me).
30. A snowman is being made in the city centre.
31. The ozone layer is being destroyed by greenhouse gases.
32. A lot of money was given away to charity by a German woman.
33. Mobile phones have to be switched off at cinemas and airports.
34. Toxic waste is being thrown away without control.
35. The problem needs to be sorted out.
36. A charity to help disabled children has been set up.
37. The heating should be turned off now, we’ll die of pneumonia!
38. Where can my computer be plugged?
39. Guernica was painted by Picasso.
40. Penicillin was discovered by Fleming.
41. The son “Yesterday” was written by The Beatles.
42. The passengers were being rescued at nine o’clock.
43. The apples aren’t going to be eaten.
44. The new Harry Potter film will be shot in Brazil
45. Is their bedroom being painted again?
46. The milk is left on our doorstep.
47. Was the match being watched?
48. A beautiful aria is going to be sung by Pavarotti tonight.
49. The report is being printed for the next meeting.
50. Bread is made with flour and water.