CHRISTMAS – passive and active voice
B2/C1
1.While the presents _______________________( make ) , Santa
___________________________ ( supervise ) the elves' work .
2.Santa ___________________________________( already / his suit / iron ) by
Mrs Claus, the boxes with gifts ______________________________ ( just /put )
into the sleigh and the reindeer _______________________________________
(stand and wait ) to go. It's time to embark on the most important journey of the
year!
3.All the decorations ____________________________( put up ) and the house
looks beautiful!
4.Last year we _________________________________ ( all the food / prepare )
by someone else as my mom _______________________ ( be ) in hospital until
Christmas Eve.
5.If Jack ___________________________________( not/ have / room / clean )
by our mom, she wouldn't have found her Christmas gift from us.
6.While the house _________________________________( clean ) my brother
and I were playing outside in the snow. We ______________________________
( never/ be / ask ) to help out.
7.Our cat ________________________________( usually keep ) away from the
living room at Christmas, otherwise the Christmas tree and all the decorations
____________________________________( probably / destroy ).
8.Santa and his reindeer ________________________________( feed ) well by
Mrs Claus during the year, in order for them to have the strength to travel around
the world.
9.Look! Santa's sleigh ____________________________________( pull ) by his
reindeer! It looks like all the presents __________________________________
( deliver ) on time!
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10.Santa____________________________________ ( have / workshop / build )
thousands of years ago and every year he _______________________________
( it / renovate) by a special group of highly-qualified elves.
11.Unfortunately books _________________________( not / give ) as presents
as often as they used to. Now children _______________________ ( expect )
gadgets, which ________________________ ( use ) almost everywhere in the
world.
12.'______________________________________ ( the presents / wrap ) yet? ',
asked mom. 'No', dad answered. ' But it _________________________ ( do )
today, I promise', he added.
13.The kids must ________________________________________ ( their hair
and fingernails / cut ) before Christmas.
14.Santa Claus ______________________ ( love ) by children everywhere!
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answers
CHRISTMAS – passive and active voice
B2/C1
are being made
1.While the presents _______________________( make ) , Santa
supervises
___________________________ ( supervise ) the elves' work .
has already had his suit ironed
2.Santa ___________________________________( already / his suit / iron ) by
have just been put
Mrs Claus, the boxes with gifts ______________________________ ( just /put )
are standingand waiting
into the sleigh and the reindeer _______________________________________
(stand and wait ) to go. It's time to embark on the most important journey of the
year!
have been put up
3.All the decorations ____________________________( put up ) and the house
looks beautiful!
had all the food prepared
4.Last year we _________________________________ ( all the food / prepare )
had been
by someone else as my mom _______________________ ( be ) in hospital until
Christmas Eve.
hadn’t had his room cleaned
5.If Jack ___________________________________( not/ have / room / clean )
by our mom, she wouldn't have found her Christmas gift from us.
was being cleaned
6.While the house _________________________________( clean ) my brother
have never been asked
and I were playing outside in the snow. We ______________________________
( never/ be / ask ) to help out.
is usually kept
7.Our cat ________________________________( usually keep ) away from the
living room at Christmas, otherwise the Christmas tree and all the decorations
would probably be destroyed
____________________________________( probably / destroy ).
are fed
8.Santa and his reindeer ________________________________( feed ) well by
Mrs Claus during the year, in order for them to have the strength to travel around
the world.
is being pulled
9.Look! Santa's sleigh ____________________________________( pull ) by his
will be delivered
reindeer! It looks like all the presents __________________________________
( deliver ) on time!
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answers
10.Santa____________________________________
had his workshop built ( his workshop / build )
has it renovated
thousands of years ago and every year he _______________________________
( it / renovate) by a special group of highly-qualified elves.
aren’t given
11.Unfortunately books _________________________( not / give ) as presents
expect
as often as they used to. Now children _______________________ ( expect )
are used
gadgets, which ________________________ ( use ) almost everywhere in the
world.
Have te presents been wraped ( the presents / wrap ) yet? ',
12.'______________________________________
will be done
asked mom. 'No', dad answered. ' But it _________________________ ( do )
today, I promise', he added.
have their hair and fingernails cut
13.The kids must ________________________________________ ( their hair
and fingernails / cut ) before Christmas.
is loved
14.Santa Claus ______________________ ( love ) by children everywhere!
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