UNIMINUTO BOGOTÁ SUR

ACTIVITY 3 - PASSIVE AND ACTIVE VOICE

PRESENTED BY: CAROL ANDREA CHICUE QUIROGA

NRC: 1221

COURSE: ENGLISH III

PRESENTED TO: RAUL VELOZA GAMBA

BOGOTÁ D.C

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INTRODUCTION

Next, the content of activity number 3 of the English III course will be carried out, thus learning
everything related to the passive and active voice

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EXERCISES

1. Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present
Simple.

a. English ______is spoken______________ (speak) in many countries.

b. The post ______is delivered____ (deliver) at about 7 o’clock every morning.

c. __is the built used__________ (the building/use) any more?

d. How often ___are the Olympic Games held?_______ (the Olympic Games(hold)?

e. How ____is your name spelled?______ (your name/spell)?

f. My salary _____is paid________ (pay) every month.

g. These cars ____is not made____ (not make) in Japan.

h. The name of the people who committed the crime ___is not known.______ (not know).

i. His travel expenses ______is not paid________ (not pay) by his company.

2. Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past
Simple.

a. My car ______was repaired_______ (repair) last week.

b. This song _____was not written_______ (not write) by John Lennon.

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c. ____the phone was answered_______ (the phone/answer) by a young girl?

d. The film ____was made_____ (make) ten years ago.

e. When _____tennis was invented?____ (tennis/invent)?

f. The car ____was not demaged_____ (not damaged) in the accident.

g. The original building ____was pulled______ (pull) down in 1965.

h. Where _____this pot was made?______ (this pot/make)?

i. When ____this bridge was built?_____ (this bridge/build)?

3. Choose the correct form of the verbs in brackets. FIAT Fiat 0 was started (started/was started)
by a group of Italian businessmen in 1899. In 1903, Fiat, 1 _was produced__ (produced/was
produced) 132 cars. Some of these cars 2 ___was exported_____ (exported/were exported) by the
company to the United States and Britain. In 1920, Fiat 3 ___was started____ (started/was
started) making cars at a new factory at Lingotto, near Turin. There was a track on the roof where
the cars 4 ____tested___ (tested/were tested) by technicians. In 1936, Fiat launched the Fiat 500.
This car 5 ___was called_____ (called/was called) the Topolino – the Italian name for Mickey
Mouse. The company grew, and in 1963 Fiat 6 ____exported____ (exported/was exported) more
than 300,000 vehicles. Today, Fiat is based in Turin, and its cars 7 __are sold_____ (sold/are
sold) all over the world.

4. Change the following sentences into passive sentences using the words in brackets.

a. We sell tickets for all shows at the Box Office. (Tickets for all shows/sell/at the Box Office)
______________Tickets for all shows are sold at the Box Office.--

b. Thomas Edison invented the electric light bulb. (The electric light bulb/invent/by Thomas
Edison) _The electric light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison.____________

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c. Someone painted the office last week. (The office/paint/last week)

__The office was painted las week by someone.___

d. Several people saw the accident. (The accident/see/by several people) _____the accident was
saw by several people.______________

e. Where do they make these video recorders? (Where/these video recorders/make) _____where
these video records made?_________________

ENGLISH GRAMMAR The Passive Voice 5

5. Rewrite these sentences in the passive voice.

a. Someone built this house 200 years ago.

__This house was built 200 year go by someone.________________________

b. A thief stole my purse. __My purse was stolen by a thief____________

c. The police will arrest the robbers. ______The robbers will be arrested by the
police.____________

d. They produce cars in this factory.

__The cars are produced in this factory____________________

e. They serve breakfast at eight o’clock every day. _____The breakfast is served at at eight
o’clock every day by them.___________________

f. People throw away tons of rubbish every day. __Away tons rubbish was thrown by people
every day._____________________________

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g. They make coffee in Brazil. ___The coffee is made in brazil by
them.______________________

h. Someone stole Jim’s bike lat night. ____The Jim’s bike was stolen by someone lat
night.______________________________

6. Rewrite these sentences in the passive voice.

a. They will build a new bridge next year. ___A new bridge will be built next year by
them.____________________

b. Brian Brody directed The Ultimate Space Adventure. ___The ultimate space adventure was
directed by Brian Brody.____________

c. Pierre Matie will design her costume. ___The costume will be designed by Pierre
Matie.__________________

d. Someone found my wallet. __My wallet was found by someone._________________

e. One of the students broke the window. ___The window was broke by one of the students.
______________

f. They will deliver my computer on Monday. ____My computer will be delivered on monday by
them.__________________

g. Mary invited Paul to her birthday party. ____Paul was invited her the birthday party by
her.__________________________

h. British astronomers discovered a new planet. ____A new planet was discovered by British
astronomers._______________

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7. Form the question.

a. Paper is made from wood. Is paper made from wood ?

b. The telephone was invented by Mr Bell. __Was invented the telephone by Mr Bell?______?

c. This picture was painted by Peter. _____Was painted this picture by Peter?____?

d. The thieves will be arrested by the police. ___Will the thieves be arrested by the police?
________?

e. Champagne is made in France. _____Is the champagne made in france?______?

f. The letters will be sent next week. _____Will the letters be sent next week?____?

g. The animals are fed three times a day. _____Are the animals fed three times day?________?
h. This article was written by Stanley. _____Was written this article by Stanley?_____?

i. CDs are made of plastic. ___Are CDs made of plastic?_____?

j. The party was organised by Paul. _____Was organised the party by Paul?______?

8. Read and complete. Use Past Simple.

a. The toothbrush / invent / in the 15th century. ___In the 15th century was invented the
toothbrush._________________________

b. The first public basketball game / play / in 1892. ____In 1892 was played the first public
basketball game.________

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c. The first eyeglasses / wear / in the 1200s. ______In the 1200s was worn the first
eyeglasses._________

d. The first bicycle / ride in 1791. ___In 1791 was ridden the first
bicycle._____________________

e. The first hot dog / eat / in the 1860s. ____In the 1860s was eaten the first hot
dog.______________

f. The first CDs / sell / in the 1980s. ___In the 1980s was sold the first CDs._________________
g. The first electric guitar / play / in 1923. ___In 1923 was played the first electric
guitar.______________

h. The first computer mouse / use / 1964. ___In 1964 was used the first computer
mouse._____________

9. Complete with the passive. Use Present Simple.

a. This programme ____is watched__ (watch) by millions of people.

b. Paper _______is made_____ (make) from wood.

c. Hundreds of people _____are killed_____ (kill) in accidents every year.

d. London ______is visited_________ (visit) by thousands of tourists every year.

e. The biology class _______is taught______ (teach) by Mr Green.

f. English _____is spoken______ (speak) all over the world.

g. Lunch _____is served______ (serve) at twelve o’clock.

h. Books ___are written______ (write) by authors.

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10. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple Passive.

Two men ______was being seen____ (see) breaking into a house in my street last night. The
police _______________was called______ (call) and they arrived very quickly. One man
_____was caught_____ (catch) immediately. The other escaped, but he _____was found__ (find)
very soon. Both men ______was taken______ (take) to the police station where they _____was
questioned______ (question) separately by a police officer. The two men _____was
charged______ (charge) with burglary.

11. Rewrite the following passage in the Passive.

Somebody has stolen a bus from outside the school. Some children saw the thief. The police are
searching for the bus now. They will use the children’s descriptions to catch the thief.

___A bus was stolen outside the school by somebody. The thief was seen by some children.The
bus is being searched now by police. The thief will be caught used the children’s descriptions.
______

ENGLISH GRAMMAR The Passive Voice 7

12. Rewrite the following passage in the Passive.

Some people saw a UFO in the sky above London last night. They reported it to the police. The
army sent a helicopter to look at it more closer. The UFO shot the helicopter down and killed
both men in it. People have given photographs of the UFO to the police. Experts are looking at
them now.

________In the sky above London was seen a UFO in last night by some people. The police was
reported by them. A helicopter was sent to look a t it more closer by army. The helicopter was

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shot down and killed both men in it, by UFO. The photographs was given to the police by people.
those now are being looked by experts. _____________

13. Rewrite the following passage in the Passive.

Someone broke into a local jewellery shop yesterday. The owner had just locked up the shop
when a robber with a gun threatened him. The robber told him to unlock the shop and give him
all the diamonds in the safe. Then the robber tied him up. The police have organized a search for
the robber. They hope they will find him in a few days. Doctors are treating the owner of the shop
for shock

. _______A local jewellery shop was broken yesterday by someone. A robber with a gun had
being threatened him when the shop was locked by the owner. unlock the shop and give him all
the diamonds in the safe was told by the robber. He was tied up by the robber. the search for the
robber had being organized by the police .In a few days him will be fined by them. The owner of
the shop is being treated for shock by doctors. _________

14. Rewrite the following passage in the Passive.

My uncle painted this picture. Someone has offered him a lot of money for it. He will deliver the
painting tomorrow. When they give him the money, he will tell them the truth. He painted it one
night while he was sleepwalking!

_____________This picture was painted by my uncle. A lot of money was offered for it by
someone. the painting will be delivered tomorrow by him. when the money is delivered by them,
the truth will be told by him. one night while was being sleepwalked the picture was painted by
him.______________

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17. Turn from Active to Passive.

a. Someone is helping her with the housework.

___She is being helped with the housework by someone._____________

b. The mail-order company sent Mrs Green a parcel.

___A parcel was sent by the mail-order company to Mrs Green. ___________

c. My friend sent me an invitation.

____An invitation was sent by my friend to me._________

d. The secretary has given Mrs Jones some letters.

___some letters was given to Mrs Jones by the secretary.____________

e. The traffic warden had already given him a ticket for illegal parking

___For illegal parking already had been given a ticket by the traffic warden. ________

f. John gave Elizabeth that beautiful ring.

___That beautiful ring was given by John to Elizabeth._______

g. Her students have sent her flowers.

___The flowers has been sent by her students.______________

h. He must give the message to the right person.

____The message must was given to the right person by him._________

i. We teach our students English and French.

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____English and french are teached to our students by us.___________

j. Someone bought flowers for the bride.

___For the bride was bought flowers by someone. __________________

k. They showed the tourists the sights of Athens.

___The sights of Athens was showed to the tourists by them. ____________

l. They pay her an excellent salary.

__An excellent salary is paid her by them.______________

m. They paid the artist £1,000 for his painting.

___ £1,000 was paid to the artist for his painting by them.____________________

REFERENCES

● https://conjugador.reverso.net/conjugacion-ingles-verbo-pay.html

● http://acroteraidiomas.com/active-and-passive-voice/

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