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Simple Present S + Vo/s/es/ies + O S+ am/is/are +V3/ed + by + O
Present Continuous S + am/is/are + V-ing + O S+ am/is/are + being+ V3/ed + by + O
Present Perfect S + has/have + V3/ed + O S + has/have + been + V3/ed + by + O
Past Continuous S + was/were + V-ing + O S+ was/were + being+ V3/ed + by + O
Simple Future S + will/shall + Vo + O S + will + be + V3/ed + by + O
Future Perfect S + will/shall + have + V3/ed + O S + will + have + been + V3/ed + by + O
Be + going to S + am/is/are + going to + Vo + O S + am/is/are + going to + be + V3/ed + by + O
Model Verbs S + model verb + Vo + OS + modal Verb + have + V3/ed S + model verb + be + V3/ed + by + OS + modal Verb + have been + V3/ed
I Use the correct PASSIVE tense of these verbs in brackets :
1 An island ……… by water (cover)
2 I ……… to the party last night but I didn’t come (invite)
3 Many accidents ……… by reckless driving (cause)
4 A new dormitory ……… in the university campus now (build)
5 Thank goodness ! My jewelry ……… in the robbery last night (steal / not)
6 If I didn’t do my job properly, I ……… (sack)
7 The electric light bulb ……… by Thomas Edison (invent)
Trang 28 Mickey Mouse cartoons ……… in sixty languages (translate)
9 If it is foggy, that sport event ……… (cancel)
10 The examinees ……… the result of the examination next week (tell)
11 This machine ……… for quite a long time (not use)
II Change these sentences to the passive voice :
1 My students have met their friend at the station
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2 They didn’t allow Tom to take these books home
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3 The teacher won’t correct exercises tomorrow
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4 How many trees did they cut down ?
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5 This well-known library attracts many people
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6 All students attended the meeting
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7 People say that he is intelligent
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8 He can’t repair my bike
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9 Mary has operated Tom since 10 o’clock
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10 Mr Smith has taught us French for 2 years
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11 They didn’t look after the children properly
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12 Nobody swept this street last week
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13 People drink a great deal of tea in England
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14 People speak English all over the world
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15 Tom was writing 2 poems
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16 She often takes her dog for a walk
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17 She didn’t introduce me to her mother
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18 Farmers usually milk cows twice a day
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19 He likes people to call him “sir”
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20 Our teacher used to bid us talk in class
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21 Don’t let other see you
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22 Workers were digging a large hole in the ground
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23 The car knocked a woman down in the street
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25 My cousin will meet you at the station
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26 She is running her own company
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27 Visitors must leave umbrellas in the cloakroom
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28 My mother used to make us clean the house
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29 John hasn’t finished his homework
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30 They suggested banning advertisements on TV
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31 I will shut the door if you like
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32 We have just seen a horrible accident
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33 What language do people speak in this country?
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34 At 7 p.m., Mrs Smith was making cakes
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35 He isn’t going to buy that house
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36 This terrorist has kept 3 hostages for a week
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37 He hasn’t seen you for years
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38 The examiner will read the passage 3 times
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39 An earthquake destroyed the town
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40 He didn’t type the letter last night
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41 They will pick me up at my house
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42 When did you see him in that bank?
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43 A man returned the keys to me
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44 Mary will see her friends off at the station
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45 They have to pull down that building
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46 He gave me a knife to cut this bread
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47 They used to drink beer in England
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48 She can sew 3 shirts a day
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50 Nobody has used this room for ages
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51 I am translating an article into Vietnamese
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52 People said he had swallowed a safety pin
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53 Someone is following me
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54 The State will assign our students to different jobs
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55 She read the letter again and again last night
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56 This is the first time they have written to us about this
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57 How many lessons are you going to learn next month?
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58 Someone had invented electric lights before I was born
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59 People know that Japan produces a wide range of cars
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60 Before they took exams they had revised their lessons
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61 When he came home his father was reading a newspaper
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62 My father will take me to Ho Chi Minh City next week
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63 When I was 18 years old, my parents allowed me to go out in the evening
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64 You were wearing your new hat when I met you yesterday
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65 He is preparing everything for the presidential election
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66 Last Friday, when I came to Jane’s house, she had finished all exercises
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67 Countries are finding a way to solve the problem
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68 He put the letter in the drawer, and then he locked it up
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69 By the end of this year, we will have learnt 2,000 English words
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70 Don’t ask for another book until you finish this one
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71 Her father was planting different kinds of flowers in the garden
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72 The Prime Minister is making a speech at the moment
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73 How many days did she spend finishing the work?
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74 The doctor pulled out one of my teeth yesterday morning
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75 His wife usually brings him sandwiches at lunch time
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76 The light went out while I was making a cup of tea
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77 When she went to Barcelona, she learnt some Spanish
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78 The students of chemistry made many experiments last week
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79 For the past years, I have done all my washing by hand
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80 A pair of robins has built a nest in the porch since last week
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81 They say that she is the best singer in this town
She ………
82 They believe he will be the winner
It ………
83 People think that Tom stole food in the supermarket 3 days ago
Tom ………
84 Someone reported that the situation was under control
The situation ………
85 It is said that she works 16 hours a day
She ………
86 Someone thinks that the company is planning a new advertising campaign
The company ………
87 Everyone expects that the soap opera will end next year
It ………
88 It is alleged that the man drove through the town at 90 miles an hour
The man ………
89 Someone believed that the President had suffered a heart attack
The president ………
90 They think that the prisoners escaped by climbing over the wall
The prisoners ………
91 It is reported that the buildings have been badly damaged by fire
The buildings ………
92 It is reported that many people are homeless after the floods
Many people ………
93 We all expected that Marta will pass the exam
It ………
94 We knew that you are in town on the night of the crime
You ………
95 People believe that he was killed by terrorists
He ………
Fill in the blanks with suitable active and passive verb forms.
1 This house ———————- in 1970 by my grandfather
Trang 6a) Built b) Was built
c) Was build d) Has built
2 The robbers ————————- by the police
a) Have arrested b) Have been arrested
c) Was arrested d) Had arrested
3 We ———————- for the examination
a) Have preparing b) Are preparing
c) Had preparing d) Have been prepared
4 It ——————— since yesterday
a) Is raining b) Has been raining
c) Have been raining d) Was raining
5 I ————————- for five hours
a) Have been working b) Has been working
c) Was working d) Am working
6 The students ———————- to submit their reports by the end of this week
a) Have asked b) Are asked
c) Has asked d) Are asking
7 She ————————- for a while
a) Are ailing b) Is ailing
c) Has been ailing d) Have been ailing
8 The teacher ——————— the student for lying
a) Has been punished b) Punished
c) Is punished d) Was punished
9 I ——————— to become a successful writer
a) Have always wanted b) Am always wanted
c) Was always wanted d) Am always wanting
10 The inmates of the juvenile home ———————– well by their caretakers
a) Were not being treated b) Were not treating
c) Have not being treated d) Was not being treated
11 As the patient could not walk he ———————– home in a wheel chair
a) Has carried b) Has been carried
c) Was carried d) Was carrying
12 The injured ———————- to the hospital in an ambulance
a) Were taking b) Was taking
13) Someone is viewing this page right now
This page is viewed right now by someone
This page is being viewed by someone right now
This page is being viewed right now.
14) They will offer her the award soon
She will be offered the award soon
The award will be offered to her by they soon
She will be offered them the award soon
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This device can to be used easily
This device can to be easily used
This device can be used easily.
16) They should reconsider the decision
The decision should to be reconsidered
The decision should be reconsidered
The decision should be reconsider by they.
17) Someone will speak to the manager
The manager will be spoken to
The manager will to be spoken to
The manager will be spoken.
18) They haven't brought the book back yet
The book haven't been brought back yet
The book haven't been brought yet back
The book hasn't been brought back yet.
19) They are going to buy the ship
The ship is being gone to be bought
The ship is going to buy
The ship is going to be bought.
20) They don't use machines there
Machines there are not used
Machines are not used there
Machines don't be used there.