THE PASSIVE VOICE(EXERCISES) THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE 1.We use this room only on special occasions -> 2.In some districts, farmers use pigs to find truffles -> 3.They make these artificial flowers of silk -> 4.People speak English all over the world -> 5.One uses milk for making butter and cheese -> 6.I usually write letters -> 7.They don’t sell this house any longer -> 8.Nobody knows anything about Brenda’s family -> 9.Do you buy English books? -> 10.Which do you like? -> 11.Does Lan often drink Pepsi? -> 12.How do people learn languages? -> 13.What time do they begin their displays? -> 14.What causes this crack? -> 15.You don’t drink beer, do you? -> 16.Peter doesn’t play football, does he? -> 17.They close the Museum on Mondays -> 18.Alan’s knowledge of art doesn’t impress me -> 19.Fire officers regularly inspect stadiums -> 20.They don’t sell any kinds of chemicals at the supermarket -> 21.Millions of people watch music channels like MTV or VH1 every day -> 1 NOTE Active: am/is/are + to V Passive: am/is/are +to be+p.p 17.On which line am I to place my signature? -> THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE 1.These workers are building a new hospital -> 2.Somebody is cleaning the room at the moment -> 3.They are building a new ring road round the city -> 4.Scientists are carrying out a very important experiment -> 5.Airplanes are carrying food and medicine to the flood region -> 6.Which book is he reading? -> 7.Who is she phoning? -> 8.Are they sending for the doctor? -> 9.The police are following the suspects -> 10.She is writing an address on the back of the envelop -> 11.Is a student pilot flying that airplane? -> 12.Chemists are researching for an effective vaccine against influenza -> NOTE: Active: am/is/are + going to + Vbare Passive: am/is/are + going to be + p.p 13.My father is going to take these chairs into the living room -> 14.They are going to build a new school here -> 15.She is going to give you a present -> 16.We are going to spend our holidays in Paris -> 17.The voters are going to decide that issue -> 2 THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE 1.They haven’t made any decision yet -> 2.No one has signed this letter -> 3.No one has ever beaten my brother in tennis -> 4.Nobody has ever treated me with such kindness -> 5.Has anyone shown you the new machine? -> 6.No one has seen Peter since the day of the party -> 7.Mr.Snow hasn’t taught that course since 1975 -> 8.The city attorney(luật sư) has discovered new evidence -> 9.They have set up an investigation to look into the tragedy -> 10.Doctors have treated many people for burns and shock -> NOTE: have to have to Active has to + Vbare -> Passive has to + be + p.p had to had to 11.Someone has to write the history of the European community one day -> 12.He has to pay the bill before the first of the month -> 13.He has to finish it today -> 14.They had to operate on him -> THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE 1.The tornado destroyed thirty houses -> 2.Mary’sparents sent her some money -> 3.They delayed the football match because of the heavy rain -> 4.Mr.Brown took his children to the circus last week -> 5.They saw this boy go out -> 3 6.Someone saw him pick up the gun -> 7.My sister broke her watch yesterday -> 8.They drank all the wine in the bottle -> 9.She cooked dinner very well -> 10.Did they build this monument ten years ago? -> 11.Did they explain this point to you? -> 12.Did they paint the windows green? -> 13.Which picture didn’t your brother draw? -> 14.Who prepaired your bicycle? -> 15.How did they enjoy the play? -> 16.Whom did you see last night? -> 17.Who wrote this letter? -> 18.Whom did they invite to their wedding party? -> 19.You saw her, didn’t you? -> 20.Nobody told me that she was busy -> 21.They didn’t tell me all the details of this case -> 22.Smoke filled the room -> 23.Paint covered the lock -> 24.We put a notice about the trip on the notice board yesterday -> 25.They sent me the letter -> -> 26.When they got to the police station, the police immediately questioned them -> 27.How much did they pay you? 4 -> 28.The bomb destroyed most of the ground floor -> 29.The police arrested 20 demonstrators -> 30.The guerillas killed over 50 people -> 31.Did Sue knock that vase to the floor? -> 32.The fire destroyed the stand in a matter of minutes -> 33.The intense heat burned many of the rescuers -> NOTE: Active: have someone do sth Passive: have something done Active : get someone to do sth Passive: get something done 24.She had me iron her clothes -> 25.I got Mrs.Young to cut my hair -> THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE 1.They were carrying the injured player off the field -> 2.An old man was sweeping up the dead leaves -> 3.Martha was delivering the documents to the department -> 4.People were watching the match on TV -> THE PAST PERFECT TENSE 1.They had cleaned the room before the teacher came in -> 2.Somebody had slashed the picture with a knife -> 3.They had checked the cargo carefully before they unloaded it -> 4.They had taken away the fire extinguishers on purpose -> 5.By the time we arrived, the police had towed my car away -> 5 THE SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE 1.They will ask a lot of questions at the interview -> 2.We will send you your examination results as soon as they are ready -> 3.We won’t admit children under sixteen -> 4. Everybody will simply laugh at you -> 5.I will buy a computer tomorrow -> 6.Every teenager will use at least one cell phone in 5 more years -> THE FUTURE PERFECT TENSE 1.John will have received the papers by tomorrow -> 2.By the end of the month, she will have finished her novel -> 3.By the year 2050, robots will have performed all the difficult work duties -> 4.We will have finished all the assignments by this time next week -> MODAL VERBS(DEFECTIVE VERBS)(can,could,may,might,shall,should, will,would,must,ought to) 1.Barbara will eat the cake -> 2.They may organize a new group last week -> 3.You ought to send the package by registered mail -> 4.They cannot hold the meeting in that room -> 5.Will many people attend the lecture? -> 6.You must do it right now -> 7.Nobody can measure the depth of this river -> 8.People can’t take reference books home -> 9.We ought not to speak such things in public -> 10.How much will they pay you? -> 6 11.They shouldn’t build the resort on such a beautiful beach -> 12.We ought to clarify the problem of environmental pollution -> 7 . chemicals at the supermarket -> 21.Millions of people watch music channels like MTV or VH1 every day -> 1 NOTE Active: am/is/are + to V Passive: am/is/are. Passive: am/is/are +to be+p.p 17.On which line am I to place my signature? -> THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE 1.These workers are building a new hospital ->