Grade 10-11-12 SPECIAL PASSIVE & EXERCISES
PART A: STRUCTURES
STRUCTURE 1
Somebody + want/ like/expect + someone to do something
Somebody + want /like/expect + something + to be done
EX:
Our teacher wants us to prepare our lessons carefully.
Our teacher wants our lessons to be prepared carefully.
They expected me to finish my work early.
They expected my work to be finished early.
STRUCTURE 2
Somebody + agree/arrange/determind/decide + to do something
Somebody + agree/arange/determind/decide + that something + should be + done
EX:
She decided to rebuild the house.
She decided that the house should be rebuilt.
STRUCTURE 3
Something + need(s) + doing (also: want+ v-ing/require+v-ing)
Something + need(s) + to be done (also: want+ to be done/require+to be done)
EX:
The house needs cleaning. (passive meaning) These flowers require watering.
The house needs to be cleaned. These flowers require to be watered.
You don’t need to prepare the lesson (active) The chickens need feeding
The lesson doesn’t need to be prepared. The chickens need to be fed.
The lesson doesn’t need preparing.
STRUCTURE 4
A. PRESENT MEANING
people + think/expect/believe/estimate/say/report/suppose/hope/declare/rumour + that+someone + do
something (active)  PASSIVE
PASSIVE
TYPE 1

expected
believed
estimated
said
reported
supposed
hoped
declared
rumoured
that someone + did something
TYPE 2
Someone is to have done something
EX:
People think that he drove dangerously. (active)
It is thought that he drove dangerously. (type 1)
He is thought to have driven dangerously. (type 2)
People believed that he is a good teacher. (active)
It is believed that he was a good teacher. (type 1)
He is believed to have been a good teacher. (type 2)
NOTE:
It’s your duty to do something
You are supposed to do something (bổn phận của bạn là….)
EX:
It’s your duty to lock all the doors.
You are supposed to lock all the doors.
STRUCTURE 5
Somebody + see/make/let + someone + do + something (active)
Someone is seen/made + to do something (passive)
Someone is let + do something (passive) but we often say: someone is (not) allowed to do something
EX:

Somebody + advise/ beg/ urge/ recommand someone to do something (active)
Cách 1: someone is advised/ begged/ urged/ recommanded to do something
Cách 2: somebody advise/ beg/ urge/ recommand that something should be done
EX: He advised me to sell the car.
I was advised to sell the car.
He advised that the car should be sold.
STRUCTURE 9
Somebody + agree/ arrange/ determine/ decide/ is deternined/ is anxious +to do something (active)
Somebody + agree/ arrange/ determine/ decide/ is deternined/ is anxious + that something should be
done
EX: She decided to rebuild the house.
she decided that the house should be rebuilt.
STRUCTURE 10
Somebody + insist/ advise/ propose/ recommand/ suggest + doing something (active)
Somebody insist/ advise/ propose/ recommand/ suggest that something should be done
EX:
He suggested selling the radio
He suggested that radio should be sold.
They advised enlarging the garden
They advised that the garden should be enlarged.
STRUCTURE 11
Mệnh lệnh thức (imperative) + Object  S + should/must + be +P2/ Let+object+be+P.P
EX: Turn on the lights. Open your book, please!
The lights should be turned on. Let your book be opened, please!
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PART B: EXERCISES
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. All bottles _________ before transportation.
A. frozen B. is frozen C. was frozen D. were frozen

A. was written B. was written by C. was written from D. wrote by
15. I’m going to go out and_________
A. have cut my hair B. have my hair cut C. cut my hair D. my hair be cut
16. Something funny_________ in class yesterday.
A. happened B. was happened C. happens D. is happened
17. Many US automobiles_________ in Detroit, Michigan
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A. manufacture B. have manufactured C. are manufactured D. are manufacturing
18. A lot of pesticide residue can_________ unwashed produce.
A. find B. found C. be finding D. be found
19. We_________ by a loud noise during the night.
A. woke up B. are woken up C. were woken up D. were waking up
20. Some film stars_________ difficult to work with.
A. are said be B. are said to be C. say to be D. said to be
21. Why did Tom keep making jokes about me? – I don’t enjoy_________ at.
A. be laughed B. to be laughed C. laughing D. being laughed
22. Today, many serious childhood diseases_________ by early immunization.[ sự miễn dịch]
A. are preventing B. can prevent C. prevent D. can be prevented
23. Do you get your heating_________ every year?
A. checking B. check C. be checked D. checked
24. Bicycles_________ in the driveway.
A. must not leave B. must not be leaving C. must not be left D. must not have left
25. Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony_________ next weekend.[ Symphony: khúc giao hưởng]
A. is going to be performed B. has been performed
C. will be performing D. will have perform
26. All bottles_________ before transportation.
A. frozen B. were froze C. were frozen D. are froze
27. ___________________________.yet?
A. Have the letters been typed B. Have been the letters typed

39. My wedding ring _________ yellow and white gold.
A. is made B. is making C. made D. make
40. Mr. Wilson is _________ as Willie to his friend.
A. known B. knew C. is known D. know
41. References _________ in the examination room.
A. not are used B. is not used C. didn’t used D. are not used
42. Laura _________ in Boston.
A. are born B. were born C. was born D. born
43. His car needs _________ [sth needs doing= sth needs to be done]
A. be fixed B. fixing C. to be fixing D. fixed
44. Her watch needs _________.
A. repairing B. to be repaired C. repaired D. A and B
45. My mother is going _________ this house.
A. sold B. sell C. to be sold D. to sell
46. There’s somebody behind us. I think we are _________.
A. being followed B. are followed C. follow D. following
47. Have you _________ by a dog?
A. bite B. bit C. ever been bitten D. ever been bit
48. The room is being _________ at the moment.
A. was cleaned B. cleaned C. cleaning D. clean
49. It _________ that the strike will end soon.
A. is expected B. expected C. are expected D. was expected
50. It is _________ that many people are homeless after the floods.
A. was reported B. reports C. reported D. reporting
51. He was said _________ this building.
A. designing B. to have designed C. to design D. designed
52. Ted _________ by a bee while he was sitting in the garden.
A. got sting B. got stung C. get stung D. gets stung
53. These tennis courts don’t _________ very often. Not many people want to play.
A. got used B. used C. get used D. get use

2. He expected me to buy him a book.
 He expected to be bought a book. / A book was expected to buy
3. They want him to invite them to the party.
 They want to be invited to the party
4. They opened the road 10 years ago.
 The road was opened 10 years ago
5. He can mend all chairs for you now.
 All chairs can be mended for you now
6. We expected them to forgive us.
 We expected to be forgiven
7. They allowed women to vote many years ago.
 Women were allowed to vote many years ago
8. You should open the wine 3 hours before you use it.
 The wine should be opened 3 hours before it is used
9. They suggested making the test easier.
 They suggested the test should be made easier
10. They think she is the most beautiful girl.
 She is thought to be the most beautiful girl
11. It’s your duty to make tea for the party.
 You are supposed to make tea for the party
12. They let their children go to the zoo last Sunday.
 Their children were let go to the zoo last Sunday
13. He had the neighbor mend the chair.
 They had the chair mended by the neighbor
14. The walls need painting.
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 The walls need to be painted
15. He made me clean all the plates last night.
 I was made to clean all the plates last night

 My pen used to be borrowed by Tom
30. He had to finish his work on time.
 His work had to be finished on time
31. You needn't do all the homework.
 All the homework needn't be done
31. You ought to tell him early.
 He ought to be told early
33. They don't use the room very often.
 The room isn't very often used
34. They must widen the road to school this year.
 The road to school must be widened this year
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35. Have you done your homework?
 Has your homework been done?
36. Did you finish your work early?
 Was your homework finished early?
37. Who will Ann meet at the airport?
 Who will be met at the airport by Ann?
38. What did you do last night?
 What was done last night?
39.Who wrote this book?
 Who was this book writen?
40. Who has seen her at the party?
 By whom has she been seen at the party?/ Who has she been seen by at the party?
41. Who built this house?
 By whom was this house built?
 Who was this house built by?
42. Who had to tell you about it?
 By whom did you have to be told about it?

 .The secretary
57. They find the new project worthless.
 .The
58. Tim ordered this train ticket for his mother.
 .This
59. You didn’t show me the special camaras.
 .I was
60. She showed her ticket to the airline agent.
 .The airline
61. He lends his friend his new shoes.
 .His friend
62. She left her relatives five million pounds.
 .Her relatives
63. The shop assistant handed these boxes to the customer.
 .These
64. The board awarded the first prize to the reporter.
 .The reporter was
65. They make shoes in that factory.
 Shoes in that factory.
66. People must not leave bicycles in the driveway.
 Bicycles in the driveway.
67. They built that skyscraper in 1934.
 That skyscraper in 1934.
68. The students will finish the course by July.
 The course by July.
69. They are repairing the streets this month.
 The streets this month.
70. They make these tools of plastic.
 These tools of plastic.
71. They have finished the new product design.