Passive voice
I. Change the following sentences into passive voice
1. The gardener has planted some trees
2. Doctor Brown will give you some advice.
3. A famous designer will decorate the hotel.
4. Someone has broken the crystal vase.
5. Fleming discovered penicillin.
6. They will advertise the product on television.
7. Picasso painted that picture.
8. The cleaner is going to mop the kitchen floor.
9. A dog is chasing the child.
10. The secretary has given Mrs. Jones some letters.
11. They chose him as the best actor of the year.
12. They told the students where to sit.
13. My mother was making a cake when I came home.
14. They have investigated the robbery for two years.
15. Have you tidied the kitchen?
16. People didn’t organize this festival some years ago.
17. They have just given the children some gifts.
18. They didn’t use match to make fire.
18. My school held an English-speaking contest last month.
19. They make Roll Royce cars in England.
20. They grow rice in China.
21. They use grapes to make wine.
22. Do they sell coca-cola and hamburgers only in America?
23. I’m translating an article from English into Vietnamese.
24. When did you buy this computer?
25. Do people use milk for making butter and cheese?
26. We are going to grow flowers in the front garden.
27. They made him stay behind after class.
28. They asked me some difficult questions at the interview.

4. Someone has broken the crystal vase.
-> The crystal vase has been broken
5. Fleming discovered penicillin.
-> Penicillin was discovered by Fleming.
6. They will advertise the product on television.
-> The product will be advertised on television.
7. Picasso painted that picture.
-> That picture was painted by Picasso
8. The cleaner is going to mop the kitchen floor.
-> The kitchen floor is going to be mopped by the …
9. A dog is chasing the child.
-> The child is being chased by a dog.
10. The secretary has given Mrs. Jones some letters.
-> Mrs. Jones has been given some letters by the …
11. They chose him as the best actor of the year.
-> He was chosen as the best actor of the year.
12. They told the students where to sit.
-> The students were told where to sit.
13. My mother was making a cake when I came home.
->A cake was being made by my mother when I …
14. They have investigated the robbery for two years.
-> The robbery has been investigated for two years.
15. Have you tidied the kitchen?
-> Has the kitchen been tidied?
16. People didn’t organize this festival some years ago.
-> This festival wasn’t organized some years ago
17. They have just given the children some gifts.
-> The children have just been given some gifts.
18. They didn’t use match to make fire.
-> Match wasn’t used to make fire.

33. Do they teach English here?
-> Is English taught here?
34. People believe that 13 is an unlucky number.
-> It is believed that 13 is / 13 is believed to be an unlucky… …
35. How did the police find the lost man?
-> How was the lost man found by the police?
36. People saw him steal you car.
-> He was seen stealing your car
37. They will build a bridge across this river.
-> A bridge will be built across this river
38. Jane hasn’t finished the report yet.
-> The report hasn’t been finished by Jane yet
39. Luckily for me, they didn’t call my name.
-> Luckily, my name wasn’t called
40. People spend a lot of money on advertising every year.
-> A lot of money is spent on advertising…
41. The boys broke the window and took away some pictures.
-> The windows were broken $ some pictures were taken away by the boys
42. They can’t make tea with coldwater.
-> Tea can’t be made with cold water
43. They have to repair the engine of the car.
-> The engine of the car has to be repaired
44. People speak English in almost every corner of the world.
-> English is spoken in almost every corner…
45. Somebody has taken away some of my books.
-> Some of my books have been taken away
46. I know that they had told him of the meeting.
-> I know that he had been told of the meeting
47. You must clean the wall before you paint it.
-> The wall must be cleaned before it is painted

C. He was given a present by his colleagues when he retired…
D. A present was given him when he retired.
6. They believed that the thieves got in through the kitchen window.
A. The thieves are believed to have got in through the kitchen window…
B. The thieves are believed to get in through the kitchen window.
C. They believe the thieves got in through the kitchen window.
D. They believe the thieves have got in through the kitchen window.
7. They say that many people are homeless after the tsunami.
A. They say many people to have been homeless after the tsunami.
B. They say many people to be homeless after the tsunami.
C. Many people are said to have been homeless after the tsunami.
D. Many people are said to be homeless after the tsunami…
8. They know that the Prime Minister is in favour of the new law.
A. The Prime Minister is known to have been in favour of the new law
B. They know the Prime Minister to be in favour of the new law.
C. The Prime Minister is known to be in favour of the new law…
D. They know the Prime Minister to have been in favour of the new law.
9. They will ask you a lot of questions at the interview.
A. You will be asked a lot of questions at the interview…
B. You will be asked a lot of questions at the interview by them.
C. A lot of questions will be asked you at the interview.
D. A lot of questions will be asked at the interview.
10. I think they should have offered Tom a job.
A. I think Tom should have been offered the job by them.
B. I think Tom should have been offered the job…
C. I am thought they should have offered Tom the job.
D. I think the job should have been offered Tom