THE PASSIVE VOICE(EXERCISES)
 THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
1.We use this room only on special occasions
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2.In some districts, farmers use pigs to find truffles
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3.They make these artificial flowers of silk
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4.People speak English all over the world
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5.One uses milk for making butter and cheese
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6.I usually write letters
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7.They don’t sell this house any longer
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8.Nobody knows anything about Brenda’s family
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9.Do you buy English books?
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10.Which do you like?
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11.Does Lan often drink Pepsi?
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12.How do people learn languages?
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13.What time do they begin their displays?
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14.What causes this crack?
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15.You don’t drink beer, do you?

6.Which book is he reading?
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7.Who is she phoning?
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8.Are they sending for the doctor?
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9.The police are following the suspects
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10.She is writing an address on the back of the envelop
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11.Is a student pilot flying that airplane?
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12.Chemists are researching for an effective vaccine against influenza
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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
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14.They are going to build a new school here
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15.She is going to give you a present
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16.We are going to spend our holidays in Paris
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17.The voters are going to decide that issue
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 THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
1.They haven’t made any decision yet

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THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE
1.The tornado destroyed thirty houses
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2.Mary’sparents sent her some money
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3.They delayed the football match because of the heavy rain
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4.Mr.Brown took his children to the circus last week
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5.They saw this boy go out
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6.Someone saw him pick up the gun
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7.My sister broke her watch yesterday
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8.They drank all the wine in the bottle
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9.She cooked dinner very well
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10.Did they build this monument ten years ago?
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11.Did they explain this point to you?
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12.Did they paint the windows green?
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13.Which picture didn’t your brother draw?
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14.Who prepaired your bicycle?

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29.The police arrested 20 demonstrators
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30.The guerillas killed over 50 people
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31.Did Sue knock that vase to the floor?
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32.The fire destroyed the stand in a matter of minutes
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33.The intense heat burned many of the rescuers
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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
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25.I got Mrs.Young to cut my hair
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 THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
1.They were carrying the injured player off the field
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2.An old man was sweeping up the dead leaves
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3.Martha was delivering the documents to the department
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4.People were watching the match on TV
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 THE PAST PERFECT TENSE