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Ex.3. Put the verbs in brackets in Passive Voice, define the tense form.

Example: The police report that the missing person ……….. .(find)

The police report that the missing person has been found.(Present Perfect)

1. The news __________ every day from 6am to midnight. (broadcast)

2. And now a news flash. The president __________ with committing perjury. (charge)

3. A new security system __________ in all our offices in the next few weeks. (install)

4. There must be a mistake: the hotel bill __________ by my wife. (pay)

5. The building __________ when a second bomb went off. (evacuate)

6. The Government says tax reforms __________ in the new year. (introduce)

7. Newspapers in some countries __________ in kiosks as well as shops. (sell)

Ex.4. Make the sentences in Exercise 3 interrogative and negative.

Example: Are you often invited to the parties?

I am not often invited to the parties.

Ex.5. Rewrite these sentences in the passive. Do not use “by” unless it is important to the meaning.

1. We do not add any preservatives to our product.

2. The police have just arrested the man on suspicion of murder.

3. Will they publish her new book next month?

4. We have not cleaned the house for weeks.

5. The company cut the water off because Mr. and Mrs. Dixon had not paid their bill.

6. They are going to open the new supermarket next week.

7. They could not use their car because the garage was servicing it.

8. They published a lot off books on information technology.

Ex.6. Match the first part(1-10) with the second part(a-j). Use all the parts.

1. A decision to strike was taken a. with a penknife.

2. This church was designed b. by beautiful grounds.

3 .I was shocked c. by a hunter with a rifle.

4. He was shot d. by some of the workers.

5. He had been stabbed e. by Christopher Wren.

6. His trousers were completely covered f. with a stick

7. The house was surrounded g. by her rude behaviour.

8. Her bedroom wall was covered h. by a priest in a tiny little church.

9. They were married i. with posters of her favourite singers.

10. He used to be beaten j. in oil.

Ex.7. Rewrite the following active sentences using modal verb and Simple passive infinitive, making the underlined words the subject.

Example:I can hear the music everywhere.

The music can be heard everywhere.

1. People should send their letters to the head office.

2. The company might send George to America in August.

3. We can solve this problem.

4. They had to cancel the flights because of the weather.

5. You must check in your luggage when you arrive to the airport.

6. I will have to repair this machine as soon as possible.

7. All visitors must wear identity badges.

8. The police can’t find the missing boy anywhere.

Ex.8. Rewrite the following active sentences using modal verb and Perfect Passive infinitive, making the underlined words the subject.

Example: The children shouldn’t have opened that parcel.

That parcel shouldn’t have been opened by the children.

1. Employers must have paid all travel expenses for this training course.



2. Do you suppose your brother could have written such a letter?

3. Someone may have already written the history of the European Community.

4. They shouldn’t have played the football match in such bad weather.

5. An electrical fault could have caused the fire.

6. Somebody might have stolen your car if you had left the keys in it.

7. People should have sent their complaints to the head office.


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