Task 3:
Describing actions using the passives
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Passive Exercises
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The Passive:
Present Simple
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1. Somebody cleans the office every day
The office is
cleaned every day.
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11. Somebody loves Julie.
Juli is loved.
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2. Somebody sends emails
Emails are sent.
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12. Somebody reads a lot of books.
A lot of books are
read.
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3. Somebody cuts the grass
The grass is cut.
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13. Somebody cooks dinner everyday.
Dinner is cooked
everyday.
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4. Somebody prefers chocolate
Chocolate is preferred.
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14. Somebody delivers milk in the mornings.
Milk is delivered
in the mornings.
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5. Somebody often steals cars.
Cars are often stolen.
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15. Somebody buys flowers for the flat.
Flowers are bought
for the flat.
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6. Somebody plays loud music.
Loud music is
played.
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16. Somebody washes the cars every week.
The cars are
washed every week.
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7. Somebody speaks English here.
English is spoken here.
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17. Somebody writes a report every Friday.
A report is
written every Friday.
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8. Somebody loves the London parks.
The London parks are loved.
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18. Somebody fixes the roads.
The roads are
fixed.
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9. Somebody wants staff.
Staff are wanted.
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19. Somebody builds new houses every year.
New houses are
built every year.
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10. Somebody writes articles.
Articles are
written.
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20. Somebody sells vegetables in the market.
Vegetables are
sold in the market.
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The Passive: Mixed
Tenses
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1. People speak Portuguese in Brazil.
Portuguese is
spoken in Brazil.
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11. Everybody loves Mr Brown.
Mr Brown is loved
(by everybody).
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2. The Government is planning a new
road near my house.
A new road is being
planned near my house.
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12. They are building a new stadium near the station.
A new stadium is
being built near the station.
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3. My grandfather built this house in
1943.
This house was
built (by my grandfather) in 1943.
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13. The wolf ate the princess.
The princess was
eaten (by the wolf).
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4. Picasso was painting Guernica at
that time.
Guernica was being painted (by Picasso) at that
time.
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14. At six o’clock someone was telling a story.
At six o’clock a
story was being told.
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5. The cleaner has cleaned the office.
The office has
been cleaned.
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15. Somebody has drunk all the milk!
All the milk has
been drunk!
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6. He had written three books before
1867.
Three books had
been written before 1867.
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16. I had cleaned all the windows before the storm.
All the windows
had been cleaned (by me) before the storm.
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7. John will tell you later.
You will be told
(by John) later.
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17. A workman will repair the computer tomorrow.
The computer will
be repaired tomorrow.
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8. By this time tomorrow we will have
signed the deal.
By this time
tomorrow the deal will have been signed.
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18. By next year the students will have studied the passive.
By next year the
passive will have been studied (by the students).
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9. Somebody should do the work.
The work should be
done.
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19. James might cook dinner.
Dinner might be
cooked (by James).
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10. The traffic might have delayed Jimmy.
Jimmy might have been delayed (by the traffic).
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20. Somebody must have taken my wallet.
My wallet must
have been taken.
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Text 4
The diagram below shows a simple system that turns
dirty water into clean water. Identify the Noun phrase and verb phrase of
sentences in the text. Write them in the table provided. The first and second
pairs have been located for you.
Identifying the Noun phrase and verb
phrase of sentences in the text above
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No
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Noun Phrase
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Verb Phrase
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the drum and
barrel
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are placed
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These items
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are linked
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1
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the filter
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is made
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2
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a tap
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is fixed
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3
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dirty water
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is poured
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4
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the tap in the
drum
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is turned
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5
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clean drinking
water
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comes out
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6
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natural materials
and basic equipment
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can be used
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