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1. Our newspaper is delivered … a boy every morning.
2. The parcel was tied up … string.
3. John was told off … his mother.
4. This picture was painted …a famous artist.
5. The chair was covered … a woolen blanket.
6. The walls were decorated … posters.
7. My car was repaired … my father.
8. This dessert was made … fresh cream.  
9. A leaky faucet can be repaired … a wrench.
10. Preparations are being made … event organizers.
11. Signals to the dog can be given … a whistle.
12. If the dog does as it is asked, it can be rewarded … a treat.
13. When I’m away, my plants are watered … my neighbor.
14. Hot water is provided … the hotel 24 hours a day.

Упражнение 1. Fill in the verb is or are.

1. Grammar rules ... always learnt by heart.
2. Rare animals ... protected in many countries.
3. This scarf ... made by my granny.
4. Animals in the reserve ... fed two times a day.
5. The same shirts ... worn by all the members of our team.
6. New Belarussian books ... shown in our library
7. Many Belarussian towns ... described in this book.
8. Dinner ... always cooked by my mother.
9. This place ... crowded on Sunday.
10. Our village ... surrounded with a forest.

Упражнение 2. Write true sentences in Passive Voice. Use the words in table.

A:

B:

Упражнение 3 . Choose the correct form of the verb in brackets to complete the sentences.

1. I ... (like / am liked) this place.
2. What books by Charles Dickens ... (translated / are translated) into Belarussian?
3. Who ... (protects / is protected) animals?
4. This city ... (is visited / visited) by many people.
5. Who ... (gives / is given) bad marks in your class?
6. Our house ... (made /is made) of wood.
7. Our holiday ... (is begun / begins) next week.
8. Pupils ... (are given / give) textbooks by the teacher.
9. The holiday ... (celebrated / is celebrated) every year.

 Упражнение 4. Fill in the gaps using the Present Simple Passive Voice form of the verb in brackets.

A)

Mushroom and Ham Salad

First, 5 mushrooms … (1 – cut) into small pieces and …(2 — mix) with two cut spring onions. Then, 100 g cooked ham …(3— cut) into fine cubes. Now, mushrooms, onions and ham … (4 — mix) in a bowl. Finally, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice … (5 — mix) with 1 tablespoon of soy sauce and the mixture… (6 — add) to the salad mixture. Enjoy your salad!

B)

The news reporter and a camera operator _______ (1 – send) to investigate a news story. People_____ (2 – interview) by a reporter and the interviews ______ (3 – film) by a camera operator. The film ____ (4 – take) back to the TV studio, and the best parts of the film _______ (5 – choose) by the news editor. Finally, the news report ______ (6 – send) to televisions in people's homes and the news _____ (7 – watch) by people all over the country.

C)

My motherland is the Republic of Belarus. My country (1 – situate) in the centre of Europe. It (2 – make up) of six regions: Brest, Vitebsk, Gomel, Grodno, Minsk and Mogilev. Belarus (3 – not wash) by any seas or oceans, so it (4 – not separate) from other countries by seas and oceans. Belarus (5 – border) by five countries.

Belarus is mostly flat (плоская). Some uplands can (6 – find) near Minsk and in some districts of Mogilev and Grodno regions. Most of Belarus (7 – cover) by forests. It is a beautiful country with a lot of lakes.

Упражнение 5. Put the passive sentences in order.

1. in a lot of schools / are / used / Computers
2. of plastic / made / are / CDs
3. seen / The information / on a screen/can be
4. are / very quickly / The answers / calculated
5. played / The game / is / on a computer
6. with a modem / are / sent / E-mails
7. is / on a disk / Information / stored
8. sent / Text messages / are / using mobile phones
9. to get information / used / is / The Internet

Упражнение 6. Respond to the situations with a negative sentence using the words and word combinations in brackets.

Example:

Cars are made at this factory, (bicycles)

— But bicycles are not made at this factory.

1. Bread is sold in this shop, (milk)
2. Our house is built of wood, (their house)
3. My books are kept on the shelf. exercise-books )
4. My younger sister is usually given fruit and milk for supper, (my elder brother)
5. Apples are grown in Belarus, (oranges)
6. Glass is made of sand, (paper)
7. My dresses are made by my mother, (jackets)
8. Films are watched by many people, (sports programmes)
9. This apple-tree is planted by me. (that cherry-tree)
10. All the words are always learnt by the pupils. (rules)

Упражнение 7. Answer the questions in Simple Present Passive.

Example:

 Is football played in the yard?

— Yes, it is. It’s sometimes played in the yard.

— No, it isn’t. It’s usually played in the field.

Is it played by boys or by girls?

— It’s played by boys as a rule.

1. Are you always given good marks?
2. Is your friend also given good marks?
3. Is your homework always done in time?
4. Are you often given money by your parents?
5. Is chess played by two or three people?
6. Are you often punished at home?
7. Are trees planted in summer or in autumn?
8. Are you shown pictures at your English lessons?
9. Are your exercise-books collected at the beginning or at the end of the lesson?

Упражнение 8. Ask for more information about the sentences using the words in brackets.

Example:

 The children are left after the lessons.(why,how often)

— Why are the children left after the lessons?

—How often are the children left after the lessons?

1. The game is won by our school team, (what game)
2. The map is brought from England, (when)
3. My books are not kept on the shelf, (why)
4. School meetings are held every month, (where)
5. The glass is filled with something, (what)
6. Hockey is usually played by boys, (when)
7. Oranges are not grown in Belarus, (why)
8. The dinner is not yet served, (why)
9. New rules are explained at the lesson, (by whom)

Упражнение 9. Answer the questions using the words in brackets. 

1. Do many tourists come to Britain? (is visited )
2. Where is the ‘garden of England? (is situated)
3. Does it snow in the mountains of Wales? (are covered with)
4. What language do people in Scotland speak? (is spoken)
5. Are there many seas around the country? (is surrounded by / is washed by)
6. Do they make world-famous crafts and clothes in Scotland? (are made)
7. Do many people know about the beautiful mountains and lakes of Wales? (are known all over the world)
8. Why is the green colour a symbol of Northern Ireland? (is covered)

Упражнение 10. Make up questions in Simple Present Passive.

Упражнение 11. Change the verbs from Active into Passive.

Example:

 The teacher helps the pupils.

— The pupils are helped by the teacher.

 They grow rice in India.

— Rice is grown in India.

1. I take books at the library.
2. Boys play football.
3. We clean our classroom after the lessons.
4. The postman brings newspapers every day.
5. They show American films every Sunday on TV.
6. We keep the dog in the yard. .
7. We give milk to our cat every day.
8. We usually pick apples in September.
9. He shows me his stamps each time when I come to his place.
10. They use disks for storing information.
11. They discover new planets every day.
12. People give presents at Christmas.
13. They speak Spanish in Peru.
14. They tidy the classroom every day.

Упражнение 12. Change the sentences from Active into Passive. Then make questions about these sentences.

Example:

I keep my pet in the house.

— My pet is kept in the house.

— Where is your pet kept?

1. We always write new words into our exercise books.
2. Exercises follow every text.
3. The pupils use the school library.
4. Not all pupils wear the school uniform.
5. The teacher gives us all the text-books.
6. My mother washes my clothes.

Упражнение 13 .Write questions to the sentences

1. The park is situated in the centre of the city, (what, where)
2. The statue is made by a famous sculptor, (disjunctive)
3. Demonstrations are held in this square, (what, where)
4. The square is planned round the monument. (general)
5. The obelisk is decorated with figures, (how)
6. The tent is put up on a rock, (alternative)

Упражнение 14. Change the sentences from Active into Passive.

1. Do they sell shoes in this shop?
2. Do they bring tea from India?
3. Do they teach English at your school?
4. Do they make bicycles at this factory?
5. Do they pay him a lot of money?
6. Where do they sell bananas?

Упражнение 15. Translate into English.

1. Слова написаны на доске.
2. Эта книга продается во всех магазинах
3. Ему часто отправляют письма?
4. Когда приносят газеты?
5. Этот парк всегда показывают туристам.
6. Завтрак не дают в нашей школе.
7. Эти тексты не учат наизусть.

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Упражнение 1. Fill in the verb in the Past Active or Passive Voice.

1. The Cape of Good Hope ... (discovered / was discovered) by Bartolomeo Dias.
2. The clown ... (entertained / was entertained) the public.
3. We ... (arrived/ were arrived) at the camp in time.
4. Many experiments ... (did/ were done) under water.
5. Many people ... (invited / were invited) to the festival.
6. They ... (discussed / were discussed) many exciting things.
7. I ... (learnt / was learnt) many interesting things in this unit.
8. What artist ... (painted / was painted) this picture?

Past Simple Passive Voice. Exercises Level Pre-Intermediate.

Упражнение 2. Read the text. Put the verbs in brackets in Past Simple Passive. Guess the famous object.

This old building is in one of the countries of Europe. It’s not a natural object. It 1_______ (to make) by man a long time ago. Now it 2____________ (to see) as a tourist attraction. It’s a famous old building. It 3__________ (not to build) by the Romans. Galileo, the famous scientist, dropped heavy objects from this building to make his experiments. The upper floor 4 ___________ (to complete) in 1319. It  5_________ (to build) by Tommaso Pisano. The largest bell of the building 6 ____________ (to install) in 1655. The bell-chamber 7___________ (to add) in 1372.

Упражнение 3. Write down the historical facts. Use the dates from the box. Follow the example.

1067, 1870, 1607, 776 BC, 860, 1703, 1850

Example: Minsk (to found) — Minsk was founded in 1067.

1. Minsk (to found).
2. Ancient Troy (to find) by German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann.
3. The first English settlement (to found) in Virginia.
4. The first Olympic Games (to hold) in Greece.
5. Swedish Vikings (to invite) to rule Russia.
6. St. Petersburg (to found) by Peter the Great.
7. The first jeans (to make) by Oscar Levi Strauss

Упражнение 4. Write sentences. Use the past simple passive.

my laptop / steal / last week.

the men / arrest / by the police

the painting / sell / for £500

the goal / score / by Raul

these cars / make / by robots

Past Simple Passive Voice. Exercises Level Intermediate.

Упражнение 5. Write the sentences in the Passive Voice.

Example:

 Olga sent me a postcard. (2)

— I was sent a postcard.

— A postcard was sent to me by Olga.

1. I told him you were here.
2. A boy showed me the way. (2)
3. The waves carried the boat away.
4. The Great Fire of London burnt many houses.
5. The teachers told us something interesting.(2)
6. Every morning I gave milk to my cat. (2)
7. They sent us to clean the yard.
8. They advised him to be more patient.

Упражнение 6. Rewrite the sentences in the passive form if possible. Use the example.

Example:

The Celts settled in Wales in 500 BC.

Wales was settled by the Celts in 500 .

1. The Celts settled in Wales in 500 BC.
2. The ancient Greeks built the Acropolis.
3. A group of archaeologists found a dinosaur’s skeleton.
4. I visited Rome in 2002.
5. The aboriginals of Hawaii killed James Cook in 1779.
6. Ford made his first car in 1896.
7. Lewis Carroll wrote “Alice in Wonderland” in 1865.

Упражнение 7. Change the active sentences into passive sentences.

1. They played the match in the evening.
2. They calculated the answers very quickly.
3. They filmed the movie in black and white.
4. They sent the e-mail yesterday.
5. They built our house ten years ago.
6. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin.
7. The shopkeeper opened the shop at nine o'clock.

 Упражнение 1. Переведите предложения на английский язык.

 Я отвожу –Меня отводят

  I take – I am taken

1. Я рассказываю –Мне рассказывают
2. Я читаю- Мне читают
3. Она играет – Ей играют
4. Он помогает –Ему помогают
5. Мы приглашаем – Нас приглашают
6. Они готовят –Им готовят
7. Вы зовете- Вас зовут
8. Они рисуют – Их рисуют
9. Он забывает – Его забывают
10. Она отвечает –Ей отвечают
11. Вы спрашиваете –Вас спрашивают
12. Мы пишем- Нам пишут
13. Она встречает – Ее встречают
14. Они показывают –Их показывают
15. Он слушает – Его слушают