PASSIVE VOICE COMPLETE REVISION

• English
• Middelbare school
• vmbo lwoo
• Leerjaar 6

Turn into passive voice:
Someone is drinking juice

1. Juice is being drunk
2. Juice is been drunk
3. Juice was drunk
4. Juice is drunk

A number of priceless works of art ______________ in the earthquake.

1. have been destroyed
2. has been destroyed
3. was destroying
4. was being destroying

Because my visa had expired
I __________ from re-entering the country

1. was prevented
2. had been prevented
3. am prevented
4. was being prevented

It´s incredible to think that these clothes ____________ by Queen Victoria.

1. was worn
2. were wearing
3. were worn
4. wore

A new drug ___________ to combat measles in small children this year.

1. had been developed
2. had developed
3. was developed
4. has been developed

ACTIVE TO PASSIVE

Somebody introduced me to John.

1. John was introduced to somebody
2. I was introduced to John
3. To John was I introduced
4. Somebody was introduced to John

PASSIVE TO ACTIVE
It was reported that the crime was cruel.

1. They report that the crime was cruel
2. Somebody reported that the crime was cruel.
3. They reported that the crime was cruel
4. They reported that the crime was being cruel

The mechanic changed the oil in my car

1. My car was changed the oil
2. I had the oil in my car changed
3. the mechanic had the car changed
4. The oil is changed inmy car by the mechanic

My jacket is being cleaned at a specialist cleaner´s.

1. I´m having my jacket cleaning
2. I had my jacket cleaned
3. I am having my jacket cleaned at a specialist cleaner´s
4. A specialist is my jacket being cleaned

Someone will carry my shopping to my home

1. I will carry my shopping home
2. I will go carry my shopping home
3. My shopping will carry home
4. I´ll have my shopping carried to my home

They´ve just washed Mary´s car.

1. Mary´s car has just been washed
2. Mary's car is just been washed
3. Mary 's car was just washed
4. Mary's car was just been washed