PASSIVE - Basic
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domanda 1

Find the right ACTIVE form for the following PASSIVE sentences.

A. I was told that you bake the best bread in town, sir.
 that you bake the best bread in town, sir.

B. Rome is visited by many tourists every year.
 Rome every year.

C. The classwork is being done by the students now.
 the classwork now.

D. A lot of trees were cut down last year in my country by people.
 a lot of tree last year in my
country.

E. Litter is picked up every morning in your street.
 litter every morning in you street.

F. The cake was being made by your mother when I arrived.
 a cake when I arrived.

G. The car isn't used by Lucy in the weekend.
 the car in the weekend.

H. Was the guitar played by Tim?
 the guitar?.

I. A good work is being done by your father.
 a good work.

J. The summer is loved because there isn't the school
 because there isn't the school.

K. Paris was being visited by you while she was visiting New york.
 Paris while she was visiting New York.

L. Water shouldn't be wasted by us!
We .

M. London has been never seen by me.
I London.
domanda 2

Choose the right alternative of the passive to transform the following active forms

A. They have planted thousands of trees alongside the E19 motorway.
Thousands of trees alongside the E 19 motorway.

B. They will crown Eddy Merckx sportsman of the century.
Eddy Merckx sportsman of the century.

C. We require suitable candidates to be bilingual.
Suitable candidates to be bilingual.

D. The Chairman of the Board asked the Managing Director to remain in charge for another year.
The Managing Director to remain in charge for another year.

E. Didn't anyone tell you to wear a jacket and tie in the restaurant ?
 to wear a jacket and tie in the restaurant ?

F. I haven't decided on anything yet.
Nothing yet.

G. The Sphinx by pollution (damage)

H. The Pyramids by the ancient Egyptians (build)

I. The Louvre by million of tourists this year ( will visit)

J. A huge iron tower for Paris by Gustave Eiffel (designe)

K. Prague for its lovely buildings (admire)

L. The Leaning Tower of Pisa by millions of people (have/photograph)

M. Work on the Louvre in 1546 (start)

N. The park to the public in 1998 (open)

O. The statue by a fairy tale (inspire)

P. The chapel by a fire in 1697 (destroy)

Q. Salt up to the surface by the miners for over 700 years (carry)

R. Today many paintings in the museum (keep)

S. The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci (paint)

T. Romeo and Juliet by W. Shakespeare (write)

U. Sputnik 1 by the Russians in 1957 (launch)

V. America by C. Columbus (discover) .

W. Everybody by the terrible news yesterday.
domanda 3

Transform the following ACTIVE sentences into PASSIVE.

A. We require suitable candidates to be bilingual.
 to be bilingual.

B. People loved Italy for pizza, but now there's pizza all over the world.
 for pizza, but now there's pizza all over the world.

C. Romolo and Remo have founded Rome.
 Romolo and Remo.

D. In the future engineers will build flying cars.
In the future engineers.

E. Music played loudly can break our ears.
 music played loudly.

F. You should turn off lights when you leave home.
 you when you leave home.

G. I'm studying a lot of new subjects in this school.
 in this school.

H. Be careful! You are going to break your leg!
Be careful! .

I. You should eat much fruit.
Much fruit

J. I'm building a chair tomorrow.
A chair tomorrow.

K. He can kill a lion only using hands.
A lion only using hands.

L. Everyday people waste a lot of food.
A lot of food everyday.

M. I'll take a salad!
A salad by me!

N. When I was young I loved story, but now I prefer maths.
When I was young story , but now maths .

O. Can a dog play guitar?
 a dog?

P. You should use computer to study, not to play.
Computer to study, not to play.
domanda 4

Active or Passive Voice

A. Mr. Green at the University since 1989.

B. Not much about the accident since that time.

C. A new book by that company next year.

D. He the girl's name now.

E. The secretary to her new boss yesterday.

F. Our plan by the members of the committee.

G. He responsible for the accident.

H. A prize to whoever solves this equation.

I. When the manager arrived, the problem .