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Passive Voice




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Passive Voice

Remember:�� passive verb = verb 'to be' in the tense of the active verb � +� the past participle of the main verb:

My grandfather built that house --> That house was built by my grandfather.

1) Write the following active verbs in passive:

��� I play several instruments�� --> They 
����� You read a book --> It 
����  He listened to them�� -->� They...
����  We ate a cake -->��� It� 
����� I will clean the house -->� It 
����� She is going to cook� the dinner --> It� 
����� I would do� them --> They 
����  We can't open it--> It 
����� She is driving a new car --> It 
����� You must keep them --> They 
2) Verbs with two objects. Rewrite the following sentences in passive:

����� a. My brother sent his girlfriend a bunch of flowers. --> My brother's gilrfriend ...
���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� A bunch of flowers ...
����� b. I will show you my new house --> You ...
��������������������������������������������������������� My new house ...
����� c. I am writing a postcard to my cousins --> My cousins ...
��������������������������������������������������������������������� A postcard ...
����� d. Mr. Jones brought me a box of chocolates -->� I ...� by Mr. Jones
���������������������������������������������������������������������������� A box of chocolates ... by Mr Jones
������ e. You can give him his keys -->� He ...
����������������������������������������������������������������� His keys ...