PASSIVE VOICE
1.They used to drink beer in England
2.She can sew 3 shirts a day
3.We read a lot of books in the library
4.Nobody has used this room for ages
5.I am translating an article into Viet Nam
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EXERCISE ON SPECIAL PASSIVE
1. An earthquake destroyed the town.
=> The town was destroyed by an earthquake
2. He didn't type the letter last night .
=> The letter wasn’t typed last night
3. They will pick me up at my house .
=> I will be picked up at my house
4. When did you see him in that bank?
=> When was he seen in that bank
5. My father will take me to Ho Chi Minh City next week
=> I will be taken to Ho Chi Minh City by my father next week
6. A man returned the keys to me.
=> The keys was returned to me by a man
7. Mary will see her friends off at the station.
=> Mary’s friends will be seen off at the station by her
8. You were wearing your new hat when I met you yesterday.
=> Your new hat was being worn when you were met yesterday.
9. He is preparing everything for the presidential election.
=> Everything is being prepared for the presidential election
10. Last Friday , when I came to Jane 's house , she had finished all exercises.
=> Last Friday, when came to Jane 's house , all exercises had been finished
11. They have pull down that building.
=> That building has been pulled down
12. He gave me a knife to cut this bread.
=> A knife was given to me to cut this bread
13. People used to steal a lot of goods from supermarkets.
=> A lot of goods from supermarkets used to be stolen.
14. Countries are finding away to solve the problem.
=> A way is being found by contries to solve the problem
15. He put the letter in the drawer , and then he locked it up.
=> The letter was put in the drawer, and then it was locked up
16. She can sew 3 shirts a day.
=> 3 shirts can be sewn a day
17. Nobody has used this room for ages.
This room hasn’t been used for ages
18. Her father was planting different kinds of flowers in the garden.
=> Different kinds of flowers were being planted in the garden by her father
19.I am translating an article from English into Vietnamese
=> An article is being translated from English into Vietnamese
20. The Prime Minister is making a speech at the moment.
=> A speech is being made by the Prime Minister at the moment.
EXERCISE ON SPECIAL PASSIVE
1. An earthquake destroyed the town.
the town was destroyed by an earthquake
2. He didn't type the letter last night .
the letter wasn't typed last night
3. They will pick me up at my house .
i will be picked up at my house
4. hen did you see him in that bank?
when was he seen in that bank
5. My father will take me to Ho Chi Minh City next week.
i will be taken Ho Chi Minh City by my father next week
6. A man returned the keys to me.
they keys were returned to me by a man
7. Mary will see her friends off at the station.
mary's friend will be seen off at the station
8. You were wearing your new hat when I met you yesterday.
your new hat was being worn when I met you yesterday.
9. He is preparing everything for the presidential election.
everything is being prepared for the presidential election.
10. Last Friday , when I came ti Jane 's house , she had finished all exercises.
. Last Friday , when I came ti Jane 's house , all exercise had been finished
Question 6:
a) Change these sentences into passive voice
1. Nobody has used this motor for a long time this motor hasn't been used for a long time
2. I think I should tell everybody about it i think everybody should be told about it
3.you neednot type this letter this letter needn't be typed
4.They began to build the house last year the house was built last year
b) Change the following sentences into reported speech
1. "If you want to learn English, I can help you," John said
John said that if I wanted to learn English, he could help me
2. "Do you live here?" Minh asked.
She asked him if he lived there.
3. "You must come today," Hoa said.
Hoa said we had to come today.
4. "What does your son want to learn?" the man said to Mr Hai
The man asked Mr Hai what his son wanted to learn
c) Fill in the blanks with a suitable prepositions.
1. The teacher divided the class ......into........two groups
2. Take an umbrella with you. It will save you ....from......getting wet on the way home.
3. We are all responsible ...........for.........keeping the environment clear and clean.
4. Tuan's parents was disappointed ..........in.....him because he failed the final test.
d/ There is a mistake in the sentence. Find the mistakes and correct it.
1. His teacher encouraged him taking =>to take part in the competition.
2. My family used to be having =>have dinner at 7 o'clock in the evening
3. I wish I can=>could go with you to the countryside next weekend.
4. No one came to the meeting last Saturday, didn’t he =>did they?
e/ Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.
1. Life/Vietnam/ year 2100 / be/ very different / what / it / today. Life in Vietnam in year 2100 will be very different from what it is today
2. Football/seem/be/ popular /game/ England.Football seems to be the most popular game in England
3. It/ wrong/you/ not/ help / him/ studies. it's wrong that you didn't help him with his studies
4. Catch/ many fish/ that/ couldn’t / count. They caught so many fish thatthey couldn't count
Question7: Complete the second sentence with the same meaning.
1. It was such a hard cake that I couldn’t eat it.
- The cake..................... was so hard that I couldn’t eat it...................................
2. When he is asked about his past, he hates it.
- He hates............. being asked about her exam result...........................................
3. It was a two - hour flight from HaNoi to Ho Chi Minh City
- It took......................... two hours to fly from hn to hcmc.........................
4. "Let's use fewer plastic bags," he said.
- He suggested.................using fewer plastic bags......................
5. Would you like me to finish the work tonight?
- I'll.......................... finish the work tonight if you like................................
6. After many years of hardwork, he retired.
- After he ................had worked hard for many years, he retired..............................
7. I'd rather read newspapers than watch TV.
- I prefer....................... watching TV to reading newspapers.........................
8. Does your brother use the Internet everyday?
- Your brother .................. uses the internet every day,doesn't he?.....................
9. I remember them taking me to a well-known theatre in the city.
- I remember................. being taken to a well-known theatre in the city...........................
10. She said nothing, but stood looking at him.
- Without ................. saying anything, she stood looking at him.........................
Change these sentences into passive voice
1. Nobody has used this motor for a long time
=> this motor hasn't been used for a long time
2. I think I should tell everybody about it
=> It is thought that I should tell everybody about it
3. You need not type this letter
=> this letter needn't be typed
4. They began to build the house last year
=> the house was begun to build last year
1. John has just driven them to the hospital.(Passive voice)
=> They have just been driven to the hospital by John
2.they have just built a new primary school in this area.(Passive voice)
=> a new primary school has just been built in this area
3. The teacher has told me about the changes of the timetable.(Passive voice)
=> I have been told about the changes of the timetable by the teacher
4. Nobody has used the building before. (Hasn't)
=> the building hasn't been used before
5. Has someone decorated my dinning room?(Passive voice)
=> Has my dinning room been decorated ?
6.people have discovered a new source of energy.(Passive voice)
=> a new source of energy has been discovered
7.people have changed the method of teaching languages since 1998.(Passive voice)
=> the method of teaching languages has been changed since 1998.
8. They have already built a new bridge over the canal(Passive voice)
=> a new bridge has already been built over the canal
9. They don't go to the church every sunday any longer. (Used to)
=> They used to go to the church every sunday
10. My father smoked a lot of cigarettes a day, but now he gives up smoking. (Used to)
=> My father used to smoke a lot of cigarettes a day, but now he gives up smoking.
11. We often went fishing on this river we were small children. (Used to)
=> We used to go fishing on this river we were small children.
12.he ate a lot of candies when he was a child. (Used to)
=> He used to eat a lot of candies when he was a child.
13.he took a great interest in photography. (Used to)
He used to take a great interest in photography.
14. Phong did his homework VERY QUICKLY. (Make question for the underlined phrase)
=> How did Phong do his homework ?
15.he bought the laptop at the super market. (Make question for the underlined phrase) ( gạch ở đâu ? )
16.i didn't write her BEACAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE HER ADDRESS. (Make question for the underlined phrase)
=> Why didn't you write her ?
17.Many and long are studing CHEMIST AND GEOGRAPHY now. (Make question for the underlined phrase)
=> What subjects are Many and long studying now ?
18.Mai did her morning exercise IN THE YARD. (Make question for the underlined phrase)
=> Where did Mai do her morning exercise
19. She has THREE BROTHERS. (Make question for the underlined phrase)
=> What does she have ?
20.My mother goes shopping TWICE A WEEK. (Make question for the underlined phrase)
=> How often does your mother go shopping ?
21. He went to school ON FOOT. (Make question for the underlined phrase)
=> How did he go to school ?
22. They no longer played teenis.
=>They used to play tennis
23. Mr. Vy drank some lemonade.
=>What did Mr Vy drink ?
24. My father has taught Physisc at Chu Van An school for two years.
=>Physics has been taught at Chu Van An school by my father for two years.
25. They have cancelled the meeting.
=> The meeting has been cancelled
26.They have already sent two million books to the America.
=> Two million books have been sent to the America.
27. No one has used this computer for a long time.
=> this computer hasn't been used for a long time.
28. They have taken her to hospital.
She has been taken to hospital
#Yumi
Câu 15: he bought the loptop AT THE SUPER MARKET. (make question for the underlined phrase)
Complete the second the sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.
1. He is not a poor man any more. -> He used to be a poor man
2. When I was child, I ate a lot of ice cream -> I used to eat a lot of ice cream when I was child
3. We found the book interesting -> We are interested in the book
4. Although the air is fresh, a lot of trees cannot grow. -> In spite of the fresh air, a lot of trees cannot grow
5. My mother cooks very well -> My mother is a good cook
6. The exam result surprised all of us -> All of us were surprised at the exam result
7. She doesn't like him although he is friendly -> Despite his friendliness, She doesn't like him
8. Children usually asked for ice cream when they were young -> Children used to ask for ice cream when they were young
9. Originally, tennis was an indoor game. -> Tennis used to be an indoor game
10. It is increasingly difficult for me to read without my glasses. -> I am finding it increasingly difficult for me to read without my glasses
11. Nobody has ever polluted this canal before -> This canal has never been polluted before
Change these sentences to the pasive voice:
1.He likes people call him '' sir ''
=>he likes being called "sir"
2.Our teacher used to bid us talk in class
=>we used to be bidden to talk in class by our teacher
3.She lets other see you
=>she lets you be seen by other
4.He gave me a knife to cut this bread
=>i was given a knife to cut this bread
5. He isn't going to buy that house
=>that house isn't going to be bought
6.They used to drink beer in England
=>beer used to be drunk in England
7. Nobody has used to this room for ages
=> this room has not been used for ages
8. we consider that she is the best singer
=>she is considered to be the best singer
9. She read the letter again and again last night
the letter was read again and again last night
His windows was broken last night
The lost boy wasn't found yesterday
The article have been typed recently by Jack
The murderer hasn't been found yet.
This room hasn't been used for ages.
I wasn't told the ending of the storey by Paul
She was bought a doll by her mother last week.
The robber was found in the forest by the police yesterday
He was seen steal your car
She has been heard sing this song several times
Exercise 4 : Fill in the blanks with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets
1. There usedn’t to_____be______ (be) computers in the nineteenth century.
2. I am used to ______working_____ (work) on the night shift.
3. I used to ____work_______ (work) on the night shift. 4. She had to get used to ______speaking_____ (speak) in public
5. She would get used to ______wearing_____ (wear) contact lenses if she tried to.
6. They couldn’t get used to _____living______ (live) in a flat thatดs why they moved to a small house in the country.
7. They used to ______commute_____ (commute) every day but now they walk to work.
8. We used to _____read______ (read) a lot of books at school.
9. I am not used to ____wearing_______ (wear) make-up.
10. She used to _____bite______ (bite) her nails.
1. Beer was used to drink in England.
2. 3 shirts can be sewn a day.
3. A lot of books are read in the library.
4. This room hasn't been used for ages.
5. An arle is being translated into Viet Nam.
1. Beer used to be drunk in England
2. 3 shirts can be sewn a day by her
3. a lot of books are read in the library
4. this room hasn't been used for ages
5. an arle is being translated into Viet Nam