Exercise 5: Change these sentences into passive:
1. Peter is writing a letter to his friend
2. My friends are making some phone calls in the evening
3. Bad drivers are causing many accidents
4. The children are eating a lot of sweets
5. Nam is repairing my piano at the moment
6. they are demolishing the entire block
7. someone is cutting the glass now
8. that factory is producing more and more pollution
9. someone is showing her how to do it
10. the boys are planting some trees in the garden
11. Lan was preparing that report when I came to see him
12. Waiters and waitresses were serving customers
13. The president was signing those papers
14. Was Mary helping her mother in the kitchen at that time?
15. The head teacher was making the announcement
16. Someone was cleaning the windows while I was there
17. They were presenting the athletes to the spectators when we came
18. Someone is making the coffee when I walk into the kitchen
19. They have sold their car to pay debts
20. No one has opened the window for ages
21. No one has ever asked me that question before
22. They haven’t done anything since he left
23. A doctor has just examined John
24. They haven’t used this machine for ages
25. Peter has sung this song
26. They have paid doctors a lot of money
27. She has eaten all the ages
28. Famous engineers have designed the aircraft
29. Have several people just seen the accident?
30. We have invited all the members to the party
Change these sentences into passive form:
1. He was preparing the report when I came.
The report was being prepared when I came
2. The tamer ordered the lion to lie on the floor.
The lion was ordered to lie on the floor
3. My friends are making some phone calls in the evening.
Some phone calls are being made in the evening
4. They make Honda cars in Japan.
Honda cars are made in Japan
5. She has to finish her homework tonight.
Her homework has to be finished tonight
6. Bad weather has delayed Flight 202 from Miami.
Flight from Miami has been delayed by bad weather
7. She told us a very interesting story last night.
We were told a very interesting story last night
8. Bill feeds the pigs and chickens every morning.
The pigs and chickens are fed by Bill everymorning
9. They invited a lot of people to their party last night.
A lot of people were invited to their party last night
10. We found the key under the table.
The key was found under the table.
11. They haven't used this machine for ages.
THis machine hasn't been used for ages
12. They keep those maps on the shelf for reference.
Those maps are kept on the shelf for reference.