PRESENT PERFECT PASSIVE
PAST PERFECT PASSIVE
Present perfect passive: S + have/has + been + PP + …
EX: My mother has cooked dinner in the kitchen.
S V O
=> Dinner has been cooked in the kitchen by my mother.
Past perfect passive: S + had + been + PP + …
EX: John was writing a report at 8 a.m yesterday.
S V O
=> A report had been written by John at 8 a.m yesterday.
EXERCISE 3
1. Science and technology have completely changed human life.
=>
2. Has your mother made a big cake for the next party?
=>
3. Nobody has ever treated me with such kindness.
=>
4. Have they changed the window of the laboratory?
=>
5. The police have arrested five suspects.
=>
6. The mailman had already delivered the mail.
=>
7. They had prepared everything for the party.
=>
8. Ann had fed the cats before she went to the cinema.
=>
9. Have you finished the above sentences?
=>
10. The author has written a special edition for children.
=>
11. Someone has already told him to report to the headmaster tomorrow.
=>
12. They have brought most of these thongs from London.
=>
13. Someone had asked me to give a talk about my country.
=>
14. Nobody has used this bicycle for many years.
=>
15. They have just seen the new teachers in the school yard.
=>
16. The students have discussed the pollution problems since last week.
=>
17. Have the thieves stolen the most valuable painting in the national museum?
=>
18. He has broken his nose in a football match.
=>
19. They have found the keys in the drawer.
=>
20. Somebody has taken my books away.
=>
21. A group of men have met friends at the station.
=>
_____________________________
MODAL VERB PASSIVE
Modal verb passive: S + can/will/have to/be going to/… + be + PP + …
EX: He can repair this machine.
=> This machine can be repaired.
EXERCISE 4:
1. You should do your homework.
=>
2. We should clean our teeth twice a day.
=>
3. We had to postpone the meeting because the boss was ill.
=>
5. She will open her new restaurant next Monday.
=>
6. Tom will visit his parents next month.
=>
7. I won’t hang these old pictures in the living room.
=>
8. The Greens are going to paint this house and these cars for Christmas Day.
=>
9. Some people will interview the new president on TV.
=>
10. Are you going to repair those shoes?
=>
11. All his friends will see him off at the airport.
=>
12. Should they help Jane with the sewing?
=>
EXERCISE 3
1. Science and technology have completely changed human life.
=> Human life has been completely changed by science and technology
2. Has your mother made a big cake for the next party?
=> Has a big cake been made by your mother for the next party?
3. Nobody has ever treated me with such kindness.
=> I have never been treated with such kindness
4. Have they changed the window of the laboratory?
=> Has the window of the laboratory been changed?
5. The police have arrested five suspects.
=> Five suspects have been arrested
6. The mailman had already delivered the mail.
=> The mail had already been delivered by the mailman
7. They had prepared everything for the party.
=> Everything had been prepared for the party
8. Ann had fed the cats before she went to the cinema.
=> The cats had been fed by Ann before she went to the cinema
9. Have you finished the above sentences?
=> Have the above sentences been finished by you?
10. The author has written a special edition for children.
=> A special edition for children has been written by the author
11. Someone has already told him to report to the headmaster tomorrow.
=> He has already been told to report to the headmaster tomorrow
12. They have brought most of these thongs from London.
=> Most of these thongs have been brought from London
13. Someone had asked me to give a talk about my country.
=> I had been asked to give a talk about my country
14. Nobody has used this bicycle for many years.
=> This bicycle hasn't been used for many years
15. They have just seen the new teachers in the school yard.
=> The new teachers have just been seen in the school yard
16. The students have discussed the pollution problems since last week.
=> The pollution problems have been discussed by the students since last week
17. Have the thieves stolen the most valuable painting in the national museum?
=> Has the most valuable painting been stolen in the national museum?
18. He has broken his nose in a football match.
=> His nose has been broken in a football match
19. They have found the keys in the drawer.
=> The keys have been found in the drawer
20. Somebody has taken my books away.
=> My books have been taken away
21. A group of men have met friends at the station.
=> Friends have been met at the station by a group of men
EXERCISE 4:
1. You should do your homework.
=> Your homework should be done
2. We should clean our teeth twice a day.
=> Our teeth should be cleaned twice a day
3. We had to postpone the meeting because the boss was ill.
=> The meeting had to be postponed because the boss was ill
5. She will open her new restaurant next Monday.
=> Her new restaurant will be opened next Monday
6. Tom will visit his parents next month.
=> Tom's parents will be visited by him next month
7. I won’t hang these old pictures in the living room.
=> These old pictures won't be hung in the living room
8. The Greens are going to paint this house and these cars for Christmas Day.
=> This house and these cars are going to be painted by the Greens for Christmas Day
9. Some people will interview the new president on TV.
=> The new president will be interviewed on TV
10. Are you going to repair those shoes?
=> Are those shoes going to be repaired by you?
11. All his friends will see him off at the airport.
=> He will be seen off at the airport by all his friends
12. Should they help Jane with the sewing?
=> Should Jane be helped with the sewing?