Scheme: Subject + Is/Are + ____/not + Past Participle II + by someone
* Is – when the subject is singular
Are – when the subject is plural
Exercise 1 on Passive Voice – Simple Present
1. We (greet) ______________ by the hosts.
2. Houses (built) ______________ in Novogireevo. 3. The workers (not pay) ________________ well. 4. I (go) ______________ before anyone notices. 5. Books (write) ________________ by writers. 6. Books (read) __________________ by readers. 7. Gifts (give) ___________________ on special occasions. 8. My boots (not make) ________________ of leather. 9. Most products that we buy (make) ________________ in China. 10. Marijuana (not sell) ___________________ legally.
Present Past Participle I Past Participle II
Greet Greeted Greeted Build Built Built Pay Paid paid Go Went Gone Write Wrote Written Read Read Read Make Made Made Sell Sold sold
Exercise 2 on Passive Voice – Simple Present
Complete the sentences (Active or Passive Voice). Use Simple Present.
1. He (sell) cars. 2. The blue car (sell) .
3. In summer, more ice-cream (eat) than in winter.
4. She (call) her grandparents every Friday.
5. The letters (type) .
6. He (take) his medicine every day.
7. Jane (take / not) to school by her father.
8. We (go) to school by bus.
9. She (work / not) for a bank.
10. Milk (keep) in the refrigerator.
Verbs:
Present Past Participle I Past Participle II
Sell sold sold Eat ate eaten Call called called Type typed typed Take took taken Go went gone Work worked worked Keep kept kept
Questions in Passive Voice
Scheme: Is/Are + Subject + _____/not + Past Participle II + by someone ?
* Is – when the subject is singular Are – when the subject is plural
1. ________ your sweater (make) ________ of wool?
2. _________ motorcycles (buy) ___________ in the winter? 3. ___________ bananas (grow) ____________ in Russia? 4. ___________ corn (produce) _____________ in the United States? 5. ___________ borsch (eat) ________________ only by aristocrats? 6. ___________ cocaine (sell) __________ freely in Holland? 7. _________ “War and peace” (write) ______________ by Tolstoy? 8. __________ vodka (drink) __________ only in Russia? 9. ___________ any hostages (take) _______________ ? 10. _________ you (pay) ___________ well?
Present Past Participle I Past Participle II
Make Made Made Buy Bought Bought Grow Grew Grown Produce Produced Produced Eat Ate Eaten Sell Sold Sold Write Wrote Written Drink Drank drunk Take Took taken Pay Paid paid