3º PASSIVE (with one object - all tenses)

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Let's review the Passive voice in English!

English-Grammar.at/worksheets/passive_voice/pv4.pdf 

EnglishGrammar (with one object + key answers)

EnglishGrammar.org/active-passive-voice-exercise-5/

1st Upper-Secondary - Full Year Review

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That's the end of this academic year!!! Though some of you need to go on working if you really want to pass English. Because of that, I've just prepared for you a great variety of exercises, links and worksheets which you can download.  I hope you'll find these useful! 

 

1. TENSES 

 

2. MODALS 

 

3. MODALS (2) 

 

4. MODALS (3) 

 

5. MODALS (4) 

 

6. Prefixes and sufixes 

 

7. RELATIVES 

 

8. RELATIVES (2) 

 

9. CONDITIONALS 

 

10. PASSIVE 

 

11. Passive (2) 

 

12. Questions and Answers 

 

13. Questions and Answers (2) 

 

14. REPORTED SPEECH 

 

15. Reported Speech (2) 

 

16. Reported Speech (3) 

 

17. Infinitive of Purpose

 

18. PHRASAL VERBS

 

19. Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

 

20. PUNCTUATION and SPELLING RULES

 

2nd Upper-Secondary - Full Year Review

Hi, Guys!!!!,

That's the end of this academic year!!! Though some of you need to go on working if you really want to pass English. Because of that, I've just prepared for you a great variety of exercises, links and worksheets which you can download.  I hope you'll find these useful! 

1. TENSES

2. TENSES (2)

3. CONDITIONALS

4. SOME, ANY & NO, Inf., Gerund

5. MODALS

6. MODALS (2) 

7. Rephrasing Modals 

8. TENSES (3) 

9. Reported Specch 

10. RELATIVES 

11. USED TO, BE USED TO and  GET USED TO 

12. PASSIVE 

13. LINKING WORDS 

14. HAVE + STH + DONE 

15. IT IS SAID THAT (Passive) 

16. TOO and ENOUGH 

17. SO and SUCH 

18. LINKING WORDS (2) 

19. LINKING WORDS (3) 

20. PHRASAL VERBS 

21. ADJECTIVES (Word Order) 

22. 2nd-term-revision-for-upper-secondary 

PaSSivE ReVieW for Upper-Secondary Students

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If you need to practise more, you can click on the following links, download all worksheets easily. I hope these exercises help you improve!!! Sure!!! ;)

1. 100 sentences to transform into Passive 

2. All Types of Passive for Upper-Secondary

3. Self-Study PASSIVE (Bachillerato 1)

4. inglesloscerros.wikispaces.com/file/view/Passive

5. inglesloscerros.wikispaces.com/file/view/Passive 2

6. http://www.diegodesiloe.com.IMPERSONAL PASSIVE

Final Exam (REPHRASING SENTENCES FOR UPPER-SECONDARY STUDENTS)

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If you need to revise Conditionals, Reported Speech, Passive, Modals, ... here you are 63 sentences to REPHRASE them. Take a look, it's truly useful!

Final Exam

Passive (with 1 or 2 Objects, with Reporting Verbs) - post 10

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Here you are a new practical document, it's very simple, click and download it.
I hope you'll find it useful ;)

PASSIVE (With 1 or 2 Objects, Reporting Verbs)

Have / Get +SoMeTHinG + DoNe (Passive post 9)

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If you need some extra exercises to review HAVE / GET + STH + DONE, look at this useful post, and then, just click on the following links. There are key answers.

http://www.autoenglish.org/modalverbs/gr.havedone.pdf

http://www.eoioviedo.org/anacarmen/passive/causative%20verbs.pdf

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1759

Have Something Done PASSIVE VOICE GRAMMAR

Passive (post 8)

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If you need to practise PASSIVE, take a look and print the following practical documents.

Passive (1 or 2 Objects)

1 Bat. The Passive

PASSIVE "It is said that..."

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If you need to practise the PASSIVE OF REPORTING VERBS, just click on the following links, look at the structures, do those exercises and see the key below. It can be really functional and useful for you.

* http://www.eoioviedo.org/anacarmen/passive/Passive.pdf
* http://elpicacho.wikispaces.com/file/view/Passive+voive.pdf (interesting, all types of Passive)
* www.colegiofuentelarreyna.org/niveles/.../Impersonal_Passive.doc

Passive (6) ... more sentences with key answers

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If you need to keep on practising Passive sentences, you can do and correct yourselves the following ones, ok?

1. My grandfather always read my brother and me many tales when we were children.
My borhter and I were always read many tales by my grandfather when we were children.

2. All the teachers should encourage their pupils.
Their pupils should be encouraged by all the teachers.
3. All the pupils should follow their teachers’ pieces of advice.
Their teachers' pieces of advice should be followed by all the pupils.
4. He proposed me a new job last week.
I was proposed a new job last week.
5. They are announcing the public opinion a new method to reduce expenses.
The public opinion is being announced a new method to reduce expenses.
6. The scientists are going to discover a new aspirin quickly.
A new aspirin is going to be discovered by the scientists quickly.
7. The prime minister couldn’t see the disaster.
The disaster couldn't be seen by the prime minister.
8. My mother suggested me to buy this beautiful dress.
I was suggested by my mother to buy this beautiful dress.
9. She is showing the students all the rooms of the museum.
The students are showed all the rooms of the museum.
10. My friend has recommended them that romantic novel.
They have been recommended that romantic novel by my friend.
11. She didn’t invite all of us to her party.
All of us weren't invited to her party.
12. She declared us the impossibility to go to her party.
We were declared the impossibility to go to her party.
13. We can see many aeroplanes in Málaga.
Many aeroplanes can be seen in Malaga.
14. Mr Dido would teach Richard to sing opera.
Richard would be taught to sing opera by Mr Dido.
15. The company is requiring the employees their effort and support at that moment.
The employees are being required their effort and support by the company at the moment.
16. He anticipated their colleagues his decision.
Their colleagues were anticipated his decision.
17. I had to take the children to the swimming-pool last Saturday.
The children had to be taken to the swimming-pool (by me) last Saturday.
18. We are going to bring Ann a birthday present.
Ann is going to be brought a birthday present.
19. We are taking that actress a lot of photos on the beach now.
That actress is being taken a lot of photos on the beach now.
20. They won’t describe me the situation.
I won't be described the situation.
21. We didn’t ask any signature to the famous football player.
The famous football player wasn't asked any signature.
22. That businessman is going to sell many refrigerators to the Eskimos.
The Eskimos are going to be sold many refrigerators by that businessman.
23. My mother will order us to tidy our bedroom.
We will be ordered to tidy our bedroom by my mother.
24. Ross didn't give her any sweet.

She wasn't given any sweet by Ross.

HAVE / GET SOMETHING DONE

Hi, Guys!,

Do you need more practise of HAVE / GET SOMETHING DONE? Well, apart from the exercises that I gave you in class, I have taken from these webs:

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/participles/exercises

and http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.havdon.p.htm,

the following exercises. If you want to do more exercises, you can find more through the internet and looking at the webs recommended in my blog, ok?

Nevertheless, I'm going to release the pattern, pay attention to the picture, please!

Complete the sentences using HAVE + STH + DONE

1.Yesterday, (I / cut / my hair) . Yesterday, I had my hair cut.
2.Every Friday, (Joe / wash / his car) . Everyday, Joe has his car washed.

3.Tomorrow, (she / repair / her shower) . Tomorrow, she will have her shower repaired.
4.Each Saturday, (we / deliver / a pizza) to our home.Each Saturday, we have a pizza delivered.
5.Last year, (Bob / clean / his house) by a charwoman. Last year, Bob had his house cleaned.
6.As Phil had a broken arm, (he / type / his texts) by his secretary. As Phil had a broken arm, he had his texts typed.
7.(I / pick up / the goods) tomorrow in the afternoon. I am going to have the goods picked up.
8.(we / redecorate / our walls) last summer. We had our walls redecorated last summer.
9.Whenever Clara is staying at this hotel, (she / carry / her bags) into her room. Whenever Clara is staying at this hotel, she has her bags carried into her room.
10.(we / organise / our last party) by professionals. We had our last party organised.

Fill the gaps with have and the verb in brackets in their correct forms.
1 We ___________ the roof ___________ last year. It cost us a packet. (repair)

HAD the roof REPAIRED
2 Anne ___________ her hair ___________ every Friday afternoon. (do) HAS her hair DONE

3 I ___________ the brakes ___________ three times a year. (check) HAVE the brakes CHECKED
4 The government ___________ the whole town ___________ yesterday. (evacuate) HAD the whole town EVACUATED
5 I ___________ my hard drive ___________ for a bigger one last week. (change) HAD my hard drive CHANGED
6 When did you last ___________ the airconditioning ___________ ? (service) HAVE the air conditioning SERVICED
7 You don't think Liv Tyler's beautiful?! You should ___________ your eyes ___________ . (test) HAVE your eyes TESTED
8 After the plague of fleas, the boss ___________ the office ___________ . (disinfect) HAD the office DISINFECTED
9 Your cat's coughing. You need to ___________ him ___________ for parasites. (treat) HAVE him TREATED
10 Daphne ___________ her legs ___________ once a fortnight. (do) HAS her legs DONE
11 I normally ___________ my suit dry ___________ before a wedding. (clean) HAVE my suit dry CLEANED
12 The headmaster ___________ all the lockers ___________ for the missing footballs yesterday. (search) HAD all the lockers SEARCHED
13 Have you ___________ your house ___________ ? (double-glaze) HAD your house DOUBLE-GLAZED
14 Have you ___________ that poster I bought you ___________ yet? (frame) HAD that poster that I bought FRAMED
15 The house is in chaos. We're ___________ a new kitchen ___________ in. (put) HAVING a new kitchen PUT

PASSIVE (4) Secondary and Upper-Secondary

Hi, Guys!,

Can you distinguish between the Active and Passive voice in English? Yes? ok, let me ask you to do the following activities... Here, you have to decide to write the sentences given in Active or Passive.

Write sentences in the active or passive. Use the correct tense.
1. Boys and girls / teach separately / in the past
Boy and girls were taught separately in the past.
2. Reports / usually send / to parents by post
Reports are usually sent to parents by post.
3. The Prime Minister / attend / my school from 1965-1972
The Prime Minister attended my school from 1965 to 1972.
4. The teacher / mark / the exams / at the moment
The teacher is marking the exams at the moment.
5. Football / must not play / near the Music Room at any time
Football mustn't be played near the Music Room at any time.
6. Lucy / always get / excellent marks in English
Lucy always gets excellent marks in English.
7. Changes to the educational system / announce / yesterday
Changes to educational system were announced yesterday.
8. Mobile phones / not allow / in school after next week
Mobile phones hadn't been allowed in school after next week.

Write sentences in the active or passive. Use the correct tense.
1. My new computer / steal / last week
My new computer was stolen last week.
2. Students / require / to attend all lectures
Students are required to attend all lectures.
3. The college gates / lock / every night at midnight
The college gates are locked every night at midnight.
4. The principal / announce / plans for a new library / yesterday
The principal announced plans for a new library yesterday.
5. Sandra / interview / by the examiner at the moment
Sandra is being interviewed by the examiner at the moment.
6. This novel / write / in the last century
This novel was written in the last century.
7. John / revise for / his French exam at the moment
John is revising for his French exam at the moment.

Passive (3) for Secondary and Upper-Secondary students

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Please, pay attention to the following picture, here you can find an example of passive with two objects! Take a look!

1. My parents and teachers should have given me more freedom.
I should have been given more freedom by my parents and teachers.
2. They allowed me to be more independent.
I was allowed to be more independent.
3. Many people send us a lot of postcards on holidays.
We are sent a lot of postcards on holidays.
4. The thief will kill all the policemen in the factory.
All the policemen will be killed by the thief in the factory.
5. We must treat our listeners with more respect.
Our listeners must be treated with more respect.
6. I’m interviewing a famous actor now.
A famous actor is being interviewied now.
7. He shouldn’t have insulted Mrs Hind.
Mrs Hind shouldn't have been insulted.
8. They interrupted her programme immediately.
Her programme was interrupted immediately.
9. They are always singing all the Beatles’ songs.
All the Beatles' songs are always being sung.
10. The painters painted all the walls very quickly.
All the walls are painted very quickly.
11. The company hadn’t paid us our salary.
We hadn't been paid our salary by the company.
12. I couldn’t spell my own surname when I was five.
My own surname couldn't be spelt when I was five.
13. All the students can speak English and French at school.
English and French can be spoken by all the students at school.
14. We are looking for antiques.
Antiques are being looked for.
15. Alfred Hitchcock directed that film many years ago.
That film was directed by Alfred Hitchcock many years ago.
16. People are destroying large areas of forest everyday.
Large areas of forest are being destroyed everyday.
17. Somebody has bought the land next to our house.
The land next to our house has been bought.
18. Someone had already reported the accident before I phoned.
The accident had already been reported before I phoned.
19. I hope they will have completed all the marking by tomorrow.
I hope all the marking will have been completed by tomorrow.
20. People are using the tennis court, so we couldn’t play.
The tennis court is being used, so we couldnpt play.
21. He introduced me to Andy García in Los Angeles last year.
I was introduced Andy García in Los Angles last year.

Passive sentences for Secondary and Upper-Secondary students

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As I told you in class, here you can find many sentences to transform them into Passive. Don't forget to check your answers below, ok?

If you need to review how to transform these sentences, you can see the following webpage: http://www.english-zone.com/verbs/pssvchrt.html

P A S S I V E (1 OBJECT)

1. Someone has chosen a winner in the fancy dress competition.
A winner has been chosen in the fancy dress competition.
2. My teacher is always telling funny stories.
Funny stories are always being told by my teacher.
3. They didn’t visit their family last Saturday.
Their family wasn't / weren't visited last Saturday.
4. Somebody may hide the keys.
The keys may be hidden.
5. Karen is looking for her keys.
Her keys are being looked by Karen.
6. Finally, Karen has found her keys.
Finally, her keys have been found by Karen.
7. My mother didn’t buy strawberries.
Strawberries weren't bought by my mother.
8. The children are eating some bars of chocolates.
Some bars of chocolate are being eaten by the children.
9. The suspicious man didn’t burn the house.
The house wasn't burnt / burned by the suspicious man.
10. Picasso didn’t paint The Gioconda.
The Gioconda wasn't painted by Picasso.
11. Leonardo da Vinci painted the Gioconda or the Mona Lisa.
The Gioconda or the Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo da Vinci.
12. Parents and children fly kites in the fields outside.
Kites are flown by parents and children in the fields outside.
13. In 1653, Pizarro discovered chocolate in America.
Chocolate was discovered by Pizarro in America in 1653.
14. Later, somebody invented bars and drinks of chocolate.
Bars and drinks of chocolate were invented later.
15. Someday, Henry will make a cake.

A cake will be made by Henry

16. My brother hasn’t locked the door.
The door hasn't been locked by my brother.
17. The machines can clean all the floor.
All the floor can be cleaned by the machines.
18. They mustn’t wash the dishes.
The machines mustn't be washed.
19. He is sweeping the kitchen now.
The kitchen is being swept now.
20. The mechanics have repaired my car.
My car has been repaired by the mechanics.
21. You can add salt to the salad.
Salt can be added to the salad.
22. You must stir the soup.
The soup must be stirred.
23. The inventor was checking the machines.
The machines were being checked.
24. They won’t paint the walls of their house.
The walls of their house won't be painted.
25. The students must finish all these sentences.

All these sentences must be finished by the students.

PASSIVE (I) ESO

Hi, Guys!,

Do you need to practise Passive? Well, here you are just 25 sentences and the key answer! These are Present and Past Simple Passive.

Next week, I'm going to release more exercises related to Passive, ok?

Ready, Steady, GO!!!

Write the following sentences in Passive:

1. The architect designs houses. Houses are designed by the architect.
2. The students don’t write a letter. A letter isn't written by the students.
3. Susan reads many romantic novels. Many romantic novels are read by Susan.
4. My boss offered a good salary. A good salary was offered by my boss.
5. The tourist guide showed the monuments. The monuments were showed by the tourist guide.
6. My firends organised a party. A party was organised by my friends.
7. This year my father doesn’t decorate the fountain. The fountain isn't decorated by my father this year.
8. They didn’t organise a competition every year. A competition wasn't organised every year.
9. My mother makes delicious cakes. Delicious cakes are made by my mother.
10. Ross invented a comfortable chair. A comfortable chair was invented by Ross.
11. The farmer didn’t plant new plants in his country. New plants weren't planted by the farmer in his country.
12. The local authorities give many prizes for the championship. Many prizes ... are given by the local authorities.
13. Tom and Louise don’t take many pictures. Many pictures aren't made by Tom and Louise.
14. They don’t usually do their homework. Their homework aren't usually done.
15. She paints a portray very well. A portray is painted very well.
16. The policemen didn’t find the thief yesterday. The thief wasn't found by the policemen yesterday.
17. I finish my project. My project is finished.
18. You don’t usually open that door. That door isn't usually opened.
19. They tidy their bedroom everyday. Their bedroom is tidied everyday.
20. My father hangs a new painting in the living room. A new painting is hung by my father in the living-room.
21. Rosa sings a new song. A new song is sung by Rosa.
22. David doesn’t record a new album. A new album isn't recorded.
23. They didn’t sell a lot of records. A lot of records weren't sold.
24. The little boy rings the bell every seventeen minutes. The bell is rung by the little boy every seventeen min.
25. We painted the wall blue. The wall was painted blue.