1. .
a) was being built
b) has been built
c) was built
2. .
a) is being built
b) is building
c) is built
3. ( ) .
a) had been explained
b) was explained
c) has been explained
4. , .
a) was built
b) has been built
c) had been built
5. .
a) are being examined
b) is examined
c) are examined
6. , , .
a) was explained
b) had been explained
c) was being explained
7. .
a) are watered
b) have been watered
c) were watered
8. .
a) are being made
b) have been made
c) are made
9. .
a) has never been shown
b) was never shown
c) had never been shown
10. .
a) will be repaired
b) will have been repaired
c) is being repaired
11. .
a) are typed
b) are being typed
c) have been typed
12. .
a) were not invited
b) had not been invited
c) have not been invited
13. .
a) will be informed
b) will have been informed
c) are informed
14. , .
a) had been interrupted
b) was interrupted
c) has been interrupted
15. .
a) was being covered
b) was covered
c) had been covered
Ex. 4. Change the sentences from active to passive. Include the "by-phrase" only if necessary.
1. Bob Smith built that house. That house was built by Bob Smith. 2. Someone built this house in 1904. This house was built in 1904. (by someone = unnecessary) 3. People grow rice in India. 4. People speak Spanish in Venezuela. 5. Do people speak Spanish in Peru? 6. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. 7. When did someone invent the wheel? 8. People sell hammers at a hardware store. 9. People use hammers to pound nails. 10. The president has cancelled the meeting. 11. Someone has cancelled the soccer game. 12. Someone will list my name in the new telephone directory. 13. Someone serves beer and wine at that restaurant. 14. Something confused me in class yesterday. 15. Something embarrassed me yesterday. 16. Someone has changed the name of this street from Bay Avenue to Martin Luther King Way. 17. Someone filmed many of the Tarzan movies in the rain forest in Puerto Rico. 18. My uncle will meet you at the airport. 19. Lightning didn't cause the fire. 20. Mr Snow hasn't taught that course since 1990. 21. The best chess player will win the match. 22. A special committee is going to settle the dispute. 23. Did the army surround the enemy? 24. The Persians invented windmills around 1 500 years ago. 25. No one will collect the garbage tomorrow. 26. People spell "writing" with one "t". 27. People spell "written" with two "t's." 28. The University of Minnesota has accepted me. 29. People held the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. 30. No one delivers the mail on holidays. 31. My grandmother made that table. 32. Did my directions confuse you? 33. A maid will clean our hotel room. 34. A doctor has examined the sick child. 35. The police arrested James Swan. 36. The news will amaze you. 37. The news will shock Steve. 38. Did Johnny break the window? 39. They are fixing my car today. 40. Look! Someone is feeding the seals. 41. People didn't build Rome in a day. 42. Someone cut down that tree last week. 43. Sally made that pie. 44. Someone is considering Jack for that job. 45. Three continents surround the Mediterranean Sea. 46. Where do they file that information? 47. Before we arrived, someone had chained the dog to the fence in the backyard. 48. Did the noise from the neighbour's apartment annoy you last night? 49. Do they make those tractors in this country, or do they import them? 50. They will not provide pencils at the test, so please bring your own. 51. Someone has offered Mike the opportunity to study abroad. 52. When I was living in Kuwait, my neighbour taught me Arabic. 53. Someone awarded Jason a medal for distinguished service in the military. 54. The real estate office will send you a copy of the sales contract. 55. Someone handed me a telegram when I opened the door.
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