Сборник упражнений и тестов по английскому языку на тему Пассивный залог

Passive Voice
Put the verbs in brackets into the appropriate passive form
The conference was over after the final conclusions __________ (draw).
Look at this beautiful lace! Where __________ it __________ (make)?
The report __________ (give) next Saturday.
What’s going on in your house? __________ it __________ (occupy) by some party goers?
The old oak tree __________ (knock) down in the heavy storm yesterday.
Jane is not here. She __________ (take) to hospital.
I have decided it. I __________ (prepare) well for the final exam next week.
It is such an interesting poster! Who __________ it __________ (create) by?
They __________ (humiliate) in public for more than two hours before the police finally arrived.
I __________ (tell) the whole story. That’s why I can’t judge them.
He must __________ (support) by very powerful people during his last campaign.
A lot of paintings __________ (steal) last summer, but luckily they have all been found.
Who __________The Titanic __________ (direct) by?
I have forgotten to do it, but I promise, it __________ (do) in a minute.
This coat can’t __________ (wash) in a washing machine.
_________________ (injure) in a car accident, she never wanted to drive again.
This project has got ______________ (finish) before the end of the month.
She loves ___________ (take) to a restaurant.
I'm not wearing my black shoes today. They ______(mend).
This copy_______ (not read). The pages ________(not cut).
Why the car _______(not lock) or _______(put) into the garage?
The damaged ship______ (tow) into harbour when the towline broke.
This room______ (use) only on special occasions.
Bicycles must not ______(leave) in the hall.
He was taken to hospital this afternoon, and_____ (operate on) tomorrow morning.
It was a lonely road, and the girl was afraid; she thought she _______(follow).
The paintings ______(exhibit) till the end of the month.
The little girl is the only child in the family, and she ______(spoil) by her parents.
Normally this street____ (sweep) every day, but it_______ (not sweep) yesterday.
It was very cold yesterday afternoon, but we couldn't light a fire in the sitting-room; the chimney ______(sweep).
This purse_______ (to leave) in a classroom yesterday, it ______(find) by the cleaner.
Thousands of new houses _______(build) every year.
When I saw the car, it________ (drive) at over 50 miles an hour.
This room______ (not use) for ages.
The children are very excited this morning. They______ (take) to the circus this afternoon.
My keys ______(return) to me; they_______ (pick up) in the street.
Dogs must _______(keep) on leads in the gardens.
Dictionaries may not _________(use) at the examinations.

Complete these sentences with a passive form
I
The policeman stopped Peter.
Peter _______________________________________________________________
Millions of people watched the rock concert.
The rock concert______________________________________________________
The workers will repair our bathrooms at the end of this week.
Our bathrooms_______________________________________________________
They’ve elected a new Prime Minister.
A new Prime Minister_________________________________________________
The government is rebuilding the old hospital.
The old hospital______________________________________________________
The engineers have closed the motorway.
The motorway_______________________________________________________
Our students write interesting articles for the school newspaper.
Interesting articles____________________________________________________
Someone stole my laptop.
My laptop __________________________________________________________
The Portuguese team won the cup.
The cup____________________________________________________________
10. The waiter in a red coat served dinner.
Dinner_____________________________________________________________
11. The authorities have closed the school.
The school__________________________________________________________
12. Millions of people speak English all over the world.
English_____________________________________________________________
13. The girls left the gym equipment in the playground.
The gym equipment___________________________________________________
14. The burglars broke into the office last weekend.
The office___________________________________________________________
15. The headmaster will punish the students who missed classes.
The students_________________________________________________________
II
1. Someone will meet you at the station.
2. They take the food to the ports in lorries.
3. They are discussing the matter at the moment.
4. They have mentioned the subject several times before.
5. Someone stole a lot of money.
6. They will send the clothes to your hotel.
7. They made an enormous number of sandwiches.
8. Someone is repairing the damage.
9. They have made a number of complaints.
10. They will wash your clothes and return them to your room.
11. She showed the visitors the new baby.
12. Someone asked the student a very difficult question.
13. They told her to be quick.
14. Someone told the students to wait outside.
15. Mum promised me a bike if I passed my examination.
16. He gave her a box of chocolates for her birthday.
17. They gave me ten pence change at the shop.
18. She promised him a book.
19. A car run over our dog.
20. A friend told me the news this morning.
21. Somebody must finish the work.
22. People play football all over the world.
23. A guide pointed out the pyramids to me.
24. Somebody has left the gate open.
25. Somebody must do something for these poor men.
26. She fell into the water because somebody pushed her.
27. They carried her into the house.
28. They showed me a beautiful drawing.
29. Nobody has answered my question properly.
30. They didn´t tell me the truth about the situation.
31. Nobody can repair this broken vase.
32. What questions did the examiner ask?
33. Nobody has made any mistakes.
34. You must work for success.
35. They promise us higher wages.
36. Somebody will tell you what time the train leaves.
37. Someone ordered the prisoners to stand up.
38. Someone recommended me to another doctor.
39. Someone taught him French and gave him a dictionary.
40. They will allow each boy a second plate of ice cream.
41. When we first met, they had already offered me a job at the bank.
42. Someone will read you another chapter next time.
43. They requested the stranger to wait outside.
44. This is the third time they have written to us about this.
45. They still deny women the right to vote in some countries.
46. They have made my uncle a captain.
47. The others told the new students where to sit.
48. Someone is showing Sara how to bath a baby.
49. People ought not to speak about such things in public.
50. The wind blew his hat down the street.
51. They will take her to hospital tomorrow.
52. The police gave me 5 pounds reward.
53. An unseen hand opened the window.
54. They will send Thomas to prison.
55. People should make lessons more interesting for people.
56. Somebody left the light on all night.
57. No one can answer your question.
58. Somebody has spilt tea all over the tablecloth.
59. Has anyone mended that chair yet?
60. Nobody has ever spoken to me like that before.
61. A friend lent me his book.
62. I have sharpened the knives.
63. The same man mended your shoes.
64. They built two new houses last year.
65. They sent letters of thanks to all their friends.
66. We ate up all the biscuits yesterday.
67. People were carrying the chairs out into the garden.
68. His friends gave him a cake for his birthday.
69. They took photographs after the ceremony.
70. I hate people looking at me.
71. The police ought to put you in prison.
72. They turned my offer down.
73. This is a good idea, but one cannot carry it out in practice.
74. People won´t speak to me as if I were a child.
75. Someone has eaten all the food in the house.
76. Millions of people have bought today’s special edition.
77. They will open a new online shop this week.
78. My students have written some of the best essays.
79. Everybody can visit the exhibition from 9 am to 4 pm.
80. Hundreds of millions of people use social networks.
81. We will finish the work by noon.
82. He didn’t pay the bill on time.
83. They have pulled down the old cinema.
84. People were thinking about all possibilities.
85. They build that house on sandy soil.
86. The government must deal with the problem of unemployment.
87. The student’s parents have closed the school.
88. The doctor ordered me to take some rest.
89. They hadn’t made any plans.
90. The central Hospital staff are treating the victims of the accident.
91. Не stole a lot of money from the shop.
92. By six o'clock they had finished the work.
93. By three o'clock the workers had loaded the trucks.
94. We send our daughter to rest in the south every year.
95. They will show this film on TV.
96. They are building a new concert hall in our street.
97. I bought potatoes yesterday.
98. We shall bring the books tomorrow.
99. Has anybody explained the rules of the game to you?
Rewrite the sentences in Passive. Do it in two ways when possible.
They have offered me a voluntary job.
We should send the letter to the government.
They pay him a good salary.
We can lend her our research work on global warming.
They told me those young activists are British.
We gave the young activists food and money.
He is telling the students a sad story.
They have asked them difficult questions.
She brought me a beautiful present from Ireland.
Has anybody shown you the photographs?
Somebody will pay you to do the work.
We don’t let people feed the animals in zoos.
They have never made me do anything like that.
14. They gave my little sister a ticket.
15. People will show the visitors the new buildings.
16. They will ask us several questions.
Rewrite the sentences in Passive. Use a prepositional phrase whenever necessary.
You can recycle household and garden waste.
Special panels collect the energy from the sun.
Pipes brought water to the house of drinking.
A big container is collecting rainwater.
They recycle the water.
They have recycled waste paper.
A pipe was carrying the gas to a power station.
A power station will produce electricity.
The government should encourage recycling.
The Greens had collected lots of materials for recycling.
They have never dumped rubbish in the sea or rivers.
Many people use recycled products.
They catch a lot of fish in this area.
Someone has cleaned the pavement.
They say the temperature will rise significantly in this century.
They hope to save some endangered species from extinction.
They believe mass tourism degrades habitats and landscapes.
18. They’ve decided to hold a meeting very soon.
19. We thought about our friend all the time.
20. The doctor will operate on him in a week.
21.The teacher sent for the pupil's parents.
22. They looked for the newspaper everywhere.
23. Nobody slept in the bed.
24.The neighbour asked for the telegram.
25. Everybody listened to the lecturer with great attention.
26. The senior students laughed at the freshman.
27. The group spoke to the headmistress yesterday.
28. The young mothers looked after their babies with great care.
29. Nobody lived in that old house.
30. They sent for Jim and told him to prepare a report on that subject.
31. People will laugh at you if you wear that silly hat.
Active or passive?Much attention is devoted /devotes to the development of this science.
The architect was built / built many beautiful bridges in town.
They study/are studied the properties of this material.
He influenced / was influenced by his friends.
He reconstructed/was reconstructed an old church in our town.
He was caught/caught by police yesterday.
The manager gave/was given an interesting work by the President.
8. A beautiful cathedral built/was built in our town in the 11 century.
Canals link/are linked many rivers in Great Britain.
The book consists/is consisted of 4 parts.
William the Conqueror defeated/was defeated King of England and built/was built an abbey near the place of battle.
The first Olympic games held/were held in Greece in 777 B.C.
At the station they will meet/be met by a man from the travel bureau.
She will meet/be met them in the hall upstairs.
The porter will bring/be brought your luggage to your room.
Your luggage will bring/ be brought up in the lift.
16. Her idea took / was taken for granted.
17.The wind has broken / has been broken their glass door.
18.Italian speaks / is spoken in Switzerland.
19. His book is reading / is being read at the moment in the high society circles.
20.Da Vinci had painted / had been painted Mona Lisa before some of his other famous paintings.
21. Anna Karenina was writing / was written by Tolstoy.
22. The prize will give / will be given to her by the president.23. We are going to leave / be left alone by our teachers if we change our attitude.
24. Why can’t you tell / be told me the truth?
25. Their brother has employed / has been employed for six years.
26. He gave / was given a present to her.
27. She gave / was given this present for her wedding anniversary.
28. My bike runs / is run very fast.
29. He knocked down / was knocked down by a bike yesterday.
30. Her house ruined / was ruined in the fire.
31. I don't know anything about building. I will have built my house / will have my house built.
32. Although she is a professional cook, she has all her cakes made / makes all the cakes.
33. She is a hair-dresser, so she has had her new hair-style done / has done her new hair-style.
34. I didn't go to the post office. I had all the letters sent by my secretary / had sent all the letters.
35. Our son had his bike repaired / repaired his bike. We are so proud of him.

Make the following sentences active
Were you told to show your luggage?
Our conversation is being recorded by the police.
The cake will have been taken out of the oven by lunch time.
We are going to be given the handouts by the lecturer.
The word “Croatian” should be written with a capital letter.
Our flight has just been announced.
Opals are mined for in Australia.
The drinks were being served by a handsome bartender.
Several students had been punished by that teacher before the parents were warned about the problem by the authorities.
The essays are to be handed in at the end of the week.
Translate into Russian using Passive
1. Ее отправили в больницу два дня назад.
2. Вчера нас послали в лабораторию.
3. Это сочинение было написано на прошлой неделе.
4. Эту книгу взяли из библиотеки только вчера.
5. Этих трех студентов спросили два дня тому назад.
6. Вас экзаменовали утром?
7. Эта мышь была поймана ночью.
8. Телеграмму послали поздно вечером, и он получит ее только утром.
9. Эту статью должна прочитать вся группа.
10. Это yпражнение можно написать карандашом.
11. Все ваши сочинения будут возвращены на будущей неделе.
12. Это письмо можно написать на одном листе.
13. На этой фабрике делают очень красивые сумки.
14. Письма туда можно посылать только летом, а телеграммы круглый год.
15. Мою подругу каждый год посылают за границу.
Test 1
Variant 1
1.Замените действительный залог страдательным
An actor killed President Lincoln.________________________________________________________
Alexander Bell invented the telephone in 1876._____________________________________________
The Chinese invented paper.____________________________________________________________
They invented photography in the 1840s.___________________________________________________
The French government gave the Statue of Liberty to the American people.________________________
_________________________________________________________________
2.Выберете правильный вариант.
My car … last night.
Was damaged b) damaged c) has been damaged
The machines … in Scotland.
a)made b) is made c) are made
The money … at the bank.
Are changed b) changed c) is changed
The children … some food.
Will give b) were gave c) were given
Several people … in an accident last night.
Has been hurt b) were hurt c) were hurted
The garages …every day.
Are cleaned b) were clean c) cleaned
This computer … to several countries.
Is exported b) is export c) exported
Variant 2
1.Замените действительный залог страдательным
1. Shah Jahan built The Taj Mahal for his wife who died in 1631.______________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
2.They make Volkswagen cars in Germany._______________________________________________
3.Columbus discovered America.________________________________________________________
4.Fleming discovered penicillin._________________________________________________________
5. They talked much about that problem.__________________________________________________
2.Выберете правильный вариант.
1.The office … at 9 o`clock.
Have been opened b) was opened c) opened
2.All the students … to the party.
Were being invited b) have been invited c) invited
3.He … not to be late again.
Is told b) was told c) were told
4.The machinery … .
Wasn`t damaged b) haven`t damaged c) isn`t damaged
5.The flowers … in a warm sunny place.
Should kept b)should be kept c) be kept
6. Students … not to talk during the test.
Are expected b)have been expected c) has been expected
7.The water level … every week.
a) Is check b) is being checked c) is checked
Test 2
Variant 1
I. Active or passive? Choose the correct verb form.
The book (wrote/was written) by Hardy.
Four people (have killed/have been killed) in a train crash.
A famous architect (was built/built) the bridge.
The house (bought/was bought) by a pop star.
Local police (have been arrested/have arrested) the bank robber.
II. Write these sentences in the passive.
6. She doesn't invite me to her dinner parties.
7. The teacher sent for the pupil's parents.
8. I don't think they will have done this work by the end of the week.
9. Will snow cover the fields in winter?
10. They are building a bridge over the river now.
III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive form.
11. When the telephone (invent)?
12. I can't give you these articles. They (translate) now.
13. The letter (not write) tomorrow.
14. English (speak) all over the world.
15. She showed me the picture that (painted) by her husband.
IV. Active or passive? Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
16. The man next door (disappear) six month ago. Nobody (see) him since then.17. The room looked nice. It (clean).18. There's somebody walking behind us. I think we (follow).
19. A mystery is something that can't (explain).
20. I'm sure that by the time we come to the theatre, all the tickets already (sell).
Variant 2
I. Active or passive? Choose the correct verb form.
1. I (arrived/was arrived) last Friday.
2. The room (will clean/will be cleaned) later.
3. "Did you go to the party?" "No, I (didn't invite/ wasn't invited)."
4. It's a big company. It (is employed/employs) two hundred people.5. Tom (has lost/has been lost) his key.
II. Write these sentences in the passive.
6. Nobody slept in the bed.
7. The pupils always laugh at this boy.
8. "Has the secretary typed the letters?" "No, she is typing them now."
9. When I came home they had eaten the sweets.
10. The children were playing tennis from four till five.
III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive form.
11. My dress is clean now. It (wash).12. All the questions on the paper must (answer).
13. These houses (built) in 1500.
14. Tomorrow by 3 o'clock everything (prepare).
15. Rugby (play) since 1845.
IV. Active or passive? Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
16. While I was on holiday, my camera (steal) from my hotel room.
17. Look! A new hospital (built) near the airport.
18. Where these photographs (take)? In London? You (take) them?
19. Two people (arrest) last night.
20. The computer broke down yesterday, but now it's OK. It (work) again. It (repair).Variant 3
I. Active or passive? Choose the correct verb form.
1. Many accidents (caused/are caused) by dangerous driving.
2. A cinema is a place where films (show/are shown).
3. People (aren't used/don't use) this road very often.
4. This house (built/was built) in 1930.
5. This situation is serious. Something must (do/be done) before it's too late.
II. Write these sentences in the passive.
6. Everybody listened to the teacher with great attention.
7. Do they sell milk in this shop?
8. We shall not insist on strict discipline.
9. By 6 o'clock he had finished the composition.
We were looking at the teacher with great surprise.
III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive form.
My house (paint) the whole day yesterday.
Flowers usually (sell) in the streets.
This film (discuss) at the next lesson.
Your composition (write) yet?
15.1 couldn't use my hotel room because it (not clean) yet.
IV. Active or passive? Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
16. The park gates (lock) at 6.30 p.m. every evening.
17. The letter (post) a week ago and it (arrive) yesterday.
18. Ann couldn't use her office yesterday. It (redecorate) the whole day.19. At 10 o'clock tomorrow, Ann will be in her office. She (work) then.20. Ron's parents (die) when he was very young. He and his sister (bring up) by their grandparents.
Variant 4
I. Active or passive? Choose the correct verb form.
1. My car (has disappeared/has been disappeared).
2. Have you heard the news? The President (has shot/ has been shot)!
3. A new supermarket (will be built/will built) next year.
4. (in a shop) "Can I help you, madam?" "No, thank you. I (am serving/am being served)."
5. When I came t6 the party, John (had already been gone/had already gone) home.
II. Write these sentences in the passive.
6. They haven't told her the truth.
7. The students are translating this article now.
8. She looks after the patients well.
9. They did not wait for me.
10. We shall finish this work in time.
III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive form.
11. It was very dark. Nothing could (see).
12. What usually (make) from milk?
13. I'm sure that the invitation (receive) by next Sunday.
14. Wait a little! Your question (discuss) now.
15. The UK (wash) by the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea.
IV. Active or passive? Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
16. The computer (use) at the moment.
17. Your house looks different. You (paint) it?
18. Water (cover) most of the Earth's surface.
19. Most of the Earth's surface (cover) by water.
20. When we got to the stadium, we found that the game (cancel). So we couldn't see the match.