viernes, 2 de marzo de 2012


Write passive sentences in Simple Past.

1.the test/write= the test were by write.
2.the table/set= the table was by set.
3.the cat/feed= the cat was feed.
4.the lights/switch on= the lights were switched on.
5. the house/build= the house was baild´t.
6.dinner/serve= dinner was served.
7.this computer/sell/no= this computer was not soldn´t.
8.the car/stop/not= the car was not stopped.
9.the tables/clean/not= the tables were not cleaned.
10.the children/pick up/not= the children were not picked up.


Exercise on Passive Voice- Simple Past

Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.
1.She sang a song.- A song was sung by her.
2.Somebody hit me.-I was hit by somebody.
3.We stopped the bus.-The bus was stopped us.
4.A thief stole my car.-My car was stoped by athief.
5.They didn´t lef him go.-Him was not let go by thein.
6.She did´t win the prize.-The prize was not wan by her.
7.They didn´t make their beds.-Their beds were not made by them.
8.I did not tell them.-They were not tould by me.
9.Did you tell them?.-Were they tould by you?
10.Did he send the letter?.-Was the letter send by him?


Exercise on Passive Voice- Past Progressive


Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

1.We were talking about Francis.-Francis was being talked about by us.
2.He was playing the guitar.-The guitar was being played by him.
3.She was watching a film.-A film was being watched by her.
4.I was repairing their bikes.-Their bikes were being repaired by me.
5.They were not eating dinner.-Dinner was not being eaten by them.
6.We were not painting the gate.-The gate was not being painted by us.
7.You were not driving him home.-He was not being driver home by you.
8.He was not feeding the dogs.-The dogs were not being fed by him.
9.Was she reading these lines?.-Were these lines being read by her?.
10.Were they carrying bags?.-Were dags being carried by them?.

Write the TAG QUESTIONS in the space.




1).You are an accountant,aren´t you
2).You aren´t tired, are you
3).He iss sick, isn´t he.
4).She isn´t from Japan, is she.
5).They live in an apartament, don´t they.
6).They don´t like Meican food,do they.
7).He speaks Chinese, doen´t he.
8).She doesn´t live in that house, does she.
9).They called her, didn´t they.
10).She didn´t callhim, did she.
11).You have cleaned the house, have you.
12).They haven´t read the book, have they.
13).She has written the letter, hasn´t she.
14).He hasn´t exercised, has he.
15).They will finish the project, wan´t they.
16).She won´t do the homework, will she.
17).He´s bought a new car, hasn´t he.
18).They went to the party, didn´t they.
19).They´re nice people, aren´t they.
20).He likes Italian food, does he.

Añade las "Tag questions" adecuadas para las siguientes frases.


1).Tony gave her a present for her brithday,didn´t he?

2).There´s somo milk left,isn´t there?

3).Nobody would want a used car,would they?

4).Your parents are visiting us next week,aren´t they?

5).She´s been acting funny this week, aren´t they?

6).Everybody´s here, arenñt they?

7).Let´s forget about it, shall we?

8).Sit down,will you?

9).She hardly spoke,did she?

10).They should have arrived by now, shouln´t they?


EXERCISE PUT A QUESTION TAG ON THE END OF EACH SENTENSE

Example: Tom won´t be late, will he? / They were very angry,weren´t they?



1). Ann is on vacation, isn´t seh??

2). You weren´t listening to me, were you?

3). Sue doesn´t llke onions, does you?

4). Jack applied for his new job,didn´t he?

5). You have a camera, don´t you?

6). You can type well, can´t you?

7). He won´t mind if I leve early, will he?

8). Tom could help you with the work, could´n be?

9). There are a lot of people here , aren´t there?

10). Let´s have dinner at 8:30, shall we?

11). This movie isn´t very interestin, is it?

12). I´m too fat, im not?

13). You wouldn´t tell anyone,would you?

14). I shouldn´t have gotten angry, should I?

15). They had to go home, didn´t they?

16). He´d never seen you before,had he?

Execise on Passive Voice- Present Progressive. Rewrite the sentences in passive voice



1). Sheila is drinking a cup of tea.= A cup of tea is being drunk by Shelia.
2). My father is washing the car.= The car is being washend by my father.
3). Farmer Joe is milking the cows.= The cows are being milkend by farmer Joe.
4). She is talking a picture of him.= A picture of him is being takenf by her.
5). I am writing a poem.= A poem is being writend by Me.
6). We are not playing football.= Football is not being playend.
7). He is not wearing a tie.= Tie is not being worn by him.
8). Is she preparing the party?.= Is the party being preparedg by her?.
9). Are they talking about the meeting?.= Is the meeting being talkend adout them?.
10). Is she watering the flowers?.= Is the flowers being wateren´d by her?.

Test your knowledge on grammar - English tenses (active and passive voice). After submitting yours anwers, you will see how well you have donde in the text.


1) In the year 122 AD, the Roman Emperor Hadrian (visit) VISITED his provinces in Britain.
2) On his visit, the Roman soldiers (tell) TOLD him that Pictish tribes from Britain´s north (attack)ATTACKED them.
3) So Hadrian (give) GAVE the order to build a protective wall across one of the narrowest parts of the country.
4) After 6 years of hard work, the Wall(finish) FINISHED in 128.
5) It (be) was 117 kilometers long and about 4 meters high.
6) The Wall (guard) WAS GUARDED by 15,000 Roman soldiers.
7) Every 8 kilometers there(be) WAS a large fort in which up to 1,000 soldiers(find) FOND shelter.
8) The soldiers(watch) WATCHED over the frontier to the north and(check) CHECKED the people who (want)WANTED to enter or leave Roman Britain.
9) In order to pass through the wall, people (must go) HAD GO to one of the small forts that(serve) SERVED as gateways.
10) Those forts (call) WERE CALED mile castles because the distance from one fort to another (be) WAS one Roman mile (about 1,500 meters).
11) Between the mile castles there(be) WERE two turrets from which the soldiers(guard) GUARDED the Wall.
12) If the Wall(attack) ATTACKED by enemies, the soldiers at the turrets(run) RAN to the nearest mile castle for help or(light) ID a fire that(can/see)COULD BE SEE by the soldiers in the mile castle.
13) In 383 Hadrian´s Wall (abandon)WAS ABANDONED.
14) Today Hadrian´s Wall(br)IS the most popular tourist attraction in northern England.
15) In 1987, it (become)BECAME a UNESCO World Heritage Site.



Passive Voice - Simple Present

Rewrite the sentences in passive voice

1.- He opens the door
The door is opened by him

2.- We set the table
The table is set by us

3.- She pays a lot of money
A lot of money is paid by her

4.- I draw a picture
A picture is draw by me

5.- They wear blue shoes
Blue shoes are worn by them

6.- They don't help you
You are not helped by them

7.- He doesn't open the book
The book is not opened by him

8.- You do not write the letter
The letter is not written by you

9.- Does your mum pick you up?
Are you picked up by your mum?

10.- Does the police officer catch the thief?
Is the thief caught by the police officer