ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
4º E.S.O.
PASSIVE ACTIVITIES - KEY
A) Rewrite these sentences putting the verbs in the passive.
1. My car / damage / last night.
My car was damaged last night.
2. Several people / hurt / in an accident last night.
Several people were hurt in an accident last night.
3. These machines / make / in Scotland.
These machines are/were made in Scotland.
4. The President / kill / last night.
The President was killed last night.
5. The money / change into dollars / at the bank.
The money is/was changed into dollars at the bank.
6. Cheese / make / from milk.
Cheese is made from milk.
7. The house / paint / every year.
The house is painted every year.
B) Rewrite these sentences in the passive from.
1. Someone broke this mirror last night.
This mirror was broken last night.
2. Someone washes the towels in the hotel every day.
The towels are washed in the hotel every day.
3. They built the house ten years ago.
The house was built ten years ago.
4. They grow this fruit in very hot countries.
This fruit is grown in very hot countries.
5. They pay the office workers weekly.
The office workers are paid weekly.
6. She bought all that cheese in France.
All that cheese was bought in France.
7. Someone found Emily’s bike in the river.
Emily’s bike was found in the river.
8. Someone visits most of the patients once a day.
Most of the patients are visited once a day.
9. Someone cleans this car every week.
This car is cleaned every week.
10. They play a lot of sports on the beach.
A lot of sports are played on the beach.
11. Someone stole all my best jewellery.
All my best jewellery was stolen.
12. Someone watches the museum twenty-four hours a day.
The museum is watched twenty-four hours a day.
