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Irregular Past Participles crossword worksheet

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Passive voice online worksheet for INTERMEDIATE. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf.

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A Genially by N. Michiels, A.R.Ath

Time for super grammar!

start

The passive voice

Let's have a look at the first point: the active voice!

index

Exercise 4

Exercise 3

Exercise 2

4. From active to Passive sentences

5. All the tenses

Exercise 1

3. comparing active and passive

2. passive voice

1. active voice

time adverbial

Next

object

verb

subject

This sentence is in the active voice. Click on each word group to discover its function in the sentence.

Look at this sentence:

Gustave Eiffel built the Eiffel tower in 1881.

01

time adverbial

verb

subject

agent

Next

This sentence is in the passive. Click on each word group to discover its function in the sentence.

Look at this sentence:

This tower was built by Gustave Eiffel in 1881.

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Next

If we know who did the action, we use an agent ("by the Joker"). If we don't know that, we don't mention the agent.

Example: The Metropolis bank was broken into yesterday evening, and $5 million was stolen.

Example: The Joker broke into the Metropolis bank yesterday evening and stole $5 million.

active voice

When we use an active verb, we say what the subject does.

When we use a passive verb, we say what happens to the subject.

Passive voice

Next

The Joker was stopped by Batman.

The Joker was stopped ...

The Joker ...

1. Find the object in the active sentence

2. This will become the subject of the passive sentence.

3. Use "be + past participle" to add the verb. Respect the tenses (here, "be" must be used in the past simple)

4. the subject of the active sentence becomes the agent in the passive sentence

Batman stopped the Joker.

Follow these steps

From active to passive

These computers were produced by Lenovo.

Lenovo produced these computers.

These computers are produced by Lenovo.

Lenovo produces these computers.

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04

Next

02

01

Past simple passive

Past simple active

Present simple passive

Present simple active

Tenses (1)

These computers were being produced by Lenovo.

Lenovo was producing these computers.

These computers are being produced by Lenovo.

Lenovo is producing these computers.

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Next

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06

05

Past continuous passive

Past continuous active

Present continuous passive

Present continuous active

Tenses (2)

These computers had been produced by Lenovo.

Lenovo had produced these computers.

These computers have been produced by Lenovo.

Lenovo has produced these computers.

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Next

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10

09

Past perfect simple passive

Past perfect simple active

Present perfect simple passive

Present perfect simple active

Tenses (3)

These computers must be produced by Lenovo.

Lenovo must produce these computers.

These computers will be produced by Lenovo.

Lenovo will produce these computers.

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14

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Modals in the passive voice

Modals in the active voice

Futur simple passive

Futur simple active

Tenses (4)

Well done!

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Try again...

No!

1) 200 people are employed by the company. 2) Somebody cleans this room every day. 3) The thief was finally arrested last week. 4) The ennemy will be defeated. 5) The White House was built in 1792. 6) I am tall and I have blond hair. 7) Many accidents are caused by careless driving. 8) We were woken up by a loud noise during the night. 9) The Harry Potter series, by J.K. Rowling, was a best seller. 10) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone was published in 1997.

check

Exercise 1

Do you recognise the passive voice? Tick only on the passive sentences!

Choose the correct proposition for each sentence.

Exercise 2

QUESTION 1 OF 5

These smartphones ..... in Hong Kong

didn't make

made

were made

RIGHTANSWER!

NEW SUPERPOWER!

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QUESTION 2 OF 5

The book ... by all the students.

was reading

has been read

were read

RIGHTANSWER!

NEW SUPERPOWER!

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QUESTION 3 OF 5

His office ... yesterday morning.

was cleaned

doesn't be cleaned

has been cleaned

RIGHTANSWER!

NEW SUPERPOWER!

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QUESTION 4 OF 5

How ... this word ...?

have... been translated

is...translated

was... translate

RIGHTANSWER!

NEW SUPERPOWER!

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QUESTION 5 OF 5

I can't print the homework for tomorrow as my printer ... for the moment.

has been repaired

is repairing

is being repaired

RIGHTANSWER!

NEW SUPERPOWER!

NEXT

WRONGANSWER!

TRY AGAIN?

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CONGRATULATIONS!

YOU HAVE Gathered ALL THE POWERS in this exercise!

Well done!

Next

Try again...

No!

1) In the USA, elections for president every four years.2) ... we by a lot of cars.3) ... it by trees.4) Most of the earth's surface by water.5) The situation is serious. Something before it is too late.6) I didn't realise that we !7) A new hospital near the airport.8) Look! My bike right now!9) When we got to the stadion, we found that the game 10) Our roof by a storm

1) In the USA, they hold elections for president every four years.2) Although we were driving fast, a lot of cars overtook us.3) You can't see the old house from the road: trees hide it.4) Water covers most of the earth's surface.5) The situation is serious. We must do something before it is too late!6) I didn't realise that somebody was recording us!7) They have built a new hospital near the airport.8) Look! Somebody is stealing my bike right now!9) When we got to the stadion, we found that they had cancelled the game.10) A storm damaged our roof last night.

Complete the missing verb in the right tense (do not use weak forms) so that the passive sentence has the same meaning as the active sentence.

check?

Exercise 3

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Explanation and exercises on the passive voice in English

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Reported speech interactive exercise for Intermediate

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1) 'I often have a big burger,' said Leilei. a) Leilei said (that) she often had a big burger. b) Leilei said (that) she often had had a big burger. c) Leilei said (that) she often has a big burger. 2) Hannah told us, 'My family lives in Berlin.' a) Hannah told to us (that) her family had lived in Berlin. b) Hannah told us (that) her family lived in Berlin. c) Hannah told (that) their family lived in Berlin. 3) Dominic says, 'I learned Japanese last year.' a) Dominic said (that) he had learned Japanese the year before. b) Dominic said (that) he learned Japanese before last year. c) Dominic said (that) he had learned Japanese last year. 4) 'Can we clean the house now?' said Jessica. a) Jessica asked if they could clean the house at that moment.. b) Jessica asked if they cleaned the house now. c) Jessica asked if they could clean the house at this moment. 5) Our teacher said, 'Rachel has never been to Philadelphia.' a) The teacher noted that Rachel was never to Philadelphia. b) The teacher noted that Rachel had never been to Philadelphia. c) The teacher noted that Rachel had never being to Philadelphia. 6) 'Our train will not arrive on time,' whispered Mike. a) Mike said (that) our train would not arrive on time. b) Mike said (that) their train would not arrive on time. c) Mike said (that) his train will not arrive on time. 7) Laura said, 'Maurice can't eat raw fish.' a) Laura pointed out that Maurice could not eat raw fish. b) Laura pointed out that Maurice cannot eat raw fish. c) Laura pointed out that Maurice did not eat raw fish. 8) Henry said, 'I'm sitting on the chair.' a) Henry admitted that he sat on the chair. b) Henry admitted that he was sitting on the chair. c) Henry admitted that he is sitting on the chair. 9) Emma asked them, 'Will you arrive late?' a) Emma asked whether they would arrive late. b) Emma asked why they would arrive late. c) Emma asked if she would arrive late. 10) Loren asked, 'Who speaks Spanish well?' a) Loren asked who spoke Spanish well. b) Loren asked if we speak Spanish well. c) Loren asked who speaks Spanish well. 11) Alice told him, 'Ann and John had traveled to Argentina twice.' a) Alice told him (that) Ann and John had traveled to Argentina twice.. b) Alice told him (that) Ann and John have traveled to Argentina twice. c) Alice told him (that) Ann and John traveled to Argentina twice. 12) 'I was writing a letter yesterday,' said Angelica. a) Angelica told me (that) she was writing a letter the day before. b) Angelica told me (that) she had been writing a letter before yesterday. c) Angelica told me (that) she had written a letter the day before. 13) Cecilia said, 'My mother will celebrate her birthday next weekend.' a) Cecilia announced that her mother will celebrate her birthday the following weekend. b) Cecilia announced that her mother would celebrate her birthday the following weekend. c) Cecilia announced that his mother was going to celebrate his birthday the following weekend. 14) Andrew said to Jane, 'I didn't eat your meal.' a) Andrew insisted that he hadn't eaten her meal. b) Andrew insisted that he didn't eat her meal. c) Andrew insisted that he had eaten her meal. 15) Mandy said, 'Leave me alone!' a) Yesterday Mandy shouted to leave him alone. b) Yesterday Mandy shouted if they could leave him alone. c) Yesterday Mandy shouted you left me alone. 16) I told my brother, 'Why did you go there?' a) I asked my brother why they went there. b) I asked my brother why they had been going there. c) I asked my brother why they had gone there. d) I asked my brother if they went there. 17) 'This is the car I bought last Monday,' said Carl. a) Carl said (that) that was the car he had bought the Monday before. b) Carl said (that) this was the car he bought last Monday. c) Carl said (that) it had been the car he had bought the Monday previous.. 18) 'I may go shopping later,' said Sophia. a) Sophia said (that) she might going shopping later. b) Sophia said (that) she might go shopping later. c) Sophia said (that) she could go shopping later. 19) My mom asked, 'Have you had your ear pierced?' a) My mom asked me whether I had had my ear pierced. b) My mom asked me if I had my ear pierced. c) My mom asked me why my ear was pierced. 20) Caroline told Santiago, 'You need a new direction in life.' a) Caroline told Santiago that she needed a new direction in life. b) Caroline told Santiago that you needed a new direction in life. c) Caroline told Santiago that he needed a new direction in life.

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1) 'I often have a big burger,' said Leilei. a) Leilei said (that) she often had a big burger. b) Leilei said (that) she often had had a big burger. c) Leilei said (that) she often has a big burger. 2) Hannah told us, 'My family lives in Berlin.'

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"I am reading a book", he explained., "Where do you live?", she asked me., "Learning English is easy", they told us., "I'll be using the car next Friday", she said., "I drink five cups of coffee a day", she said., "I might be late", he explained., "We have been waiting