THE PASSIVE VOICE (B2 LEVEL) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Revision exercise: the passive voice,including Direct Object and Indirect Object becoming the subject of the passive sentence, as well as causative passives.

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Change this sentence into its passive counterpart: "Ella's parents will take her to hospital tomorrow."

Ella will be taken to hospital tomorrow (by her parents).

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Change this sentence into its passive counterpart: "Nobody has climbed this mountain before."

This mountain has never been climbed before.

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Change this sentence into its active counterpart: "Have you ever been called a fool before?"

Has anyone ever called you a fool before?

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Change this sentence into its active counterpart: "She was recommended a new doctor by her friend."

Her friend recommended her a new doctor.

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Change this sentence into its passive counterpart: "Is somebody picking you up tonight?"

Are you being picked up tonight?

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Change this sentence into its passive counterpart: "Can we solve the problem?"

Can the problem be solved?

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Change this sentence into its passive counterpart: "They will send for you when the boss arrives."

You will be sent for when the boss arrives.

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Change this sentence into its passive counterpart: "We must go into this matter."

This matter must be gone into.

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Change this sentence into its active counterpart: "Were you offered the job I told you about?"

Did anyone / anybody /someone / somebody offer you the job I told you about?

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Change this sentence into its passive counterpart: "The painters decorated our house last week."

Our house was decorated (by the painters) last week. / We had our house decorated last week.

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Change this sentence into its passive counterpart: "They should mend the roof."

The roof should be mended.

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Complete: "Sarah is ______________ (her dress / make) by an Italian designer."

Sarah is HAVING HER DRESS MADE by an Italian designer.

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Complete: "You hair is too long. You need to _____________ (cut)."

Your hair is too long. You need to HAVE / GET IT CUT.

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Complete: "I'm doing my doing my food shopping online and I _____________ (going to / deliver) to my house."

I'm doing my food shopping online and I' M GOING TO HAVE / GET IT DELIVERED to my house

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Complete: "Are they going to paint the house themselves or ______________ (going to / paint) ?

Are they going to paint the house themselves or ARE THEY GOING TO HAVE / GET IT PAINTED?

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Complete: "If you can't see clearly, you should ________________ (your eyes / test)."

If you can't see clearly, you should have your eyes tested.

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