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la voix passive (The passive voice)
Exercises
1°Active voice or Passive voice? Highlight the sentences in the passive voice.
1. Boys like to play soccer.
2. This room has been painted in blue./
3. Cricket is played in Australia
4. I was given a book for my birthday.
5. We have lost our keys.
6. You might see dolphins here. (might = modal qui exprime une probabilité très incertaine)
7. The exercise must be done before the end of the week.
8. They were singing a song.
9. A letter was written to her.
10. The bike is being repaired.
2° Put the following sentences into the passive voice, mind the tenses:
(attention
aux temps utilisés, aide-toi de la fiche précédente)
EX: The cat ate the mouse / The mouse was eaten by the cat.
1. John Lennon sang the song 'Imagine'.
2. My mother washed my T-shirt.
3. Steven Spielberg made a lot of movies.
4. They make shoes in this factory. (attention: pas de complément d'agent)
5. The policemen have not caught the murderer yet. (not yet = pas encore)
6. Sandra will use a computer
7. Jack is writing a letter.
8. They speak English in the office (attention: pas de complément d'agent)
3° Write sentences (in the passive voice) with the following elements.
Start with the underlined words:
ex: Manchester United / the match / yesterday (WIN)
The match was won by Manchester United yesterday.
1)Bob Marley/the famous song << Get up, stand up » (SING)
2)The Americans / Bill Clinton twice, in 1993 and in 1997.(ELECT)
3)Shakespeare/'Hamlet', and ' Romeo and Juliet' (WRITE)
4) Christopher Colombus / America /in 1492 (DISCOVER)

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morslikhadidja2 morslikhadidja2 · Answer 1 · 2024-04-29T15:56:31+02:00

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1° Passive voice sentences:

2. This room has been painted in blue.

3. Cricket is played in Australia.

4. I was given a book for my birthday.

5. We have lost our keys.

7. The exercise must be done before the end of the week.

8. They were singing a song.

9. A letter was written to her.

10. The bike is being repaired.

2° Sentences in the passive voice:

1. The song 'Imagine' was sung by John Lennon.

2. My T-shirt was washed by my mother.

3. A lot of movies were made by Steven Spielberg.

4. Shoes are made in this factory.

5. The murderer has not been caught yet by the policemen.

6. A computer will be used by Sandra.

7. A letter is being written by Jack.

8. English is spoken in the office.

3° Sentences in the passive voice:

1. The famous song "Get up, stand up" was sung by Bob Marley.

2. Bill Clinton was elected by the Americans twice, in 1993 and in 1997.

3. "Hamlet" and "Romeo and Juliet" were written by Shakespeare.

4. America was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492.