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PASSIVE VOICE TENSE

BE

Present simple

am, is, are

Present continuous

Is being / are being

Present Perfect

Have been / has been

Present perfect continuous

Has been being / have been being

Past simple

Was / were

Past continuous

Was being / were being

Past perfect

Had been

Used to

Used to be

Future simple

Will be

Be going to

Is – are going to

Future perfect

Will have been

PAST PARTICIPLE

Can be Modals verbs

Should be Must have been

I.-CHANGE THESE SENTENCES TO THE PASSIVE VOICE 1)

The guides showed us the principal spots of interest _____________________________________________________________________

2)

Our boss has promised each of us a raise. _____________________________________________________________________

3)

The lawyers are drawing up both contracts today. _____________________________________________________________________

4)

They are delivering the chairs in the morning. _____________________________________________________________________

5)

They may deliver the merchandise while you are out. _____________________________________________________________________

6)

In some ancient civilizations, they used to sacrifice young men and women. _____________________________________________________________________

7)

People have written many books about the effects of technology on our lives. _____________________________________________________________________

8)

The government is going to raise taxes next year. _____________________________________________________________________

9)

The owners must repair the roof before the winter storms. _____________________________________________________________________

II. - Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. 1) Police arrested two men for driving too fast on the motorway. Two men ________________________________________________________________ 2)

Robbers broke into a museum and stole a diamond. A diamond _______________________________________________________________

3) 4)

Cristopher Columbus discovered America. ____________________________________________________________ Americans speak English ____________________________________________________________