1  Rewrite these sentences in the passive.


0          Architects are digging up the ruins of
the old castle.  The ruins of the old castle are
being dug up.


1Someone should stop the children from
stealing apples. Children _________________________.       
2We had asked for the owner’s
permission. The owner _______________________.


3They are changing the old factory
into a theme park. The old factory______________________.
4The dentist extracted my bad
tooth. My bad tooth_____________________.
5 They gave him a prize in 2001. He
____________________.



2  Put
the verbs in brackets into the active or passive.


0 I threw the ball and the dog caught
(catch) it.


1 On this new CD, the violin
_________________________(play) by Christian Umaña.


2 The
Pitt brothers _________________________(redecorate) our living room next month.


3 Lillian often
_________________________(help) me with my homework.


4 Who _________________________(repair)
your car?
5 The porridge
_________________________(eat) by Goldilocks.






3 
Change the verbs in brackets into the passive (ordinary or perfect)
infinitive or gerund.


0  Don’t
drink alcohol at the party. You wouldn’t like to be disqualified
(disqualify) from driving.

1 I hate ________ (tell) by my parents
what to do.


2 It’s
fair _______ (give) a second chance if your first attempt was unsuccessful.


3 We
know that this man may ________ (kill) by a drug dealer.
4 Lisa
likes her painting ________ (admire).


5 He
would like _________ (appreciate) for his hard work.






4  You are a reporter of a newspaper. Your
editor has asked you to write a short article about the gallery opening. Use
the notes below and report the events. Use passive forms. You may use your own
ideas.


• night before opening -
owners hold - party


• over 400 people -
attend - event


• owners - invite - some famous artists


• waiters - serve - drinks and sandwiches


• city mayor - give - speech


• several art critics - praise - gallery


• in next few weeks -
set up - website - for the gallery


• tomorrow - welcome -
public - into the gallery


• for the
first month - on offer - tickets - at half price

Start
with:

A new art gallery
has opened in London. The night before the opening a party was held by it’s owners...