Mixed tenses in passive voice Смешанные времена и залоги

1. Rewrite the sentences in passive voice (Present Continuous).

1. My father is washing the car. - ____________________

2. We are not playing football. - ____________________

3. I am writing a poem. - ____________________

4. He is not wearing a tie. - ____________________

5. She is taking a picture of him. - ____________________

6. Ruslana is drinking a cup of tea. - ____________________

7. Are they talking about the meeting? - ____________________

8. Is she preparing the party? - ____________________

9. Farmer Igor is milking the cows. - ____________________

10. Is she watering the flowers? - ____________________

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2. Rewrite the sentences in passive voice (Past Continuous).

1. He was not feeding the dogs. - ____________________

2. They were not eating dinner. - ____________________

3. He was playing the guitar. - ____________________

4. She was watching a film. - ____________________

5. You were not driving him home. - ____________________

6. I was repairing their bikes. - ____________________

7. We were not painting the gate. - ____________________

8. Was she reading these lines? - ____________________

9. Were they carrying bags? - ____________________

10. We were talking about Francis. - ____________________

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3. Rewrite the sentences in passive voice (Past Perfect).

1. I had been reading an article. - ____________________

2. I had worn blue shoes. - ____________________

3. Had he recorded that song? - ____________________

4. We had lost the key. - ____________________

5. Had she solved the problem? - ____________________

6. They had started a fight. - ____________________

7. They had not bought the paper. - ____________________

8. She had not noticed me. - ____________________

9. I had not closed the window. - ____________________

10. Igor had cleaned the tables. - ____________________

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4. Rewrite the sentences in passive voice (Future Perfect).

1. He won't have rung Varya. - ____________________

2. Fedor will have ordered the drinks. - ____________________

3. Will you have washed my socks? - ____________________

4. They will have solved the problem. - ____________________

5. I will have taken the dog for a walk. - ____________________

6. You will have spent all the money. - ____________________

7. She will not have read the book. - ____________________

8. Will they have paid the bill? - ____________________

9. She will have sold the car. - ____________________

10. They will not have trusted him. - ____________________

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5. Complete the sentences (Active or Passive Voice). Use Present Simple.

1. Milk __________ (keep) in the refrigerator.

2. The blue car __________ (sell).

3. He __________ (take) his medicine every day.

4. The letters __________ (type).

5. Yana __________ (take / not) to school by her father.

6. She __________ (work / not) for a bank.

7. He __________ (sell) cars.

8. In summer, more ice-cream __________ (eat) than in winter.

9. She __________ (call) her grandparents every Friday.

10. We __________ (go) to school by bus.

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6. Complete the sentences (Active or Passive Voice). Use Past Simple.

1. Vera __________ (know) Ivan very well.

2. We __________ (spend / not) all day on the beach.

3. Anton __________ (grow up) in the country.

4. The film __________ (produce / not) in Odessa.

5. We __________ (visit) by our teacher.

6. She __________ (go) to school in Kiev.

7. They __________ (visit) their granny.

8. The jewels __________ (hide / not) in the cellar.

9. The new shopping centre __________ (build) last year.

10. My friend Paul __________ (born) in Lvov.

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7. Complete the sentences (Active or Passive Voice). Use Present Perfect Simple.

1. The boy __________ (fall / not) off his bike.

2. The car __________ (steal).

3. The cup __________ (put) on the table.

4. We __________ (walk) all the way home.

5. I __________ (bite / not) by a snake.

6. She __________ (pick up / not) by a friend.

7. My friends __________ (buy) a house.

8. I __________ (bake) a cake.

9. Trees __________ (plant) in the street.

10. He __________ (step) on my toe.

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8. Complete the sentences (Active or Passive Voice). Use Future Simple.

1. We __________ (go) home now.

2. The trees __________ (cut) down.

3. You __________ (send) home.

4. The match __________ (win / not) by our team.

5. The house __________ (build) here.

6. The weather __________ (improve / not) tomorrow.

7. The meeting __________ (cancel / not).

8. I __________ (eat) an ice-cream.

9. They __________ (do / not) that again.

10. I __________ (help) you.

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9. Rewrite the sentences in passive voice (Mixed tenses).

1. He can cut out the picture. - ____________________ 

2. Masha opened the window. - ____________________

3. Kirill collects money. - ____________________

4. Could you feed the dog? - ____________________

5. We have done our homework. - ____________________

6. I will ask a question. - ____________________

7. Vanya will not repair the car. - ____________________

8. The sheep ate a lot. - ____________________

9. Did Sue draw this circle? - ____________________

10. We do not clean our rooms. - ____________________

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10. Fill in the correct tense. Use passive or active according to the context (Mixed tenses).

1. The driver __________ (go) too fast when suddenly the child appeared.

2. The city Bath __________ (found) in the first century A.D. by the Romans.

3. The new desks __________ (already buy) but they __________ (not deliver) yet.

4. We hope that the missing money __________ (find) soon.

5. A lot of money __________ (spend) on weapons nowadays.

6. The President __________ (give) a speech next Monday.

7. Too many offices __________ (build) in the city in the last year. / Too many offices __________ (build) in the city last year.

8. The old castle __________ (locate) in the forest, not far from the river. I'm sure you will find it

9. Shakespeare __________ (write) many other plays apart from Hamlet.

10. Kirill Higgins __________ (award) a science prize last month.

11. When she discovered that Tom __________ (eat) all the biscuits she got very angry.

12. I didn’t go to the party because I __________ (invite)

13. It’s no use trying. You __________ (waste) your time.

14. When she heard that her dog __________ (kill), she burst into tears.

15. A new bridge __________ (build) at the moment.

16. A million people __________ (visit) the cathedral every year.

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