Rewrite the sentences in the Passive
You can buy absolutely anything on the Internet these days.
Absolutely anything can be bought on the Internet these days.
My parents might give me a new laptop for my next birthday.
I might be given a new laptop for my next birthday
The doctor checks his blood pressure each time he visits him.
His blood pressure _______
His blood pressure is checked each time he visits the doctor
It is a bad idea not to address all of the issues. OUGHT
All of the issues ought to be addressed.
Nobody could have predicted the importance of the Internet back in the 1970s.
The importance of the Internet could not have been predicted back in the 1970s
They have promised us some new computers for the school.
We have been promised some new computers for the school
They are updating my house to include smart lights.
My house ______
My house is being updated to include smart lights
Everybody could hear the music despite my closing the windows. COULD
The music could be heard despite my closing the windows.
You must protect your computer by using anti-virus software.
Your computer must be protected by using anti-virus software
People owe me lots of money.
I am owed lots of money
Someone hacked into their computer.
Their computer ________
Their computer was hacked into
She had shown me the password for the site the previous afternoon. HAD
I had been shown the password for the site the previous afternoon.
Architects may have designed Bill Gates’s house on an Apple computer.
Bill Gates's house may have been designed on an Apple computer
They should offer my father a new job.
My father should be offered a new job
I realised that I activated the virus when I opened the program.
I realised that _______
I realised that the virus had been activated when I opened the program
They said that I mustn’t surf the Internet. TOLD
I was told not to surf the Internet.
You can control the volume of a YouTube video with the up/down arrows on your keyboard.
The volume of a YouTube video can be controlled with the up/down arrows on your keyboard
Today a temporary teacher is teaching us IT.
Today we are being taught IT by a temporary teacher
We will use facial recognition software to gain access through the front door.
Facial recognition software ______
Facial recognition software will be used to gain access through the front door
I don’t like it when someone orders me around. BEING
I dislike being ordered around.