Active to Passive
Passive to Active
Books vocabulary
Tenses
Conditionals
100

Once a week, John cleans the garage.

The garage is cleaned (by John) once a week.

100

The office is cleaned by Sharon every day.

Sharon cleans the office every day.

100

chapter, characters, contents, cover, epilogue, novel, paperbacks, plot, publisher, sequel, spine, title

1. I’m looking for a book by Tolkien, but I can’t remember the ____________.

2. I loved this book. I thought the ____________ was gripping

1. title

2.plot

100

I wish I _______________ (not have) a maths test next Monday.  

didn't have

100

If you _______________ (cool) water to 0C, it freezes.

cool

200

Sophie bought a birthday cake two weeks ago.

A birthday cake was bought (by Sophie) two weeks ago.

200

The telephone was invented by Alexander Bell in 1876.

Alexander Bell invented the telephone in 1876.

200

chapter, characters, contents, cover, epilogue, novel, paperbacks, plot, publisher, sequel, spine, title

1. The ____________ in this story are just like me and my friends. It’s great. 

2. I buy ____________ because they’re cheap and not too heavy.

1. characters

2. paperbacks

200

The train _______________ (already / leave) when they got to the station, so they caught a bus instead

had already left

200

You _______________ (remember) her birthday if you write it in your diary.


will remember

300

I knew Adam would finish the exam by 2pm.

I knew the exam would be finished by 2pm (by Adam).

300

Homemade lemonade is being sold at school by Oscar.

Oscar is selling homemade lemonade at school.

300

chapter, characters, contents, cover, epilogue, novel, paperbacks, plot, publisher, sequel, spine, title

1.I’ve just started reading this book and I’m now reading the second ____________.

2.There’s an interesting picture on the ____________ of the book.


1. chapter

2. cover 

300

I promise I _______________ (not forget) to record your favourite programme tonight.

won't forget

300

If your brother reads horror stories at bedtime, he _______________ (be) scared.

will be

400

Alice was painting the garden fence last week.

The garden fence was being painted (by Alice) last week.

400

Has this shirt been washed?

Has somebody washed this shirt?

400

chapter, characters, contents, cover, epilogue, novel, paperbacks, plot, publisher, sequel, spine, title

1.The ____________ tells you what is in the book, and which page to look at.

2.I thought the first book was OK, but the ____________ is more exciting.


1. contents 

2.sequel 

400

Look! Adam is walking towards Emma. He  _______________ (ask) her to dance with him.

is going to ask her

400

If you _______________ (practise) the piano every day, your piano teacher would be happy.

practised

500

Somebody has stolen Katie's keys, hopefully someone will find them before she goes home.

Katie's keys have been stolen, hopefully they will be found before she goes home.

500

The letter was for me, so why has it been sent to you?

The letter was for me, so why has somebody sent it to you?

500

chapter, characters, contents, cover, epilogue, novel, paperbacks, plot, publisher, sequel, spine, title

There’s a short ____________ that tells you what happened to the hero at the end.

She sent her book to a(n) ____________ , but it was rejected.


1. epilogue

2. publisher

500

Jake and Sian _______________ (go) to the cinema when I met them. They said the film was wonderful

were going 

500

If the woman was a criminal, the police _______________ (arrest) her.

would arrest 

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