PASSIVE
Vocab
Past habits
100

Change the active voice into Passive voice.

Angela Torres wrote this book.

This book was written by Angela Torres

100

Are you surprised by the amazing _____ of the singer QUevedo? 

(popular)

Are you surprised by the amazing popularity of the singer Quevedo?

100

When I was young we ___ in a big house in the countryside. 

would live

used to live

When I was young we used to live in a big house in the countryside.

 

200

Change into passive voice.

The police will release the suspect tomorrow. 

The suspect will be released tomorrow

200

My favourite free-time ___ is surfing the net. 

(active) 


My favourite free-time activity is surfing the net.

200

On summer mornings my brother and I ___ while everyone else was asleep.


used to go fishing
have fished


On summer mornings my brother and I used to go fishing while everyone else was asleep.

300

Change to passive.

People produce a lot of oil in Italy

A lot of olive oil is produced in Italy.

300

The singer Sia is known for the ____ of her music videos.

(original)

The singer Sia is known for the originality of her music videos.

300

We ___ breakfast and then go quietly out of the house to the river.


would have
had


We would have breakfast and then go quietly out of the house to the river.

400

Change to passive.

They have not tested this product on animals. 

This product has not been tested on animals.

400

it's possible to raise ___ about environmental issues. 

(aware)

it's possible to raise awareness about environmental issues.

400

We ___ hours fishing in a small boat belonging to my grandmother.


would spend
didn't use to spend


We would spend hours fishing in a small boat belonging to my grandmother.

500

Change to passive.

They built the Egyptian pyramids thousands of years ago.  

The Egyptian pyramids were built thousands of years ago.


500

Everyone was charmed by the enthusiasm and the ___ of the boy in the video. 

(youthful)

Everyone was charmed by the enthusiasm and the youthfulness of the boy in the video.

500

My brother ___ the names of all the different types of fish that were in the river.


would know
used to know


My brother used to know the names of all the different types of fish that were in the river.