Focus 4 Unit 7.2 Passive

Rewrite the sentences in the Passive

100

You can buy absolutely anything on the Internet these days.
 

Absolutely anything can be bought on the Internet these days.

200

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

300

You must protect your computer by using anti-virus software.

Your computer must be protected by using anti-virus software

400

Architects may have designed Bill Gates’s house on an Apple computer.

Bill Gates's house may have been designed on an Apple computer

500

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

Rewrite the sentences in the Passive using by if necessary.

100

My parents might give me a new laptop for my next birthday.

I might be given a new laptop for my next birthday

200

They have promised us some new computers for the school.

We have been promised some new computers for the school

300

People owe me lots of money.

I am owed lots of money

400

They should offer my father a new job.

My father should be offered a new job

500

Today a temporary teacher is teaching us IT.

Today we are being taught IT by a temporary teacher

Change the active sentences into the passive.

100

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

200

They are updating my house to include smart lights.
My house ______

My house is being updated to include smart lights

300

Someone hacked into their computer.
Their computer ________ 

Their computer was hacked into

400

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

500

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

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use no more than four words including the word in capitals.

100

It is a bad idea not to address all of the issues. OUGHT

All of the issues ought to be addressed.  

200

Everybody could hear the music despite my closing the windows. COULD

The music could be heard despite my closing the windows.  

300

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.  

400

They said that I mustn’t surf the Internet. TOLD

I was told not to surf the Internet.  

500

I don’t like it when someone orders me around. BEING

I dislike being ordered around.