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THE PASSIVE – EXERCISES
I ) Conjuguez le verbe au passif, au temps et à la forme indiqués.
présent simple
1. It (make)
2. I (not obey)
3. (punish / he / interrogation)
prétérit simple
4. she (tell)
5. they (not warn)
6. (forgive / you / interrogation)
présent en ING
7. it (repair)
8. help / you / interrogation)
present perfect
11. you (cheat)
12. we (not ask)
13. (accept / she / interrogation)
past perfect
14. they (arrest)
15. she (not insult)
16. (hear / it / interrogation)
infinitif présent
17. it can (say)
18. it could not (prove)
19. should he (call / interrogation)
prétérit en ING
9. it (build)
10. they (not show)
infinitif passé
20. she might (kill)
21 they must (throw away)
II ) Mettre à la voix passive en prenant l’élément indiqué en gras pour sujet.
1. In some districts farmers use dogs to find truffles.
2. Why didn’t they mend the roof before it fell in ?
3. Somebody told me he was leaving France in August.
4. The Court will find him guilty.
5. Somebody had polished my shoes.
6. Why did people throw tomatoes and rotten eggs ?
7. Students may keep books for three weeks.
8. What did he write it with ?
9. Somebody is cleaning the room.
They have changed the date of the meeting.
Exercises (continued)
III ) Turn into the passive voice
1.
They found him in the garden.
2.
Somebody will tell her.
3.
They sent us a letter.
4.
They told me to come again.
5.
They made me open all my bags.
6.
We expect you to work on Saturdays.
7.
They are questionning him.
8.
They never leave the child alone.
9.
People speak English in a lot of countries.
10.
They have put up the ticket prices.
11.
Somebody has damaged my motorbike.
12.
He will teach me to use a computer.
13.
The President has spoken to the journalists.
14.
The authorities will make new traffic laws.
15.
They are building a new road.
16.
The French Police caught 2 dangerous terrorists last night.
17.
A strange man was following Mary yesterday afternoon.
18.
Everybody drinks tea in India.
19.
She could not see his face.
20.
They will look after you well.