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Downloadable worksheets: Introducing the "Passive Voice" (1) - Basic rules for Upper elementary and Intermediate students Level: intermediate Age: 10-14 Downloads: 5611   Active and Passive Level: intermediate Age: 10-17 Downloads: 4473   PASSIVE VOICE (PRESENT SIMPLE AND PAST SIMPLE) Level: elementary Age: 7-17 Downloads: 4198   Passive Level: intermediate Age: 14-17 Downloads: 3701   Passive Voice Level: intermediate Age: 14-17 Downloads: 2768   The American Dream Level: advanced Age: 15-17 Downloads: 26

.    Exercise 1 Practice using passive forms.   Example: Someone will sell this book. Response: This book will be sold.   Someone should sell this book.      Someone ought to sell this book.  Someone must sell this book.  Someone will sell this book.   Someone is going to sell this book.  Someone may sell this book.   Someone is selling this book.   Someone was selling this book.   Someone has sold this book.   Someone sold this book.   Exercise 2 Change the sentences from active to passive.   Example: Mary mailed the letter. Response: The letter was mailed by Mary.   Water surrounds an island.   A carpenter is going to fix the door.   The police arrested the spy.   Planes fascinate children.   A large number of people speak English.   My sister is writing a letter.    The doctor has examined the sick child.   Mr. Adams will do the work.  The jeweler was going to fix my watch.   That company employs many people.