English Exercises: Passive Voice

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

I - Rewrite these sentences using PASSIVE VOICE:

1) Someone cleans the library every day.

2) Julia rescued those three cats.

3) The students handed in the reports.

4) People use English as an international language.

II - Complete the passage with SIMPLE PRESENT, SIMPLE PAST, ACTIVE VOICE or PASSIVE VOICE:

The Statue of Liberty (give) to the United States by France. It (be) a present on the 100th anniversary of the United States. The statue (design) by Frederick Auguste Bartholdi. It (complete) in France in July 1884. Then it (ship) to New York in 350 pieces and it (arrive) on June 17th 1885. The pieces (put) together and the opening ceremony (take) place on October 28th 1886.

The Statue of Liberty (be) 46m high (93m including the base). The statue (represent) the goddess of liberty. She (hold) a torch in her right hand and a tablet in her left hand. On the tablet you can (see) the date of the Declaration of Independence (July 4th 1776). Every year the statue (visit) by many people from all over the world.

III - Complete the summary with SIMPLE PRESENT, SIMPLE PAST, PRESENT PERFECT, ACTIVE VOICE or PASSIVE VOICE:

The Fellowship of the Ring (be) the first book of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, which (set) in a fictional world, the Middle Earth. It (tell) the story of Frodo, a hobbit, and a magic ring. As the story (begin), Frodo (give) a magic ring. The wizard Gandalf then him of the Rings of Power and Sauron, the Drak Lord, who (make) the Master Ring to rule all the Rings. Gandalf (advise) Frodo to leave home and keep the ring out of Sauron's hands. Sauron (already/send) his Balck Riders in search of the ring, which would give Sauron the power to enslave Middle Earth.