Passive voice
The words and phrases in bold in each sentence are wrong. Write the correct
word or phrase.
- Every year, several prizes are given to the best students.
- When the pizza was delivered, it was cold.
- You will be told when you can come in.
- That song isn’t played on the radio very often, is it?
- Your money was stolen out of your bag?
- We weren’t allowed to use a dictionary in the exam yesterday.
- That film won’t be shown in our local cinema for a long time.
- Will I be picked up from the station on Saturday?
Complete using the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets.
- When people are arrested, they are taken to the police station.
- Milk is usually kept in the fridge.
- Are we told what’s in next week’s test?
- How did people communicate over long distances before the phone was invented?
- Are you allowed to come to the party next Saturday?
- You will be given your exam results next Monday.
- Was Aidan’s bike found yesterday?
Look at the pictures and complete the sentences. Use the correct passive form of the verbs in the box. Add any other words you need.
- At ten o’clock yesterday morning, the local bank in the high street was robbed.
- At one minute past ten, the police were called.
- A few minutes later, the police arrived at the bank. The crime scene was investigated.
- At twenty past ten, the robbers’ fingerprints were found.
- At half past eleven, the robbers were caught.
- Next week, they will be sent.
Answer the questions using your own ideas.
- They are usually fixed at auto repair shops or garages.
- They will be held in Brisbane, Australia.
- They are usually awarded to outstanding actors, directors, and films in the film industry.
- I am not allowed to use phones during class hours at school.
- I was given a book and a watch for my birthday last year.
- I’ll probably be given a surprise party and maybe some gifts for my next birthday.