Name : ……………………………………………………………………………… Date : ……………………………………………………………………………………

PASSIVE VOICE – 2nd year – Part A - Psychology

1. Fill in the gaps with the correct passive tense of the verbs in brackets.

2. A : These flowers are great.

B : They ……………………………………………………………………… (send) to me yesterday by one of my fans.

3. A : Have you ever appeared on TV?

B : Actually, I ……………………………………………………………………… (recently/ask) to take part in a show.

4. A : When will I have my car?

B : It …………………………………………………………………… (deliver) to your house the day after tomorrow.

5. A : So, When did they tell you about the robbery?

B : I …………………………………………………………………… (inform) by the police as soon as they found out.

6. A : Why can’t we go over the bridge?

B : Because it …………………………………………………………………… (repair) at the moment.

7. A : I’m tired.

B : So am I. But these reports must ………………………………………………… (type) before we leave.

8. A : Who looks after your baby when you’re at work.

B : Well, he ………………………………………………………………………………… (look after) by my mother.

9. A : Those pictures are beautiful.

B : They ……………………………………………………… (paint) by my father while he was on holiday last summer.

10. A : Who does the washing-up in your house?

B : The dishes …………………………………………………… (wash) by my mother and then they ……………………………

…………………………………………………. (dry) by my sister.

11. A : Why can’t I use the car?

B : Because it …………………………………………………………………………………… (service) at the moment. You can

take Mum’s car if you want.

12. A : Did you post the letters?

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 B : No, they ………………………………………………………………………… (already/post) by the time I came in.

13.A : What will happen to the criminals?

B : They …………………………………………………………………………… (punish) for their crimes.

14. A : That’s a very pretty tablecloth.

B : It …………………………………………………………………………… (give) to me last year for my birthday.

15. A : Have you moved house yet?

B : Yes, the last boxes ………………………………………………………………………………… (just/move).

16. A : Have you heard about Jack?

B : Yes, he …………………………………………………………………………………… (promote) to senior manager.

2. Rewrite the sentences in the passive.

1. The pop star sang the song.

The song was sung by the pop star.

2. The chef hasn’t made dinner.

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3. An explore has found a dinosaur egg.

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4. Mrs. Gate will look after the baby.

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5. They won’t take him home after the party.

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6. Someone left the front door open.

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7. Jenny didn’t break the window.

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8. Someone is using the computer.

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9. His brother taught him to drive.

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10. Many people speak English.

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11. The doctor had already told him to go on diet.

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12. The author is writing a new book.

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3. Underline the verb in the passive voice, and then translate the paragraph.

Psychology has long been a common human interest, but it has been considered a formal
scientific discipline only since the late nineteenth century.

Psychology has also been influenced by basic arguments about the very nature of reality.

Other influences must be minimized.

Human sexual behavior is motivated by learned and individual as well as physiological factors.

Dissociative disorders are rare disorders in which parts of cognitive function are dissociated
from other parts.

Each of Sheldon’s somatotypes is associated with a predominant personality tendency or

orientation.

According to social-judgment theory, the first attitude will be more easily changed to a similar
attitude than to a different attitude.

Behavior can be shaped if successive approximations of the criterion behavior are reinforced.