Exercice passif anglais

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Exercice 1

Ecrire les phrases au passif en utilisant le present perfect (has/have been + part. passé):

1. the email / send 
2. the bottles / count 
3. the window / close
4. the cakes / make
5. the letter / write
6. the flowers / plant
7. the cash / spend
8. the restaurant / book / not
9. the bill / pay / not
10. the tourists / inform / not

Exercice 2

Mettre le verbe entre parenthèses à la voix passive en utilisant le temps qui convient:

1. I don’t have to go to the bakery because the bread (deliver)  to our house every day.
2. When Tina went to school, she (pick)  up by her parents every day.
3. You need not clean the shower. It (clean/already)  by your dad.
4. From now on everything (do)  as planned.
5. When Tom came home, dinner (cooked/not)  yet.

Exercice 3

Mettre ces phrases actives à la forme passive en utilisant le temps qui convient:

The cat caught the mouse.
→  
Sandra is using a computer
→  
Columbus discovered America in 1492.
→  
A car hit me.
→  
My neighbours will take care of my dog.
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Exercice 4

Faites des phrases au passif impersonnel

Exemple: His friends say that he is very shy => It is said by his friend that he is very shy.

They think that he earns a lot of money.
→  
Tourists say that this country has incredible sceneries.
→  
Everybody knows that this music is Phil Collins’s best song.
→  
The police assume that the arrested man has killed a hiker.
→  
Experts suppose that this painting belonged to Napoleon.
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Exercice 5

Faites des phrases à la forme passive en utilisant le prétérit (was / were):

1. the test / write 
2. the table / set 
3. the dog / feed 
4. the computers / switch on 
5. the building / build 
6. lunch / serve 
7. this car / sell / not 
8. the bike / stop / not 
9. the rooms / clean / not 
10. the kids / pick up / not 

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Correction exercice 1

1. The email has been sent.
2. The bottles have been counted.
3. The window has been closed.
4. The cakes have been made.
5. The letter has been written.
6. The flowers have been planted.
7. The cash has been spent.
8. The restaurant has not been booked.
9. The bill has not been paid.
10. The tourists have not been informed.

Correction exercice 2

1. I don’t have to go to the bakery because the bread is delivered to our house every day.
2. When Tina went to school, she was picked up by her parents every day.
3. You need not clean the shower. It has already been cleaned by your dad.
4. From now on everything will be done as planned.
5. When Tom came home, dinner had not been cooked yet.

Correction exercice 3

The cat caught the mouse.
→ The mouse was caught by the cat.
Sandra is using a computer
→ A computer is being used by Sandra
Columbus discovered America in 1492.
→ America was discovered by Columbus in 1492.
A car hit me.
→ I was hit by a car.
My neighbours will take care of my dog.
→ My dog will be taken care of by my neighbours.

Correction exercice 4

They think that he earns a lot of money.
→ He is thought to earn a lot of money.
Tourists say that this country has incredible sceneries.
→ This country is said to have incredible sceneries.
Everybody knows that this music is Phil Collins’s best song.
→ This music is known to be Phil Collins’s best song.
The police assume that the arrested man has killed a hiker.
→ The arrested man is assumed to have killed a hiker.
Experts suppose that this painting belonged to Napoleon.
→ This painting is supposed to have belonged to Napoleon.

Correction exercice 5

1. The test was written.
2. The table was set.
3. The dog was fed.
4. The computers were switched on.
5. The building was built.
6. Lunch was served.
7. This car was not sold.
8. The bike was not stopped.
9. The rooms were not cleaned.
10. The kids were not picked up.