MODULE 15: PASSIVE VOICES part 1

2. 1. Someone has just cleaned the floor

• The floor has just been cleaned

• The floor has been just cleaned

• The floor is said to be clean

• All are correct

2. 2. It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car

• The man is believed to be escaped in a stolen car

• The man is believed to have escaped in a stolen car

• The man was believed to have escaped in a stolen car.

• They believed that the man escaped in a stolen car

“It was thought that the building had been destroyed” means _____.

• The building was thought had been destroyed

• The building was thought to have been destroyed

• The building thought to be destroyed

• They have destroyed the building.

     People say that he killed his wife

• he is said that he killed his wife

• people are said that he killed his wife

• he said  that he killed his wife

• he is said to have killed his wife

  They didn’t invite me to the party.

              

• I wasn’t invite to the party.           

• I wasn’t invited to the party

• I didn’t invited to the party.  

• I was invited to the party.

They are painting the kitchen now.

• The kitchen is being painted now.   

• The kitchen is painting now.

• The kitchen is painted now.

• The kitchen being painted now.

Tom bought that book yesterday.

• That book was bought by Tom yesterday.   

• That book was bought yesterday by Tom.

• That book yesterday was bought by Tom

• That book was bought yesterday.

People don’t use this road very often.

• This road is not used very often.   

• Not very often this road is not used

• This road very often is not used

• This road not very often is used

Mr. Pike is repairing the refrigerator at the moment

• The refrigerator is being repaired at the moment by Mr. Pike

• The refrigerator repaired by Mr. Pike at the moment

• The refrigerator is being repaired by Mr. Pike at the moment

• The refrigerator is being repairing by Mr. Pike at the moment

People have discovered a new source of energy

•    A new source of energy has discovered    

• A new source of energy was discovered

• A new source of energy has been discovered  

• A new source of energy has be discovered