Bài tập về câu bị động Tiếng Anh

 in this city (by some drunk drivers). 
7.Tom’s parents will be visited (by him) next month. 
8.The secretary wasn’t phoned (by the manager) this morning. 
9.Was this beautiful dress bought by Mary? 
10.These old pictures won’t be hung in the living room(by me). 
11.This factory wasn’t built (by the Greens) during the Second World War. 
12.This house and these cars are going to be painted for Chrismas day by the Greens. 
13.The cats had been fed (by Ann) before she went to the cinema. 
14.The pollution problems have been discussed (by the students) since last week. 
15.Has the most valuable painting in the national meseum been stlen (by the thieves). 
16.The new president will be interviewed on TV (by tsome people). 
17.How many languages are spoken in Canada(by them)? 
18.Are those shoes going to be repaired ? 
19.His nose has been broken in a football match(by him). 
20.Have above sentences been finished ? 
EXERCISE 2. 
1.This dish is brought to me (by the waiter). 
2.These postcards are sent to us(by our friend). 
3.This story was told to them(by their grandmother) when they visited her last week. 
4.This train ticket was ordered for Tim’s mother. 
5.The special cameras weren’t showed to me. 
6.Her ticket was showed to the airline agent(by her). 
7.His new shoes are lent to his friends(by him). 
8.Five million pounds was left to her relatives (by her). 
9.These boxes were handed to the customer (by the shop assistant). 
10.The first prize was awarded to the reporter (by the board). 
11.Have the christmas cards been sent to your family? 
12.Alice was appointed secretary for the meeting(by the committee). 
13.The broken cup is hidden in the drawer (by him). 
14.This room is kept tidy (by them) all the time. 
15.The party was voted a great success(by them). 
16.Ann was given some bananas and some flowers(by us). 
17.The fridge was moved into the living room(by them). 
18.Some cups of tea were brought to the visitors in the next room (by her). 
19.The new project is found worthless. 
20.The note wasn’t taken to the manager(by the secretary). 
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EXERCISE 3 
1.I was told that you were the architect in this city. 
2.It was reported that the flowers were killed by frost./ The flowers were reported to be killed by frost. 
3.I am informed that the director is going to take a business trip to England. 
4.It was announced that the meeting was delayed until next week. 
5.It was discovered that this cotton was grown in Egypt. 
6.It is promised that the performance will start on time. 
7.It is recommended that we should stay at the city center. 
8.It was believed that Alice would pass the driving test./ Alice was believed to pass the driving test. 
9.All the workers are notified that they will have to work extra hard this month. 
10.I have been persuaded that they will go with me to the stadium. 
11.It has been decided that the company will go to the beach together at the weekend. 
12.It is thought that Maradona is the best football player in the 20
th
 century./ Maradona is thought to be 
the best football player in the 20
th
 century. 
13.It is found that the job is not suitable for a girl like her./ The job is found to be not suitable for a girl 
like her. 
14.It was explained that this powerful engine pulled the train. 
15.I was told that his football team had played well last season. 
EXERCISE 4 
1.I had the gate painted last week. 
2.She will have her car washed tomorrow. 
3.They have the story told again. 
4.John gets his shirt cleaned. 
5.Anne has had her composition typed. 
6.Rick will have his hair cut. 
7.I will get a new dress made. 
8.He had his car repaired. 
9.She often gets the heater maitained. 
10.They had the shoplifter arrested. 
11.Are you going to have your shoes repaired? 
12.I must have my teeth checked. 
13.She will have her dog examined. 
14.We had this photograph taken when we were on holiday last summer. 
15.The Greens had their carpet cleaned. 
II. Bài về nhà 
Exercise 1. Chose the right phrases to complete the second sentence so that it means exactly the 
same as the original one. 
1. They say smoking is dangerous. 
Smoking is said  dangerous. 
2. They think he has stolen the ring. 
He is thought  the ring 
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3. People believe she is leaving tomorrow. 
She is believed  
4. We know that Napoleon was a great leader. 
Napoleon is knowna great leader. 
5. People thought he had committed the crime. 
He the crime. 
6. They believed he was going to retire. 
He  
7. We all know that cancer is caused by smoking. 
Cancer is known by smoking. 
8. They say Ann and Peter are getting married next week. 
Ann and Peter are said  
9. People think she is pregnant. 
She is thought pregnant 
10. People say she has miscarried twice. 
She is said twice. 
Exercise 2. Rewrite each of the following sentences using it is said that, is said to, (be) supposed 
to or not supposed to. Sometimes there is more than one correct answer. 
1. According to news reports, the robber stole three million euros. 
.
2. John isn't allowed to have a party while his parents are away. 
3. The plan is for us to meet at the library. 
4. According to the weather forecast, it will rain tomorrow. 
5. People say that New Zealand is very scenic. 
6. You're not allowed to do your laundry on Sundays in this building. 
7. Everyone says a tornado will hit tomorrow. 
8. People say there will be cutbacks next year. 
9. That author is believed to be very famous. 
10. We had planned to meet at 11 o'clock. 
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Exercise 3. The first sentence is in the ACTIVE VOICE. Choose the most correct way of saying the 
same thing in the PASSIVE VOICE: 
1. They passed me up for that position. 
I ________________ for that position. 
 A. was passed up 
 B. was being passed up 
 C. am passed up 
2. By tomorrow, I will have bought the car. 
By tomorrow, the car ________________ by me. 
 A. was being bought 
 B. will have been bought 
 C. was bought 
3. John bought the Picasso painting. 
The Picasso painting ________________ by John. 
A. was bought 
B. will have been bought 
C. is bought 
4. Most students misunderstand this story. 
This story ________________ by most students. 
 A. was misunderstood 
 B. has been misunderstood 
 C. is misunderstood 
5. My brother carried the groceries into the room. 
The groceries ________________ by my brother into the room. 
 A. were being carried 
 B. have been carried 
 C. were carried 
6. Juan is preparing the enchiladas. 
The enchiladas ________________ by Juan. 
A. are being prepared 
B. were being prepared 
C. are prepared 
7. His brother was telling him to calm down. 
He ________________ to calm down by his brother. 
A. is being told 
B. was being told 
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C. is told 
8. A dog bit me. 
I ________________ by a dog. 
A. was being bitten 
B. was bitten 
C. have been bitten 
9. The movers have delivered the furniture. 
The furniture ________________ by the movers. 
A. will have been delivered 
B. would be delivered 
C. has been delivered 
10. This city will surprise you. You ________________ by this city. 
A. are surprised 
B. will be surprised 
C. will have been surprised 
Exercise 4. A sentence in the active voice can be changed into the passive voice and vice versa. 
Change the following active sentences into passive sentences. 
1. He showed me a photo. 
2. This box contains chocolates. 
3. Who does not hate liars? 
4. Solve this problem. 
5. I expect you to do the work. 
6. His conduct shocked his mother. 
7. He could do nothing. 
8. Do you know this gentleman? 
9. Do not tease the animals. 
10. Lower the price. 
11. The speaker’s charming voice impressed the audience very much. 
12. I cannot permit this. 
 KEY 
Exercise 1. 
1. to be 
2. to have stolen 
3. to be leaving 
4. to have been 
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5. was thought to have commited 
6. was expected to retire 
7. to be caused 
8. to be getting 
9. to be 
10. to have miscarried 
Exercise 2 
1. It is said that the robber stole three million euros./The robber is said to have stolen three million 
euros./The robber is supposed to have stolen three million euros. 
2. John is not supposed to have a party while his parents are away. 
3. We are supposed to meet at the library. 
4. It is supposed to rain tomorrow./It is said that it will rain tomorrow. 
5. It is said that New Zealand is very scenic./It is said that New Zealand is very scenic./New Zealand 
is said to be very scenic. 
6. You are not supposed to do your laundry on Sundays in this building. 
7. A tornado is said to hit tomorrow./It is said that a tornado will hit tomorrow./A tornado is 
supposed to hit tomorrow. 
8. It is said that there will be cutbacks next year./There is supposed to be cutbacks next year. 
9. That author is said to be very famous./It is said that that author is very famous./That author is 
supposed to be very famous. 
10. We were supposed to meet at 11 o'clock. 
Exercise 3. 
1. A 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. C 6. A 7. B 
8.B 9.C 10. B 
Exercise 4. 
1. A photo was shown to me by him. OR I was shown a photo by him. 
2. Chocolates are contained in this box. 
3. By whom are liars not hated? 
4. Let this problem be solved. 
5. I expect the work to be done by you. 
6. His mother was shocked by his conduct. 
7. Nothing could be done by him. 
8. Is this gentleman known to you? 
9. Let the animals not be teased. 
10. Let the price be lowered. 
11. The audience was impressed by the speaker’s charming voice. 
12. This cannot be permitted.