Exercises
1.
Match
the sentences halves.
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B
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A
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If I had more money,
2
If they tried harder,
3
If she talked less,
4
If you paid attention,
5
If you had a dog,
6
If they knew all the answers
a) they wouldn’t need to go to
school
b) I’d be able to buy a car.
c)
they would get better marks.
d)
you would get more exercise.
e)
she could hear what we have to say.
f)
you wouldn’t miss so much.
2.
Write the words in the correct order. Start with If
1
out / go / was / we / would / if / it
/ sunny
If
it was sunny, we would go out.
2
would / it / great / be / if / could /
fly / I
If
I could fly, it would be great.
3
him / to / if / you / apogolised / he
/ happy / would / be
If
you apologised to him, he would be happy.
4
more / fitter / be / you / if / you /
walked / would
If
you walked more, you would be more fitter.
5
car / a / bought / walk / anywhere /
if / wouldn’t / you / you
If
you bought a car, you wouldn’t walk anywhere.
3. What
would these people like to change about themselves?
1
I wish I were / was taller . (tall)
2
She wishes she where richer . (rich)
3
He wishes he were younger . (young)
4
He wishes he were stronger . (strong)
5
She wishes she were more confident . (more confident)
6
They wish their team were
better . (good)
4. Circle
the correct words to complete the sentences.
1
If I tell / told you a secret, would
you keep it to yourself?
2
You would be / were in trouble if you
cheated on the test.
3
If you really cared for me, you won’t / wouldn’t say those things.
Exercises
1.
Complete the sentences with the correct passive form
of the verb in brackets. Use
the Present Simple.
1 English is spoken (speak) in many countries.
2 The post is delivered (deliver) at about 7 o’clock every morning.
3 Is the building used (the
building/use) any more?
4 How often are the Olympic Games held (the Olympic Games/hold)?
5 My salary is paid (pay) every month.
6 These cars aren’t made (not make) in Japan.
7 The name of the people who
commited the crime aren’t knew (not know).
8 His travel expenses aren’t paid (not pay) by his Company.
2. Change
the following sentences into passive sentences using the words in brackets.
1 We sell tickets for all
shows at the Box Office. (Tickets for all shows/sell/at the Box Office)
Tickets for all shows are sold at the Box
Office .
2 Thomas Edison invented the
electric light bulb. (The electric light bulb/invent/by Thomas Edison)
The electric light bulb was invented by
Thomas Edison.
3 Someone painted the office
lsat week. (The office/Paint/last week)
The office was painted the last week .
4 Several people saw the
accident. (The accident/see/by several people)
The accident was seen by several people .
5 Where do they make these
video recorders? (Where/these video recorders/make)
Where were these video recorders made? .
3. Rewrite
these sentences in the passive voice.
1 Someone built this house
200 years ago.
This house was built 200 years ago by
someone .
2 A thief stole my purse.
My purse was stolen by a thief .
3 The police will arrest the
robbers.
The robbers will be arrested by the
police .
4 They serve breakfast at
eight o’clock every day.
The breakfast is served at eight o’clock
every day .
5 People throw away tones of
rubbish every day.
Tones of rubbish are thrown away every day by
people .
6 They make coffee in Brazil
The coffee is made in Brazil by them .
7 Someone stole Jim’s bike
last night.
The Jim’s
bike was stoled last night by someone .
