1. Change the sentences from active voice to passive voice.

• The little girl pounds the piano when mad.
The piano is pounded by the little girl when mad.

• The man with no teeth wants new dentures.


• Many of my friends surf the internet during class.


• The weatherman forecasts storms for tomorrow.


• My grandfather made the chest of drawers for my wedding present.


• The talented cardiac surgeon saves lives every day.


2. Complete the passive sentences with the verbs in parentheses.

Ten houses here last year. (build).

Letters by the postman at 8 every day. (deliver).

This bag in the bus yesterday. (find).

The dress in hot water. (cannot wash).

your motorbike yet? (repair).

The message tomorrow. (send).

These offices now. (clean).

This report in time if you didn't help me. (not finish).

Why the TV ? (turn on).

This building since the 1930's. (not reconstruct).

Bags in the cloakroom. (must leave) .

The engine just when the manager saw it. (test.)

The last umbrellas in the morning. (sell).