Change these sentences from active to passive:
1. People speak Portuguese in Brazil.
2. The Government is planning a new road near my house.
3. My grandfather built this house in 1943.
4. Picasso was painting Guernica at that time.
5. The cleaner has cleaned the office.
6. He had written three books before 1867.
7. John will tell you later.
8. By this time tomorrow we will have signed the deal.
9. Somebody should do the work.
10. The traffic might have delayed Jimmy.
11. Everybody loves Mr Brown.
12. They are building a new stadium near the station.
13. The wolf ate the princess.
14. At six o’clock someone was telling a story.
15. Somebody has drunk all the milk!
16. I had cleaned all the windows before the storm.
17. A workman will repair the computer tomorrow.
18. By next year the students will have studied the passive.
19. James might cook dinner.
20. Somebody must have taken my wallet.
Ответы
1. Portuguese is spoken in Brazil.
2. A new road near my house is being planned by the Government.
3. This house was built by my grandfather in 1943.
4. At that time Guernica was being painted by Picasso.
5. The office has been cleaned by the cleaner.
6. Three books had been written by him before 1867.
7. You will be told (about it) by John later.
8. By this time tomorrow the deal will have been signed by us.
9. The work should be done.
10. Jimmy might have been delayed by the traffic.
11. Mr Brown is loved by everybody.
12. A new stadium is being built near the station.
13. The princess was eaten by the wolf.
14. At six o’clock a story was being told.
15. All the milk has been drunk!
16. All the windows had been cleaned by me before the storm.
17. The computer will be repaired by a workman tomorrow.
18. By next year the passive will have been studied by the students.
19. Dinner might be cooked by James.
20. My wallet must have been taken (by somebody).