NORTH LONDON SCHOOL OF ENGLISH
Title: passive
Change these sentences from active to passive.
Example: The traffic might have delayed Jimmy.
_____Jimmy might have been delayed______________________________.
1) People speak Portuguese in Brazil.
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2) The Government is planning a new road near my house.
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3) My grandfather built this house in 1943.
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4) Picasso was painting Guernica at that time.
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5) The cleaner has cleaned the office.
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6) He had written three books before 1867.
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7) John will tell you later.
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8) By this time tomorrow we will have signed the deal.
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9) Somebody should do the work.
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Portuguese is spoken in Brazil
A new road near my house is being planned by the Government.
This house was built by my farther in 1943.
Guernica was being painted by Picasso at that time.
The office had been cleaned by the cleaner.
Before 1867 three books had been written by him.
You will be told later by John.
The deal will have been signed by this time tomorrow.
The work should be done the work.
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