Rewrite the following sentences using Passive Voice:
1. I bought potatoes yesterday. 2. We shall bring the books tomorrow. 3. They are
repairing the clock now. 4. They sell milk in this shop. 5. I have translated the whole text. 6.
They broke the window last week. 7. When I came home, they had eaten the sweets. 8. We
shall do the work in the evening. 9. He wrote this book in the 19th century. 10. They were
playing tennis from four till five. 11. He stole a lot of money from the shop. 12. By six
o'clock they had finished the work. 13. At twelve o'clock the workers were loading the
trucks. 14. By three o'clock the workers had loaded the trucks. 15. We send our daughter to
rest in the south every year. 16. They will show this film on TV. 17. They are building a
new concert-hall in our street. 18. They have made a number of important experiments in
this laboratory. 19. Livingstone explored Central Africa in the 19th century. 20. By the
middle of autumn we had planted all the trees. 21. They will stage this play at the beginning
of next season. 22. They have forgotten the story. 23. Has anybody explained the rules of
the game to you? 24. Theyhaven'tbroughtbackmyskates.
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1 Potatoes were bought yesterday.
2 The books will be brought tomorrow.
3 The clock is being repaired now.
4 Milk is sold in this shop.
5 The whole text has been translated by me.
6 The window was broken last week.
7 When I came home,the sweets had been eaten by them.
8 The work will be done in the evening.
9 This book was written in the 19th century.
10 Tennis was being played from four till five.
11 A lot of money was stolen from the shop by him.
12 By six o'clock the work had been finished.
13 At twelve o'clock the trucks were being loaded by the workers.
14 By three o'clock the trucks had been loaded by the workers.
15 Our daughter is sent to rest in the south every year.
16 This film will be shown on TV.
17 A new concert-hall is being built in our street.
18 A number of important experiments have been made in this laboratory.
19 Central Africa was explored by Livingstone in the 19th century.
20 By the middle of autumn all the trees had been planted.
21 This play will be staged at the beginning of next season.
22 The story has been forgotten.
23 Have you been explained the rules of the game?
24 My skates haven't been brought back