TASK 1. Change the following sentences from Passive to Active.
1. The patient was being examined by the surgeon when the nurse entered.
2. The puppy is being washed now.
3. Herbert was asked a lot of questions at the exam vesterday.
4. The windows had been washed before the work started.
5. Brenda has just been invited to the party.
6. The bridge will have been finished by the end of October.
7. This information is often used.
8. The dishes will be washed in a minute.
1. The patient was being examined by the surgeon when the nurse entered.
2. The puppy is being washed now.
3. Herbert was asked a lot of questions at the exam vesterday.
4. The windows had been washed before the work started.
5. Brenda has just been invited to the party.
6. The bridge will have been finished by the end of October.
7. This information is often used.
8. The dishes will be washed in a minute.
Answers & Comments
1. When the nurse entered, the surgeon was examining the patient.
2. Someone is washing the puppy now.
3. The examiners asked Herbert a lot of questions yesterday.
4. They washed the windows before the work started.
5. Someone just invited Brenda to the party.
6. They will finish the bridge by the end of October.
7. People often use this information.
8. Someone will wash the dishes in a minute.