Passive 5 (mixed tenses)

1) The Government is planning a new road near my house.

[ A new road is being planned near my house ]

2) My grandfather built this house in 1943.

[ This house was built in 1943 by my grandfather ]

3) Picasso was painting Guernica at that time.

[ Guernica was being painted at that time by Picasso ]

4) The cleaner has cleaned the office.

[ The office has been cleaned ]

5) He had written three books before 1867.

[ Three books had been written before 1867 ]

6) John will tell you later.

[ You will be told later by John ]

7) By this time tomorrow we will have signed the deal.

[ By this time tomorrow the deal will have been signed ]

8) Somebody should do the work.

[ The work should be done ]

9) The traffic might have delayed Jimmy.

[ Jimmy might have been delayed by the traffic ]

10) People speak Portuguese in Brazil.

[ Portuguese is spoken in Brazil ]

11) Everybody loves Mr Brown.

[ Mr Brown is loved by everybody ]

12) They are building a new stadium near the station.

[ A new stadium is being built near the station ]

13) The wolf ate the princess.

[ The princess was eaten by the wolf ]

14) At six o’clock someone was telling a story.

[ At six o’clock a story was being told ]

15) Somebody has drunk all the milk!

[ All the milk has been drunk ]

16) I had cleaned all the windows before the storm.

[ All the windows had been cleaned before the storm ]

17) A workman will repair the computer tomorrow.

[ The computer will be repaired tomorrow ]

18) By next year the students will have studied the passive.

[ By next year the passive will have been studied by the students ]

19) James might cook dinner.

[ Dinner might be cooked by James ]

20) Somebody must have taken my wallet.

[ My wallet must have been taken ]

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