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Change these sentences from the active to the passive.
eg. They told him to leave. ➜ He was told to leave.
1. We should discuss the matter straightaway.
2. They are playing the match right now.
3. The bad weather didn’t affect us very much.
4. They asked Michael a lot of questions.
5. They haven’t signed the contract yet.
6. They give the children too many exams and too much homework.
7. You can’t sell the house yet.
8. They are renovating the hotel at the moment.
9. They have told us to wait here.
10. They won’t publish her new book until next year.
11. They were wrapping the presents.
12. They had delivered the parcel the day before.
13. You must keep the medicine in this cupboard.
14. They are interviewing ten people for the job.
15. Have they sent out the invitations?
16. The police were tracking the stolen car.
17. A drone took the photos.
Answers
1. The matter should be discussed straightaway
2. The match is being played right now.
3. We weren’t affected very much by the bad weather.
4. Michael was asked a lot of questions.
5. The contract hasn’t been signed yet.
6. The children are given too many exams and too much homework.
7. The house can’t be sold yet.
8. The hotel is being renovated at the moment.
9. We have been told to wait here.
10. Her new book won’t be published until next year.
11. The presents were being wrapped.
12. The parcel had been delivered the day before.
13. The medicine must be kept in this cupboard.
14. Ten people are being interviewed for the job.
15. Have the invitations been sent out?
16. The stolen car was being tracked (by the police)
17. The photos were taken by a drone.
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