Mastering English: Passive Voice, Modals, and More

Posted on Mar 12, 2025 in English

Passive Voice Exercises

B. Write sentences in the passive voice.

  1. The wheel / invent / thousands of years ago.
    The wheel was invented thousands of years ago.
  2. In the old days / use / candles / to see in the dark.
    In the old days, candles were used to see in the dark.
  3. In the past / cook / food / over fires.
    In the past, food was cooked over fires.
  4. The Italians / make / the first pizzas.
    The first pizzas were made by the Italians.
  5. Bicycles / use / before cars.
    Bicycles were used before cars.

Passive Voice in Sentences

C. Complete the sentences using the passive voice of the verbs in parentheses.

Breakfast is served from 6:30 to 8:30 every morning in the breakfast room. Meals are served in the lounge. Snacks are served in the pub. Rooms are cleaned daily. Daily papers are delivered on customer’s request. The swimming pool is opened upon request at the reception desk.

Modal Verbs

Choose the correct modal form to complete the dialogue.

Teacher: Who can remember some of the things to do in class, now?

Student 1: We should pay attention to the teacher in class.

Student 2: We must try to speak English in English class.

Student 3: We should practice our English in and out of the classroom.

Student 4: We shouldn’t ask our teacher to explain things a second or a third time.

Student 5: We can make mistakes because it is part of learning.

Completing Gaps with Correct Forms

Complete the gaps with the correct form of the words in parentheses.

  1. He can read a book.
  2. Can you play the guitar?
  3. Yes, I can.
  4. He mustn’t do that because it is dangerous.
  5. We should leave now.

Modal Auxiliary Verbs

Complete the gaps with the appropriate modal auxiliary.

He shouldn’t do that. It’s dangerous. We would like to go to your wedding. Don’t forget to invite us.

She can’t do her homework because she is ill in bed. Margaret may come. She said she wanted to go with us.

We may/might arrive late tomorrow because we will be working.

Correcting Sentence Errors

R7 The following sentences have errors. Can you correct them?

A. I don’t can play the guitar very well.
Correct: I can’t play the guitar very well.

B. It’s raining because we can’t play tennis?
Correct: We can’t play tennis because it’s raining.

C. When did you visited your sister?
Correct: When did you visit your sister?

D. There are much papers on the room.
Correct: There are many papers in the room.

E. Whose the lady sitting next to Helen?
Correct: Who’s the lady sitting next to Helen?

Prepositions

R11 Complete the sentences with the prepositions from the box: in, at, with, to, by, from, on.

I live in Wales but I come from Buenos Aires, Argentina. I’m married to an English woman. I usually get up at half past five but on Sundays I stay in bed until nine o’clock. This week my wife is on holiday with her mother. I usually go to work on foot but I go by bus in the winter. I sometimes work at home, too. At the weekend I go to the cinema or listen to music from my country.

Verb Tenses

Now complete the following sentences with the same verbs. Use the appropriate tenses.

  1. I haven’t written the letter yet.
  2. She found a purse this morning.
  3. Have you ever sold anything before?
  4. We heard that he is not well.
  5. They have made good progress.
  6. He has just washed the dishes.
  7. I have already taken the car to the garage.
  8. The new TV series has begun this week.
  9. Have you bought today’s paper? No, I haven’t.
  10. I have never broken a glass.