Grammar / B1 Grammar lessons and exercises\ Passive verb forms
Turn the following active sentences into passive sentences. Keep the same verb tense.
They forbid smoking here. ⇒ Smoking here.
They accept credit cards. ⇒ Credit cards .
They are building a new cinema in the city. ⇒ A new cinema in the city.
Someone is accusing him of stealing money. ⇒ He of stealing money.
They built the house in 1950. ⇒ The house in 1950.
The Romans named Neptune after the Roman god of the sea. ⇒ Neptune after the Roman god of the sea.
Someone was blackmailing him. ⇒ He .
When I passed by, someone was painting the walls. ⇒ When I passed by, the walls .
They have told him that he has to leave the country. ⇒ He that he has to leave the country.
For generations local fishermen have inhabited the lake. ⇒ For generations the lake by local fishermen.