Insert the required tense (Passive Voice)
H« [Arthur] went up to his room. Nothing in it __ since his arrest, (to change) (Voynich) 23. You can feel when you __. (to watch] (Hilton) 24. The oldest of London's present-day theatres is th( Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, which __ in 1663 and __ since __ several times, (to open, to reconstruct) 25. Below decks the atmosphere was close. Many cigarettes __, and __. (to smoke to smoke) (Clark) 26. She kept an eye on the Leanharn people to see that her action __ duly ___ (to notice) (Maugham) 27. Rumania is a Balkan State which __ long __ for its mineral springs. (to know) (Maugham) 28. After a few routine questions __ and __, Dr. Lord leant back in his chair and smiled at his patient, (to ask, to answer) (Christie) 29. Ettore was twenty-three. He __ by an uncle in San Francisco and was visiting his father and mother in Torino when war __ (to bring up, to declare) (Hemingway) 30. He strode up to the
front door of the forlorn house and rang the bell like one who __ there for weeks, (to expect) (Priestley) 31. After lunch, we heard that Charles Lenton __ for. (to send) (Snow) 32. Breakfast __ scarcely ___ when a waiter brought in Mr. Dowler's card, (to clear away) (Dickens) 33. One could not walk or drive about Philadelphia without seeing or being impressed with the general tendency toward a more cultivated and selective social life. Many excellent and expensive houses __ (to erect) (Dreiser) 34. I __ constantly __ in the street. I like it. It gives an amusement to the dullest walk, (to follow) (Maugham) 35. A minute earlier, a small boy with a partly deflated red balloon had run out into the cleared forbidden street. He __ just __ : and __ back to the curb by his father... (to capture, to drag) (Salinger) 36the railway __ at all at that time, (to use — negitive) (Shute) 37. Ant on i a: Thank you. Thank you. Martin: What __ I __ for? (to thank) (Murdoch and Priestley) 38. The gentleman was so startled that he took the night train for the Continent and __ never __ of since, (to hear) (Maugham)
2. You can feel when you are being watched. (The verb "to watch" is changed to the passive voice by adding the auxiliary verb "are" before it.)
3. The oldest of London's present-day theatres is the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, which was opened in 1663 and has been reconstructed several times. (The verbs "to open" and "to reconstruct" are changed to the passive voice by adding the auxiliary verbs "was" and "has been" before them.)
4. Below decks the atmosphere was close. Many cigarettes had been smoked and were being smoked. (The verbs "to smoke" are changed to the passive voice by adding the auxiliary verb "had been" and "were being" before them.)
5. She kept an eye on the Leanharn people to see that her action was duly noticed. (The verb "to notice" is changed to the passive voice by adding the auxiliary verb "was" before it.)
6. Rumania is a Balkan State which has long been known for its mineral springs. (The verb "to know" is changed to the passive voice by adding the auxiliary verb "has been" before it.)
7. After a few routine questions were asked and answered, Dr. Lord leant back in his chair and smiled at his patient. (The verbs "to ask" and "to answer" are changed to the passive voice by adding the auxiliary verbs "were" before them.)
8. Ettore was twenty-three. He had been brought up by an uncle in San Francisco and was visiting his father and mother in Torino when war was declared. (The verbs "to bring up" and "to declare" are changed to the passive voice by adding the auxiliary verbs "had been" and "was" before them.)
9. He strode up to the front door of the forlorn house and rang the bell like one who had been expected there for weeks. (The verb "to expect" is changed to the passive voice by adding the auxiliary verb "had been" before it.)
10. After lunch, we heard that Charles Lenton had been sent for. (The verb "to send" is changed to the passive voice by adding the auxiliary verb "had been" before it.)
11. Breakfast had scarcely been cleared away when a waiter brought in Mr. Dowler's card. (The verbs "to clear away" are changed to the passive voice by adding the auxiliary verb "had been" before them.)
12. One could not walk or drive about Philadelphia without seeing or being impressed with the general tendency toward a more cultivated and selective social life. Many excellent and expensive houses had been erected. (The verb "to erect" is changed to the passive voice by adding the auxiliary verb "had been" before it.)
13. I am constantly followed in the street. I like it. It gives an amusement to the dullest walk. (The verb "to follow" is already in the passive voice.)
14. A minute earlier, a small boy with a partly deflated red balloon had run out into the cleared forbidden street. He had just been captured and was being dragged back to the curb by his father... (The verbs "to capture" and "to drag" are changed to the passive voice by adding the auxiliary verbs "had been" and "was being" before them.)
15. The railway wasn't used at all at that time. (The verb "to use" is changed to the passive voice by adding the negative auxiliary verb "wasn't" before it.)
16. Ant on i a: Thank you. Thank you. Martin: What am I being thanked for? (The verb "to thank" is changed to the passive voice by adding the auxiliary verb "am" before it.)
17. The gentleman was so startled that he took the night train for the Continent and has never been heard of since. (The verb "to hear" is changed to the passive voice by adding the auxiliary verb "has been" before it.)