Passive voice story - exercise 5

Passive voice: crime story - exercise 5

Exercise 1. Complete the text with the verbs in brackets.

Bank Robbery

The New York police department just (announce)

that the Portnoy's Bank (rob) yesterday afternoon.

Two men in masks (enter) the bank at 4.30 with guns in their hands.

Both the customers and the bank clerks (ask) to lie down on the floor immediately

and one of the bank clerks (make) to fill the robbers' bags with money.

After that the two men (leave) the bank quickly and hurried to their car.

The police officer Jason Gregson says that more than 200,000 dollars (steal) yesterday,

but luckily nobody (injure).

Jason Gregson believes that the robbers (find) sooner or later.

The bank (close) since yesterday and it will be open again in two days.

Exercise 2. Ask questions about the bank robbery.

What time the two men in masks the bank? (enter)

At 4.30 in the afternoon.

What the customers and bank clerks to do? (ask)

They were asked to lie down on the floor immediately.

What one of the clerks to do? (make)

He was asked to fill the robbers' bags with money.

How much money by the robbers? (steal)

More than 200,000 dollars.

anybody during the robbery? (injure)

No, nobody has been injured.

How long the bank ? (close)

It will be closed for two days.

the police the robbers soon? (find)

The police officer Jason Gregson believes they will be found soon.

Passive voice exercises and grammar rules with examples.

For pre-intermediate - advanced students of English as a second language.