passive and active verb practice

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Active and Passive Voice

Directions: Choose the correct passive sentence for each activesentence below.

1.Science and biology fascinate me.

Science and biology are fascinated by me.

I am fascinated by science and biology.

No passive answer possible.

2.Some people in Canada spea !rench.

Some people in !rench spea Canada.

Canada is spoen by some !rench people.

!rench is spoen in Canada by some people.

".#y a$nt made this dress for me.

#y a$nt has made this dress for me. %his a$nt was made by my dress for me.

%his dress was made for me by my a$nt.

&.'o$glas baed a cae(

'o$glas was baed by a cae(

A cae was baed by 'o$glas(


).An accident happened yesterday.

*esterday was an accident happened.

An accident was happened yesterday.


+.'id Shaespeare write the boo, -Anne of reen ables/-

Shaespeare was by -Anne of reen ables- written/

'id -Anne of reen ables- was written by Shaespeare/

0as -Anne of reen ables- written by Shaespeare/

.People enoy climbing mo$ntains.

People was climbed by mo$ntains.

#o$ntains enoy being climbed by people.


3. People fo$nd a %yrannosa$r$s 4e5 seleton in Sasatchewan, Canada.

People were fo$nd in Sasatchewan, Canada.

A %yrannosa$r$s 4e5 seleton was fo$nd in Sasatchewan, Canada.


6. Video games are f$n to play.

!$n is to play video games.

ames are f$n to play video.


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17.People sing 89 Canada8 before important Canadian events.

89 Canada8 is s$ng before important Canadian events.

89 Canada( is before important Canadian events s$ng.

No passive answer possible

Present Simple – Passive

%he passive is $sed when the obect of a sentence is more important than the s$bect.

Compare:

%he ;$een r$les reat

reat

%o form the passive we $se ?To Be@ past participle

Make passive sentences from the following information:

1. !iat cars B maeBItaly

2. Spaghetti B cooB boiling water

". Children B ed$cateB schools

&. !ootball B playB every co$ntry

). 4acehorses B ride B oceys

+. People B idnap B Sardinian bandits

. 0e B teach B o$r teacher

3. Spaghetti B mae B flo$r

6. erman B spea B Switerland

Past Simple – Passive

%he passive is $sed when the obect of a sentence is more important than the s$bect.

Compare:


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Dames Cameron directed %itanic =Active>

%itanic was directed by Dames Cameron =Passive>

%o form the past passive we $se ?To Be@ =past> past participle

#ae passive sentences from the following information:

1. ballpoint pen B invent B16"

2. hospital B open B %he ;$een B last wee

". car B steal B 17.77 last night

&. yo$ B see B with another woman(

). what time B he B attac/ +. we B meet B at the airport B to$r g$ide

. they B marry B vicar dressed lie Elvis Presley

3. !errari B drive B Sch$macher and


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12. " ____________(teach) y an old 5apanese man.

13. This letter ______________ (shouldtype)% not hand-ritten/

1!. The ne- secretary _____________ (type) at 144 -pm.

Study this chart that shows how to change active sentences into passive sentences:

P4ESEN% and PAS% C9N%INF9FS =P494ESSIVE>


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Active: Passive:

Present Contin$o$s

I am helping Shannon.

D$ne is helping S$ and Ging.

Present Contin$o$s

Shannon is being helped by me.

S$ and Ging are being helped by D$ne.

Past Contin$o$s

I was cleaning the bathroom.

%hey were cleaning the bedroom.

S$san was cleaning the itchen and patio.

Past Contin$o$s

%he bathroom was being cleaned by me.

%he bedroom was being cleaned by them.

%he itchen and patio were being cleaned by her.

Change the active verbs to passive verbs in the sentences below.

Click on the Check nswers button.

!"The people are discussing politics.

Politics by the people.

#"$artin is painting the house.

The house by $artin.

%"Tina was cleaning the classroom.

The classroom by Tina.

&"Sam was smashing the aluminum cans.

The aluminum cans by Sam.

'"The students are writing compositions.

Compositions by the students.

("Sara was holding an umbrella.

The umbrella by Sara.

)"The teacher was helping the students.

The students by the teacher.

*"+rank is locking all the the doors.

ll the doors by +rank.

,"Sasha is e-plaining some old ussian traditions.

Some old ussian traditions by Sasha.

!/"Two horses were pulling the 0armer1s cart.

The 0armer1s cart by two horses.

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ctive: Passive:+uture with 5677

6 will mail the gi0t.

8ack will mail the gi0ts.

+uture with 5677

The gi0t will be mailed by me.

The gi0ts will be mailed by 8ack.


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6 am going to make the cake.

Sue is going to make two cakes.

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The cake is going to be made by me.

Two cakes are going to be made by Sue.

!"3laine will mail the postcard.

The postcard by 3laine.

#"David is going to buy a new car.

new car by David.

%"Terry will clean the classroom.

The classroom by Terry.

&"Steve is going to smash the aluminum cans.

The aluminum cans by Steve.

'"3ach student will write a composition.

composition by each student.

P4ESEN% PE4!EC%, PAS% PE4!EC% and !F%F4E PE4!EC%

Active: Passive:

Present Perfect

I have mailed the gift.

Dac has mailed the gifts.

Present Perfect

%he gift has been mailed by me.

%he gifts have been mailed by Dac.

Past Perfect

Steven Spielberg had directed the movie.

Penny #arshall had directed those movies.

Past Perfect

%he movie had been directed by him.

%he movies had been directed by her.

!"

7ina has written many poems.

$any poems by 7ina.

#"$aris had already returned the book to the library be0ore they called her.

The book already to the library by $aris be0ore they called her.

&"Sara has knitted many sweaters.

$any sweaters by Sara.

("By the year !*'/; people had 0ound gold in Cali0ornia.

By the year !*'/; gold in Cali0ornia.

)"Someone has broken the window.

The window .

*"+rank has locked the door.

The door by +rank.

,"h no< Someone has stolen my purse


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Present Perfect # have mailed the gift.

+ack has mailed the gifts.

Present Perfect The gift has been mailed by me.

The gifts have been mailed by +ack.

Past Perfect teven pielberg had directed the movie.-enny *arshall had directed those movies.

Past Perfect The movie had been directed by him.The movies had been directed by her.

F"t"re Perfect +on will have finished it next month.

They will have finished it by next week.

F"t"re Perfect #t will have been finished by +on by next month.#t will have been finished by them by next week.

Change the active verbs to passive verbs in the sentences below.

Click on the Check Answers button.

%/ina has written many poems.

*any poems by /ina.

0*aris had already returned the book to the library before they called her.

The book already to the library by *aris before they called her.

1The secretary will have typed the letter before 2 pm.

The letter by the secretary before 2 pm.

3ara has knitted many sweaters.

*any sweaters by ara.

2The students will have written many compositions before they graduate.

*any compositions by the students before they graduate.

4!y the year %&25, people had found gold in "alifornia.

!y the year %&25, gold in "alifornia.

6omeone has broken the window.

The window .

&$rank has locked the door.

The door by $rank.

78h no9 omeone has stolen my purse9

8h no9 *y purse 9

%5The county will have built a new freeway before the year 05%5.

A new freeway before the year 05%5.

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