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Passive Voice

The document provides examples of how to change sentences from active to passive voice using various English tenses. It includes a table showing the active and passive forms of different tenses. Then there are examples of changing sentences to passive voice and answers to check the changes.
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Passive Voice

The document provides examples of how to change sentences from active to passive voice using various English tenses. It includes a table showing the active and passive forms of different tenses. Then there are examples of changing sentences to passive voice and answers to check the changes.
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PASSIVE VOICE

Past Simple Present Simple


WAS/WERE + AM/IS/ARE+
Past ParticiplePast
Participle

Future Simple Present Continuous


WILL +BE+ Past AM/IS/ARE+ BEING +
Participle Past Participle

Present Perfect
Past Continuous
HAVE/HAS+ BEEN+
was/were+being+past participle
Past Participle

Past perfect
Present Perfect Continuous
Had+been+past
Have/has+been+being+past
participle
participle

Future perfect
Will+have/has+been+pas
t participle

Tense Active Passive


present simple I make a cake. A cake is made (by me).

present continuous I am making a cake. A cake is being made (by me).

past simple I made a cake. A cake was made (by me).

A cake was being made (by


past continuous I was making a cake.
me).

A cake has been made (by


present perfect I have made a cake.
me).

pres. perf. I have been making a A cake has been being


continuous cake. made (by me).

A cake had been made (by


past perfect I had made a cake.
me).

future simple I will make a cake. A cake will be made (by me).

I will have made a A cake will have been


future perfect
cake. made (by me).

Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

1. John collects
money___________________________________________________________
2. Anna opened the
window._________________________________________________
3. We have done our
homework._____________________________________________
4. I will ask a question. __________________________________________________
5. He can cut out the
picture_________________________________________________
6. The sheep ate a
lot._____________________________________________________
7. We do not clean our rooms.
______________________________________________
8. William will not repair the
car.______________________________________________
9. Did Sue draw this circle?
_________________________________________________
10. Could you feed the dog?
_________________________________________________

Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

1. John collects money. - Money is collected by John.


2. Anna opened the window. - The window was opened by Anna.
3. We have done our homework. - Our homework has been done by us.
4. I will ask a question. - A question will be asked by me.
5. He can cut out the picture. - The picture can be cut out by him.
6. The sheep ate a lot. - A lot was eaten by the sheep.
7. We do not clean our rooms. - Our rooms are not cleaned by us.
8. William will not repair the car. - The car will not be repaired by William.
9. Did Sue draw this circle? - Was this circle drawn by Sue?
10. Could you feed the dog? - Could the dog be fed by you?

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