Active To Passive Voice - (HANDOUT 12)

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Advanced English II Active to Passive Voice Aug - Dec 2021
From active to passive voice

1. Jimmy washes the car.
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the car is washed by Jimmy
2. Jimmy is washing the car.
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the car is being washed by Jimmy
3. Jimmy has washed the car.
the car has been washed by jimmy
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4. Jimmy washed the car.

the car was washed by jimmy
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5. Jimmy is going to wash the car.

the car is going to be washed by jimmy
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6. Jimmy will wash the car.

the car will be washed by Jimmy
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Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct passive form.

1. They built that house last year.
Last year that house was built That house was built
______________________________________________________________________________ last year
2. Mr. Johnson is repairing the kitchen.

The kitchen is being repaired by Mr. Johnson
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3. We will finish the English course in two months.
the English course will be finished in two months
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4. They had served lunch when we arrived.
The lunch had been served when we arrived
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5. The postman delivered 100 letters today.
100 letters were delivered by the postman today
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Rewrite the sentences as passive sentences with “by”.
1. Albert Einstein developed the “Theory of relativity”.
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the "Theory of Relativity" was developed by Albert Einstein
2. Walt Disney created Disneyland.
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Disneyland was created by Walt Disney
3. Leonardo da Vinci painted “The last supper.”
"The Last Supper". It was painted by Leonardo da Vinci
_______________________________________________________________________________.
4. John Lennon wrote the song “Imagine”.
"Imagine" was written by John Lennon
_______________________________________________________________________________.
5. The Beatles sang “all you need is love”
"all you need is love" was sung by the beatles
_______________________________________________________________________________.
In these examples it is not necessary to mention the subject
1. She invited 200 people to the party.

200 people were invited to the party
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2. They built the house 300 years ago.

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the house was built 300 years ago
3. He is going to paint the house next month.
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the house is going to be painted next moth
4. They have done all the tests.
all the test have been done
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5. She waters the plants every morning.
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the plants are watered every morning
Match the sentence fragments from columns A and B.
1. This castle is been renovated recently.

2. This castle was be closed to visitors next month.
3. This castle has been built before Henry VIII became king.
4. This castle can damaged in a fire in the 16th Century.
5. This castle will visited by a lot of people every summer.
6. This castle had be seen on many postcards.
There is a word missing from each of the sentences below. Rewrite the
sentences in the correct form.
1. Football games watched all over the world by millions of people.

Football ARE games watched all over the world by millions of people.
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2. The missing tourists found yesterday.
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The missing tourists WERE found yesterday.
3. Have you heard the news? The crown jewels have stolen from the Tower of
London!
Have you heard the news? The crown jewels have BEEN stolen from the Tower of
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London!
4. All dogs must left outside the shop.
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All dogs must BE left outside the shop
5. Our school will visited by an inspector next week.
Our school will BE visited by an inspector next week.
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Write questions in the passive about the underlined information.
1. __________________________________________________________________?
Who was the American Continent discovered by
The American continent was discovered by Christopher Columbus.
2. __________________________________________________________________?
When was the Greatt Wall of China built
The great wall of china was built around the 3rd century BC.
When will the letters be sent
3. __________________________________________________________________?
The letters will be sent this afternoon.
4. __________________________________________________________________?
How many tickets have been sold
2,000 tickets have been sold.
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5. __________________________________________________________________?
How often is the computer serviced
The computer is serviced once every two months.
6. __________________________________________________________________?
Who were they arrested by
They were arrested by Detective Crook.

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From active to passive voice

4. Jimmy washed the car.

5. Jimmy is going to wash the car.

6. Jimmy will wash the car.

Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct passive form.

2. Mr. Johnson is repairing the kitchen.

1. She invited 200 people to the party.

2. They built the house 300 years ago.

1. This castle is been renovated recently.

1. Football games watched all over the world by millions of people.

Write questions in the passive about the underlined information.

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