Friday, January 24, 2020

Passive voice

to be+verb 3
present simple-am, is, are+verb 3

Ex.
Aram closes the window-The window is closed by Aram.

past simple-was,were+verb 3

Ex.
They bought flowers-Flowers were bought.

present continious-am, is, are+being+verb 3

Ex.
We are cleaning the room-The room is being cleaned.

past continious-were, was+being+verb 3

Ex.
Ann was washing her car.-Her car was being washed.

Present future-will, shall+be+verb 3

Ex.
They will explain this place.-This place will be explained.

Past future-should, whould+be+verb 3

Ex.
They would open the shop.-The shop whould be opened.

Present perfects-has been, have been+verb 3

Ex.
She has broken her arm.-Her arm has been broken.

Past perfect-had been+verb 3

Ex.
They had closed the caffe after the comflict.-The caffe had been closed after the comflict. 




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 have 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 is cut out by him.
  6. The sheep ate a lot. — A lot of eaten by the sheep.
  7. We do not clean our rooms. —  Our rooms aren’t cleaned by us
  8. William will not repair the car. — The car won’t be repaired by William.
  9. Monica gave a chance to her friend.-Her friend was given a chance by Monica.
  10. Ann will write an essay on that topic.- An essay on that topic will be written by Ann.


  1. Sue made a cake for her grandma.- A cake was made by Sue.
  2. They have cleaned all the rooms.- All the rooms have been cleaned by  them. 
  3. Karen has broken her heart.-Her heart has been broken by Karen.
  4. Mrs Jenny has sold her apartment.- Her apartment has been sold by Mrs Jenny.
  5. Mary had lost her keys when she was in a car.- Her keys have been lost by Mary.
  6. Suzan is doing her homework from math.- Her homework is being done by Suzan.
  7. They are writing an essay right now.- An essay are being written by them.
  8. Ami is collecting sport shoes.- Sport shoes is being collected by Ami.
  9. They were washing the windows.- The windows were being washed by them.
  10. John was watching football game.- Football game was being watched by John.

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