HOW TO CHANGE FROM ACTIVE TO PASSIVE

Robert
The indirect
object
becomes the
subject

Kristen
Robert
The direct
object
becomes the
subject

Flowers

sent
Put the verb
TO BE in the
same tense of
the principal
verb and this
one in past
participle

was sent
sent
Put the verb
TO BE in the
same tense of
the principal
verb and this
one in past
participle

were sent

They sell English books

Anthony will build a bridge.
Sandra has done the task.
They didnt invent the telephone.
Alice drove the car last night.
I have seen that program several
times.

flowers

to Kristen

The rest of the

complements
remain the
same

The subject
becomes the
agent
introduced by
by

flowers

by Robert

flowers
The rest of the
complements
remain the
same

to Kristen
The subject
becomes the
agent
introduced by
by

to Kristen by Robert
I will explain the lesson.
My friends sold the car yesterday
Nicole plays the piano every day.
Michael has climbed that mountain
many times
My husband fixed the computer last
week.
Susy and Andrew grow flowers in
their farm.