Topic: THE ACTIVE/PASSIVE VOICE (Mixed tenses)

Level: Intermediate

Sentences are given in the active voice. Change them into the passive voice.
1. He teaches English.
8. He wore a blue shirt.
2. The child is eating bananas.
9. May God bless you with happiness!
3. She is writing a letter.
10. They are building a house.
4. The master punished the servant.
11. I have finished the job.
5. He was writing a book.
12. I sent the report yesterday.
6. Who wrote this letter?
13. She bought a diamond necklace.
7. Somebody cooks meal every day.
14. Somebody had stolen my purse.

The first sentence is in the ACTIVE VOICE. Choose the most correct
way of saying the same thing in the PASSIVE VOICE
1. They were interviewing her for the job.
She ________________ for the job.
a. was being interviewed
b. was interviewed
c. has been interviewed
2. Tom is writing the letter.
The letter ________________ by Tom.
a. was written
b. is being written
c. has been written
3. Everyone understands English.
English ________________ by everyone.
a. is understood
b. has been understood
c. was understood
4. The employees brought up this issue during the meeting.
This issue ________________ by the employees during the meeting.
a. has been brought up
b. is brought up
c. was brought up
5. The professor told him not to talk in class.
He ________________ by the professor not to talk in class.
a. has been told
b. was told
c. was being told
6. They say that women are smarter than men.
Women ________________ to be smarter than men.
a. were being said
b. were said
c. are said
7. The fire has destroyed the house.
The house ________________ by the fire.
a. has been destroyed

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 b. was being destroyed
c. is destroyed
8. She would have told you.
You ________________ by her.
a. would have been told
b. would be told
c. were being told
9. She would reject the offer.
The offer ________________ by her.
a. will have been rejected
b. would be rejected
c. will be rejected
10. This surprises me.
I ________________ by this.
a. would have been surprised
b. will be surprised
c. am surprised

Rewrite the Passive sentences into Active Sentences
1. The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.
2. This book was written by an Irishman.
3. The president was elected by the people.
4. The bag was packed by his mother.
5. The child was hit by a car.
6. The exercise is completed by the teacher.
7. The club was founded by Ron and Peggy.
8. Football is played by the children.
9. The computer is used by Patrick.
10. Coffee is sold by Marie.

Level: Advance
Make into passive sentence. Don't put the agent (don't put 'by someone' ).
1) I want someone to love me.
2) It seems that someone cleaned the office on 10) I understand that someone fired John.
Tuesday. 11) I like someone looking after me when I’m ill.
3) Amy thinks that someone is reading to her son 12) She hates people laughing at her.
4) I don’t like people seeing me in my pyjamas. 13) It seems that someone lost the papers.
5) My little niece loves people chasing her. 14) He thinks that someone is teasing Lucy.
6) I understand that someone hit Greg. 15) I hope someone will examine me soon.
7) Is it the case that someone sent the report on 16) John would like someone to promote him.
time?? 17) The cat enjoys someone tickling him.
8) We avoided people seeing us. 18) They claim that someone stole the money.
9) I think that someone built the house in 1814. 19) We imagined that the storm damaged the car.
20) I believe that someone is preparing food.