The passive is a way of An active verb or sentence

structuring a sentence so is one in which the subject

that the grammatical is the person or thing
subject is the person or which performs the stated
thing which experiences action:
the effect of an action,
rather than the person or The dog chased the cat.
thing which causes the The builders will build the
effect: house shortly.
Jane Austen wrote this
The cat was chased by the book.
dog. They have eaten the cake.
The house will be built
shortly.
Where ___________________________ (bread/bake) ?
This book
I’ve just heardwas written
that Bob by
_________________ (sell) his car, did you know?
Jane
The police Austen.
__________________ (stop) him because he was driving too fast.
The cake has been eaten.
____________________________ (that jacket/wear) recently?
Mary and(noDavidagent)
_______________ (buy) their house in 2006.
The company _________________ (create) by two brothers in the early 80s.
Can I have details of your laptop which _______________ (advertise) in your latest
catalogue, please?
My mother ____________________ (clean) the windows when I arrived.
I ______________________ (repair) the car, you can use it now.
He __________________ (delay) because of the traffic at arrived too late for the
meeting.
The invoices ____________________ (check), so you can send them now.
People ___________________ (not/smoke) so much these days.
Who ___________________ (invent) the telephone?
She __________________ (go) to Brussels last week for a meeting.
A lot of damage ____________________ (cause) by the storm last month.
Two men ___________________ (arrest) last night. They are in prison now.
Our products ___________________ (sell) all over the world.
They _______________________ (bake) the bread every morning.
She ______________________ (wear) a beautiful green dress when I saw her.
Normally the streets ____________________ (clean) every day.
Smoking ________________________ (prohibited) in all bars in France.
The car ____________(repair) at the moment, but it should be ready tomorrow.