Active and passive voice exercise

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate active or passive verb form.

1. Mary …………………… by Alice.

a) loves
b) is loved
c) is being loved

2. The mason …………………… the wall.

a) is building
b) is being built
c) is built

3. The gate ……………………… by the peon.

a) opens
b) was opened
c) has opened

4. The wounded man ……………………. by the boys.

a) helps
b) helped
c) was helped
c) is helped

5. The work ———————- in two weeks.

a) will finish
b) will be finished
c) will be finishing

6. By whom ………………….?

a) did this
b) was this done
c) has this done

7. Why was such a letter ………………… by your father?

a) wrote
b) written
c) had written

8. She …………………. a check.

a) handed
b) was handed
c) had handed

9. A thunderstorm often ………………… milk sour.

 a) is turned
b) turns
c) is turning

Answers

1. Mary is loved by Alice.

2. The mason is building the wall.

3. The gate was opened by the peon.

4. The wounded man was helped by the boys.

5. The work will be finished in two weeks.

6. By whom was this done?

7. Why was such a letter written by your father?

8. She was handed a check.

9. A thunderstorm often turns milk sour.

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