LICEO DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE NARIÑO HIGH SCHOOL

MILLE LOPEZ /ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE

NAME Maria Luna DATE: 25/09/20 SCORE: 9-2

PRACTICE ACTIVITY:

I Rewrite the active sentences into passive.

1. The teacher tells us a joke.

A joke is told us by the teacher
2. My friend did not buy a new car
A new car wasn’t bought by my friend
3. Michael has not sent me the files.
The files have not been sent me by michael
4. I won´t take photos next month.
Photos won’t be taken by me next month
5. Angie closes the windows.
The windows are closed by Angie

II Rewrite the passive sentences into active.

1. The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.

Alexander Graham bell invented the telephone
2. The bag has been stolen by his cousins.
his cousins have stolen the bag
3. The exercises are completed by the teacher.
the teacher complete the exercises
4. This book will be written by us.
We will write this book
5. I am woken up by my mother.
my mother wakes up me

I. Read the following sentences. Decide if the sentence is active (A) or passive (P).

1. Boys like to play soccer. → ______A____

2. This room has been painted blue. → ______P_______
3. Soccer is played in many countries. → ____P__________
4. I am given a book. → ___A__________
5. We have lost our keys. → ___A__________
6. You saw dolphins last week. → ___A_________
7. The report will be completed next Friday. → _______P______
8. They have been in the meeting recently. → _______A______
9. The documents are printed every day. → ______P_______
10. My father was brought to another city. → _____P________