PRESENT AND PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE EXERCISES
1. Turn these sentences into passive voice.
1. They grow coffee in Brazil
Coffee is grow in brazil by them
2. He examines patients on the second floor
Patients are examined on the second floorby by him
3. She feeds the animal twice a day.
The animal is fed twice a day by her
4. They deliver the newspaper in the morning.
The newspaper is delivered in the morning by them
5. We lend books only to students.
Books are lend to students by us
6. They serve lunch at 12.00
The lunch is served at 12.00
7. England makes the best computers.
The best computers are made by England
1. He doesn’t spend money on magazines.
Money isn’t spend by him on magazines
2. I don’t make lunch on Sundays.
Lunch isn’t made on sundays
3. They don’t pay salaries during the
weekend.
Salaries aren’t paid during the weekend
4. She doesn’t teach French in all schools.
French isn’t taught by her in all schools
5. We don’t keep coins in the cash.
Coins aren’t kept in the cash
6. They don’t make watches in South Africa.
Watches aren’t made are in South Africa
7. People don’t speak Spanish in Italy
Spanish isn’t spoken by people in Italy _ beach.
2. Make questions to the following answers.
1. Marc was driving in the car
The car was driven by Mark
2.The planes flown over the airfield
The plane was flown over the airfield
3.He drinks two bottles of coffe every day
Two bottles of coke are drunk by him every day
4.Secretaris don’t pick flowers
No, flowers aren’t picked by secretaries.
5.Madonna sings
Yes, “Material Girl” was sung by Madonna.
1. He found the child in the park.
The child was found by him in the park
2. They broke the glasses with a stone.
The glasses were broken with a stone by them
3. She saw the mouse in the kitchen.
The mouse was seen by her in the kitchen _
4. I poished the furniture in the afternoon.
The furniture was polished in the afternoon _
5. He made the dress.
The dress was made by him
6. Somebody pushed Mary into the water.
Mary was pushed by somebody into the water
7. People from all over the world visited the
museum.
The museum was visited by people from all over the
world
1. He didn’t grow tomatoes in his garden.
Tomatoes weren’t grow in is garden _
2. They didn’t fly the planes in the morning.
The planes weren’t flown in the morning _
3. She didn’t sing the song after the
ceremony.
The song wasn’t sung by her after the ceremon _
4. Some readers didn’t like the book.
The book wasn’t liked by some readers _
5. We didn’t translate the book into English.
The book wasn’t translated into English
6. The guards didn’t lock the back door.
The back door wasn’t locked by the guards
7. I didn’t take the photographs at the
The photographs weren’t token at the beach _
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