THE PAPER ENGLISH LANGUAGE

PASSIVE VOICE

COMPILED BY:

Arfan Hasrin.T

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MANAGEMENT STUDY PROGRAM

SIX-SIXECONOMIC INSTITUTE
2021
EXERCISE 1
Directions: change the active verbs to passive verbs.

Simple Present.
1. The teacher helps me.
 I am helped by the teacher.

2. The teacher helps Jane.

 Jane is helped by the teacher.

3. The teacher helps us.

 We are helped by the teacher.

Simple Past.
1. The teacher helped me.
 I was helped by the teacher.

2. The teacher helped them.

 They were helped by the teacher.

Present Perfect.
1. The teacher has helped joe.
 Joe has been helped the teacher.

2. The teacher has helped us.

 We have been helped by the teacher.

Future.
1. The teacher will help me.
 I will be helped by the teacher.

2. The teacher is going to help Tim.

 Tim is going to be helped by the teacher.
EXERCISE 4.
Directions: change the active sentences to passive sentences.

1. Active: The news surprised John.

Passive: John was surprised by the news.

Active: Did the news surprise you?

Passive: Were you surprised by the news?

2. Active: The news surprises Erin.

Passive: Erin is surprised by the news.

Active: Does the news surprise you?

Passive: Are you surprised by the news?

3. Active: The news will shock Steve.

Passive: Steve will be shocked by the news.

Active: Will the news shock Pat?

Passive: Will Pat be shocked by the news?

4. Active: Liz signed the petition.

Passive: The petition was signed by Liz.

Active: Did Ryan sign it?

Passive: Was it signed by Ryan?

5. Active: Bob has signed the petition.

Passive: The petition has been signed by Bob.

Active: Has Jim signed it yet?

Passive: Has it been signed by Jim yet?

6. Active: Sue is going to sign it.

Passive: It is going to be signed by Sue.

Active: is Carol going to sign it?

Passive: Is it going to be signed by Carol?
EXERCISE 5.
Directions: change the sentences from active to passive.

1. A thief stole Ann’s purse.

 Ann’s purse was stolen by a thief.

2. Did a cat kill the bird?

 Was the bird killed by a cat?

3. My cat didn’t kill the bird.

 The bird wasn’t killed by my cat.

4. Do a large number of people speak French?

 Is French spoken by a large number of people?

5. Is the Janitor going to fix the window?

 Is the window going to be fixed by the Janitor?

6. Will a maid clean our hotel room?

 Will our hotel room be cleaned by a maid?

7. Does the hotel provide clean towels?

 Are clean towels provided by the hotel?

8. Sometimes my inability to understand spoken English frustrates me.

 Sometimes I am frustrated by my inability to understand spoken by English.