Passive voice

Exercises: active to passive.

My brother walks the dog.

is walked
The dog   by my brother.

He opened the window.

was opened
The window   by him.

Someone has stolen my treasure.

has been stolen
My treasure  .

They will sell the house.

will be sold
The house   by them.

Sam is washing the car.

is being washed
The car   by Sam.

The girls had eaten the cakes.

had been eaten
The cakes   by the girls.

They are going to plant trees.

are going to be planted
Trees  .

David was buying a book.

was being bought
A book   by David.

Passive voice - write

Exercises: from active to passive.

01.- Susan threw away the litter.
The litter   away by Susan.

02.- Someone has opened the door.

The door   (by someone).

03.- My dad was cutting the grass.

The grass   by my dad.

04.- The tourists didn't see the lions.

The lions   by the tourists.

05.- The birds are eating my food.

My food   by the birds.

06.- She is going to buy the red dress.

is going to be bought
The red dress   by her.

07.- Gold miners found diamonds in Brazil.

were found
Diamonds   by gold miners in Brazil.

08.- The postman delivers letters.

are delivered
Letters   by the postman.

09.- Our band will sing that song.

will be sung
That song   by our band.

10.- Many people had visited the cave.

had been visited
The cave   by many people.

Passive Voice - Exercise with Auxiliary Verbs

Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

1. I can answer the question. - 

carried
2. She would carry the box. - 

3. You should open the window. - 

4. We might play cards. - 

5. You ought to wash the car. - 

 must be filled
6. He must fill in the form. - 
need not be
7. They need not buy bread. - 

8. He could not read the sentence. - 

9. Will the teacher test our English? - 

10. Could Jenny lock the door? - 

Complete the sentences (Active or Passive Voice). Use Simple Present.

sells
1. He (sell)   cars.
is sold
2. The blue car (sell)  .
is eaten
3. In summer, more ice-cream (eat)   than in winter.
calls
4. She (call)   her grandparents every Friday.
are typed
5. The letters (type)  .
takes
6. He (take)   his medicine every day.
is not taken
7. Jane (take / not)   to school by her father.
go
8. We (go)   to school by bus.
doesnt work
9. She (work / not)   for a bank.
is kept
10. Milk (keep)   in the refrigerator.