ACTIVE:

Helen draws a picture every day Helen is the main point.

PASSIVE: A picture is drawn by Helen every day The picture is more important than Helen.
All the tenses can be turned into the passive but not all verbs because some verbs have no object: The object is needed as the subject of the passive sentence.

PRESENT SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE PRESENT PERFECT

Tom writes great books – Great books are written by Tom Mary saw the ghost – The ghost was seen by Mary Ann has done it! – It has been done by Ann!

1. She cooks excellent meals __________________________________ 1. My brother made the cake __________________________________ 1. My dad has seen my picture ________________________________
2. They teach French ___________________________________________ 2. She learnt the lesson _________________________________________ 2. Everybody has finished it __________________________________
3. Their mothers help them ___________________________________ 3. I didn’t read the story_________________________________________ 3. Bob has found it ____________________________________________
4. Nobody buys these clothes _________________________________ 4. They collected some money _________________________________ 4. The baby has drunk it ______________________________________
5. Children need toys __________________________________________ 5. Someone killed her cat _______________________________________ 5. She has bought the umbrella_______________________________
6. Teachers teach lessons _____________________________________ 6. Mary loved animals ___________________________________________ 6. The students have understood the lesson________________
7. Do shoemakers repair shoes? ______________________________ 7. Did the old man break the door? _____________________________ 7. Has Ian translated it? _______________________________________
8. The police arrest criminals ________________________________ 8. Nobody heard them __________________________________________ 8. My neighbour hasn’t destroyed it __________________________


PRESENT CONTINUOUS PAST CONTINUOUS PAST PERFECT

Sue is reading the novel – The novel is being read by Sue Jane was fixing the roof – The roof was being fixed by Jane She had read it – It had been read by her

1. My father is doing the work _________________________________ 1. Dad was reading the magazine _______________________________ 1. Grandpa had seen it ________________________________________
2. Amanda is fixing the car _____________________________________ 2. Was she baking the pie?_______________________________________ 2. The man hadn’t bought it __________________________________
3. They are making it __________________________________________ 3. They were driving the lorry _________________________________ 3. We had prepared it _________________________________________
4. The children are eating your cake __________________________ 4. Why was Jill reading it? ______________________________________ 4. Nobody had guessed it ______________________________________
5. My friends are watching us __________________________________ 5. They were taking photos______________________________________ 5. Had she removed it? ________________________________________
6. I am reading the report ______________________________________ 6. The snake was eating a mouse ________________________________ 6. The students had done the test ____________________________
7. Pam is watching the show __________________________________ 7. Was the lady knitting his sweater?___________________________ 7. Had he sung it? ______________________________________________
8. Is mum drinking the tea? ___________________________________ 8. My friends were typing it _____________________________________ 8. They had imagined it _______________________________________

WILL GOING TO MODAL VERBS

Mum will fix it – It will be fixed by mum She is going to replace it – It is going to be replaced by her We can’t do it – It can’t be done by us

1. She will revise it ___________________________________________ 1. The teacher is going to correct it ___________________________ 1. They should see it __________________________________________
2. Nobody will help them ____________________________________ 2. Mary is going to read it ____________________________________ 2. We may visit it _____________________________________________
3. The clown will write it ____________________________________ 3. Nobody is going to buy it __________________________________ 3. Nobody must find it _______________________________________
4. A man will discover it _____________________________________ 4. Is Paul going to do it? _____________________________________ 4. Could they sell it? __________________________________________
5. Will anyone find it? _________________________________________ 5. We are going to watch it ____________________________________ 5. We mustn’t say it ___________________________________________
6. I will invent it _______________________________________________ 6. I am going to invent it _______________________________________ 6. He can describe it __________________________________________
7. Somebody will tell _________________________________________ 7. Someone is going to find it __________________________________ 7. Someone could design it ___________________________________
8. My friends will notice _____________________________________ 8. Are you going to miss it? ____________________________________ 8. You shouldn’t correct it ____________________________________
PRESENT SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE PRESENT PERFECT

Tom writes great books – Great books are written by Tom

Mary saw the ghost – The ghost was seen by Mary Ann has done it! – It has been done by Ann!

1. Excellent meals are cooked by her 1. The cake was made by my brother 1. The picture has been seen by my dad
2. French is taught by them 2. The lesson was learnt by her 2. It has been finished by everybody
3. They are helped by their mothers 3. The story wasn’t read by me 3. It has been found by Bob
4. These clothes aren’t bought by anyone 4. Some money was collected by them 4. It has been drunk by the baby
5. Toys are needed by children 5. Her cat was killed 5. The umbrella has been bought by her
6. Lessons are taught by teachers 6. Animals were loved by Ann 6. The lesson has been understood by the students
7. Are shoes repaired by shoemakers? 7. Was the door broken by the old man? 7. Has it been translated by Ian?
8. Criminals are arrested by the police 8. They weren’t heard 8. It hasn’t been destroyed by my neighbour


PRESENT CONTINUOUS PAST CONTINUOUS PAST PERFECT

Sue is reading the novel – The novel is being read by Sue Jane was fixing the roof – The roof was being fixed by Jane She had read it – It had been read by her

1. The work is being done by my father 1. The magazine was being read by dad 1. It had been seen by grandpa
2. The car is being fixed by Amanda 2. Was the pie being baked by her? 2. It hadn’t been bought by the man
3. It is being done by them 3. Was the lorry being driven by them? 3. It had been prepared by us
4. Your cake is being eaten by the children 4. Why was it being read by Jill? 4. It hadn’t been guessed by anyone
5. We are being watched by my friends 5. Photos were being taken by them 5. Had it been removed by her?
6. The report is being read by me 6. A mouse was being eaten by the snake 6. The test had been done by the students
7. The show is being watched by Pam 7. Was his sweater being knit by the lady? 7. Had it been sung by him?
8. Is the tea being drunk by mum? 8. It was being typed by my friends 8. It had been imagined by them

WILL GOING TO MODAL VERBS

Mum will fix it – It will be fixed by mum She is going to replace it – It is going to be replaced by her We can’t do it – It can’t be done by us

1. It will be revised by her 1. It is going to be corrected by the teacher 1. It should be seen by them
2. They won’t be helped by anyone 2. It is going to be read by Mary 2. It may be visited by us
3. It will be written by the clown 3. It is not going to be bought by anyone 3. It mustn’t be found by anyone
4. It will be discovered by a man 4. Is it going to be done by Paul? 4. Could it be sold by them?
5. Will it be found by anyone? 5. It is going to be watched by us 5. It mustn’t be said by us
6. It will be invented by me 6. It is going to be invented by me 6. It can be described by him
7. It will be told by someone 7. It is going to be found by someone 7. It could be designed by him
8. It will be noticed by my friends 8. Is it going to be missed by you? 8. It shouldn’t be corrected by you