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PASSIVE VOICE PRACTICE

I. When making a passive voice, it is pretty important to identify the


tense first. So, let’s do that first. Mark the appropriate tense in the
corresponding column and highlight what identifies the tense.
SENTENCES TENSE
1. My parents bought a new streaming system. Past simple
2. Sarah drove her car to the store. Past simple
3. He was eating potato chip 5 min. Past continuous
4. The teacher will grade all our work this afternoon. Future simple
5. We are trying to understand. Present continuous
6. She speaks German easily. Present simple
7. They have a computer. Present simple
8. Pamela is going to repair her house kitchen. Going to future
9. Historians have made great discoveries. Present perfect
10. By 2050, people will have created cures for different diseases. Future simple
11. You should wear a jacket outside Modals
12. Marian must cook her famous dish. Modals
13. The teacher had scolded the kids in the recess. Past perfect
14. They study their exams hard. Past simple
15. They would enforce rules in the museum. Conditional
Subject Verb Object
II. Now that you’re clear on the tenses, using the picture, you will change
the sentences into their passive voice form.
1. A new streaming system was bought by parents.
2. The car was drove by Sarah to the store.
3. Potato chip was been eaten by him 5 min. -
4. All our work will be graded by the teacher this afternoon. -
5. We are trying to understand.
6. She speaks German easily.
7. They have a computer.
8. The house kitchen is going to be repaired by Pamela. -
9. Historians have made great discoveries.
10. Cures for different diseases will be created by people in 2050. -
11. You should wear a jacket outside
12. Marian must cook her famous dish.
13. The kids had been scolded by the teacher in the recess. -
14. They study their exams hard.
15. The rules would be enforced by they in the museum. -

III. Choose 5 of the sentences you made into passive voice and make it a
negative statement.  
1- All our work will not be graded by the teacher this afternoon.
2- The kids had not been scolded by the teacher in the recess.
3- The car was not drove by Sarah to the store.

IV. Order the words to make questions in the passive voice.


For example:
is / now / being / the man / operated
Is the man being operated?
Auxiliar del verbo sujeto verbo complemento

1.sent / been / all invitations / have ?


have all invitations been sent?

2. was / in time / finished / the work ?

3. this letter / sent / be / will / tomorrow ?


Will this letter be sent tomorrow?
4. in this area / are / tomatoes / grown ?
Are these tomatoes grown in this area?

5. is / built / the house / being ?

6. renovated / the hospital / been / has ?


Has the hospital been renovated?

7. the bicycle / last summer / was / bought ?


Was the bicycle bougth last summer?

8. with books / are / provided / the students ?

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