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Passive to active voice

Passive to active voice This test comes from http://www.tolearnenglish.com - the site to learn English (test n88280) Turn into the active voice. Questions:

1) A novel is being read by Mary = Mary __________________ a novel. [ ]is reading [ ]has read 2) A stone was being thrown by the kid = The kid __________________ a stone [ ]was throwing [ ]had throwing 3) A car has been bought by him = He __________________ a car. [ ]is buying [ ]has bought 4) The door had been knocked at by someone = Someone __________________ the door. [ ]has knocking at [ ]had knocked at 5) Yam is eaten by people in my country = People __________________ yam in my country. [ ]eat [ ]was eaten 6) The jackpot will be won by her = She __________________ the jackpot [ ]will win [ ]would won 7) The mother tongue would be taught to him by her.= She __________________ him the mother tongue. [ ]will teach [ ]would teach 8) The fish is eaten by the cat = the cat __________________ the fish. [ ]is eating [ ]eats 9) A book was offered to them by her = she __________________ them a book [ ]offered [ ]has offered
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Passive to active voice

10) A letter was written to him by her =she __________________ him a letter [ ]is writing [ ]wrote

ANSWERS: 1. is reading 2. was throwing 3. has bought 4. had knocked at 5. eat 6. will win 7. would teach 8. eats 9. offered 10. wrote

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