Passive Voice

Exercise 1
Underline Subject (S), Predicate (P), and Object (O). Then, change into passive voice without
change the tenses.

1. The teacher corrects our exercises at home.

S P O
Kalimat Pasif: Our exercise is corrected by the teacher at home
S P O

2. The wind blew the smoke away.

S P O
Kalimat Pasif : The smoke was blown the wind away
S P O

3. The mailman is delivering the mail now.

S P O
Kalimat Pasif : The mail is being delivered by the mailman
S P O
4. The citizen was defending the city bravely.
S P O
Kalimat Pasif : The city was being defended by the citizen bravely
S P O
5. Somebody has taken my book.
S P O
Kalimat Pasif : My book has been taken by somebody
S P O
6. The newspaper reported the event immediately.
S P O
Kalimat Pasif : The event was reported by the newspaper immediately
 S P O

7. An economic crisis follows the war.

S P O
Kalimat Pasif : The war is followed by an economic
S P O

8. He must pay the bill before the first of the month.

S P O
Kalimat Pasif : The bill must be paid by him before the first of the month
S P O
9. They cannot sell the house at the lower price.
S P O
Kalimat Pasif : The house cannot be sold by them at the lower price

10. Congress is debating that question today.

S P O
Kalimat Pasif : Questions is being debated by congress today
S P O

Exercise 2
Change the Active to the Passive Sentence
I) Mr Ichsan opens the door. (The door is opened by Mr Ichsan)
2) Mr Ichsan is opening the door. (The door is being opened by Mr Ichsan)
3) Mr Ichsan has opened the door. (The door has been opened by Mr Ichsan)
4) Mr lchsan opened the door. (The door was opened by Mr Ichsan)
5) Mr lchsan was opening the door. (The door was being opened by Mr Ichsan)
6) Mr Ichsan had opened the door. (The door had been opened by Mr Ichsan)
7) Mr Ichsan will open the door. (The door will be opened by Mr Ichsan)
8) Mr Ichsan is going to open the door. ((The door is going to opened by Mr Ichsan)
9) Mr Ichsan will have opened the door. (The door will have been opened by Mr Ichsan)

Exercise 3
Choose the best answer by crossing out (X) a, b, c,d or e.

1. The essays _____ on Monday.
a. have to be hand in b. have to be handed in c. have to hand in 
d. has to be handed in  e. had to be hand in 

2. Many faults _____ with him.
a. can been found b. can be found  c. can be finding  d. can be finded 
e. can be find 

3. More and more farmland _____ by cities.
a. is being eaten up  b. is being eat up  c. is be eaten up d. being eaten up
e. are being eaten up 

4. He _____ by a bus as he was crossing the road.
a. were run over b. was running over  c. was run over  d. was ran over 
e. was being run over 
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5. A plan to stop drug trafficking _____ before they started the campaign.
a. had been drawn up  b. had been draw up  c. had been being drawn up 
d. had be drawn up  e. had be draw up 

6. I _____ by all that exercise. (informal)
a. have being done in b. have been done in  c. have been did in 
d. have be done in  e. has been done in 

7. The rebels _____ to stop fighting.
 d. will be called on  e. will be call on 

8. The road outside my house _____.
a. is being dug up b. is being digged up  c. is being dig up 
d. is been dug up  e. is be dug up 

9. Unemployment _____ by the government.
a. must being dealt with  b. must be dealt with c. must be dealing with 
d. must be dealed with  e. must be deal with 

10. Red meat _____ from my diet.
a. have been cut out  b. has cut out  c. has been cutted out 
d. has been cut out  e. has been being cut out