Active - Passive Sentence

To be + V3

Simple present:
A: They build houses for the poor.
P: Houses are built (by them) for the poor.

Present perfect:
A: We have cooked some food.
P: Some food has been cooked.
Present continuous:
A: Dean is writing some short stories.
P: Some short stories are being written.

Exercise A
Choose the best answer!
1. He teaches English. English.....by him.
a. taught
b. is taught
c. was taught
d. is teaching
2. May God bless you with
happiness! ...with happiness.
a. May you blessed
b. May you be blessed
c. May blessed you be
d. May you bless

3. I sent the report yesterday. The

report ...yesterday.
a. is sent
b. was sent
c. had sent
d. sent

4. She is writing a letter. A letter .... by her.

a. is written
b. is being written
c. has been written
d.is writing

5. The child is eating bananas. Bananas ... by

the child.
a. are eaten
b. are being eaten
c. have been eaten
d. were being eaten

Exercise B
Choose the incorrect parts and correct
them!
1. All the participants of the seminar have
been informed informing by the committee.
2. The house were was renovated by some
workers several weeks ago.
3. The real estate office will (modal) send
(Vbase) sent you a copy of the sales
contract.
4. People didn't build (Vbase) builded Rome
in a day.
5. Someone have has offered (V3) Mike the
opportunity to study abroad.

Exercise C
Change these sentences into active or
passive form!
1. The pilot will cancel the flight because of
the fog. -> active
The flight will be canceled by the pilot
because of the fog.
2. All the victims of the accident have been
sent by the policemen to the nearest
hospital. -> passive
The policemen have sent all the victims of
the accident to the nearest hospital.
3. The government has planned to build the
ring-road around the city. -> active
The ring-road around the city has planned
to be built by the government.
4. Our class is exhibiting some beautiful
paintings in the art and culture exhibition
now. -> active
Some beautiful paintings are being
exhibited by our class in the ary and culture
exhibition
5. The car was being repaired by the
mechanics when I called my friends. ->
passive
The mechanics were repairing the car when
i called my friends.
Exercise D
Rewrite these sentences in the passive
voice.
a. Someone built this house 200 years ago.
The house was built 200 years ago.
b. A thief stole my purse.
My purse was stolen by a thief.
c. The police will arrest the robbers.
The robbers will be arrested by the police.
d. They produce cars in this factory.
Cars in the factory are produced by them.
e. They serve breakfast at eight o’clock
every day.
Breakfast is served by them at eight o'clock
everyday.
f. People throw away tones of rubbish every
day.
Tones of rubbish are thrown by people
every day.
g. They make coffee in Brazil.
Coffee is made in Brazil.
h. Someone stole Jim’s bike last night.
Jim's bike was stolen last night.
i. They will build a new bridge next year.
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j. Brian Brody directed The Ultimate Space
Adventure.
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k. Pierre Matie will design her costume.
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l. Someone found my wallet.
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m. One of the students broke the window.
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n. They will deliver my computer on
Monday.
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Units and Measurement

Exercise D
Complete the sentences with unit names
above!
1. The heating system draws 30 ………………
on its highest setting.
2. Liquid helium boils at about 4 ………………..
3. It took four ……………….. for the
motorcycle to reach kph.
4. The bridge is 927……………..from the west
end to the east end.
5. The concrete contains 30……………..of
sand.