NAME:_______________________________________________ CLASS:_________

PASSIVE AND ACTIVE VOICE EXERCISES / HANDOUT 1 ANSWER KEY

A. Write passive sentences in Simple Present (S + to be + V3 Change V1 into V3)

He opens the door. _The door is opened by him_____________________________

We set the table. __The table is set by us_____________________________

She pays a lot of money. ___A lot of money is paid by her____________________

I draw a picture. __A picture is drawn by me________________________

They wear blue shoes. __Blue shoes are worn by them____________________

They don't help you. __You are not helped by them__________________

He doesn't open the book. __The book is not opened by him_____________

You do not write the letter. __The letter does not written by you______________

We stop the bus. _The bus is stopped by us___________________

A thief steals my car. __My car is stolen by a thief__________________

B. Write passive sentences in Simple Past (S + was/were + V3)

the test / write _the test was written_________________________________________

the table / set __the table was set________________________________

the cat / feed __the cat was fed___________________________________

the lights / switch on _the lights were stwitched on______________________________

the house / build__the house was built______________________________

dinner / serve__dinner was served_______________________

this computer / sell / not __this computer was not sold____________________

the car / stop / not__the car was not stopped_________________

the tables / clean / not__the tables were not cleaned______________________

the children / pick up / not___the children were not picked up________________________

The bottle of ketchup has already been opened. (verb)  PASSIVE VOICE

I have been tired (adj.) this whole week.  NOT A PASSIVE VOICE

Be + Past Participle (V3)

The music festival is held (verb) on 30th October 2022.  PASSIVE VOICE

The little girl held (adj.) her teddy bear tightly.  NOT A PASSIVE VOICE