Passive Exercise: Changing Sentences to Passive Voice
1. PASSIVE EXERCISE
Change the active to passive by supplying the correct form of be !
1. Tom opens the door. The door ______is____ opened by
Tom.
2. Tom is opening the door. The door is _____being____
opened by Tom.
3. Tom has opened the door. The door _has
been________opened by Tom.
4. Tom opened the door. The door _____________opened by
Tom.
5. Tom was opening the door. The door_____________ opened
by Tom.
6. Tom had opened the door. The door _________had been___opened
by Tom.
7. Tom will open the door. The door____________opened by Tom.
8. Tom is going to open the door. The door____is going to
be_________opened by Tom.
9. Tom will have opened the door. The door ____will heva
been_________opened by Tom.
Change it into passive!
1. Shakespeare wrote that play.
That play was written by Shakespeare
2. Bill will invite Ann to the party.
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3. Alex is preparing that report.
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4. Waitresses and waitress serve the costumers.
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2. 5. The teacher is going to explain the lesson.
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6. Shirley has suggested a new idea.
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7. Two horses were pulling the farmer’s wagon.
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8. Kathy had returned the book to the library.
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9. By this time tomorrow, the president will have made the announcement.
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10. I didn’t write that note. Jim wrote it.
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11. Alice didn’t make that pie. Did Mrs. French make it?
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12. Does Prof. Jackson teach that course? I know that Prof. Jackson doesn’t teach
it.
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13. Mrs. Andrews hasn’t signed those papers yet. Has Mr. Andrews singed them
yet?
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14. Is Mr. Brown painting your house?
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15. His tricks won’t fool me.
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