Active/Passive Voice- Changing Practice

Active/Passive Voice

ELAGSE8L1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking- b. Form and use verbs in the active and passive voice

Open Ended

Change the following sentence from active to passive voice in the SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE: Spencer plays a video game.

Multiple Choice

Change from active to passive in the SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE: They serve mashed potatoes.

• Mashed potatoes serve them.

• Mashed potatoes are served by them.

• Mashed potatoes were served by them.

Multiple Choice

Change from active to passive in the SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE: He does not eat broccoli.

• Broccoli is not eaten by him.

• Broccoli does not eat him.

• Broccoli has not been eaten by him.

Open Ended

Change from active to passive in the PRESENT CONTINUOUS: Yankee Doodle is riding a pony.

Multiple Choice

Change the following sentence from active to passive in the PRESENT CONTINUOUS: Is the Little Drummer Boy playing a drum?

• Is the drum being played by the Little Drummer Boy?

• Is the drum playing the Little Drummer Boy?

• Is the drum played by the Little Drummer

  Boy?

Multiple Choice

Change the following sentence from active to passive in the PRESENT CONTINUOUS: You are writing sentences.

• Sentences are being written by you.

• Sentence were written by you.

• Sentences are writing you.

Open Ended

Change the following sentence from active to passive using the PERFECT PRESENT tense: Sandy has accepted the job.

Multiple Choice

Change the following sentence from active to passive using the PERFECT PRESENT tense: Fred has painted the walls.

• The walls painted Fred.

• The walls have been painted by Fred.

• The walls were painted by Fred.

Multiple Choice

Change the following sentence from active to passive using the PERFECT PRESENT tense: I have trained my dog.

• My dog trained me.

• My dog has been trained by me.

• My dog was trained by me.

Open Ended

Change the following sentence from active to passive using the SIMPLE PAST tense: Janice charged her phone.

Multiple Choice

Change the following sentence from active to passive using the SIMPLE PAST tense: Bruce called the police about the disturbance.

• The police were called by Bruce about the disturbance.

• The disturbance called Bruce about the police.

• The police called Bruce about the disturbance.

Multiple Choice

Change the following sentence from active to passive using the SIMPLE PAST tense: I gained confidence.

• Confidence gained me.

• Confidence was gained by me.

• Confidence is gained by me.

Open Ended

Change the following sentence from active to passive using the PAST CONTINUOUS: Mary was singing Christmas carols.

Multiple Choice

Change the following sentence from active to passive using the PAST CONTINUOUS: Was Sam calling his mom?

• Was Sam's mom being called by him?

• Was Sam's mom calling him?

• Was Sam being called by his mom?

Multiple Choice

Change the following sentence from active to passive using the PAST CONTINUOUS: Parents were reading bedtime stories

• Parents were being read bedtime stories.

• Bedtime stories were being read by parents.

• Bedtime stories are being red by parents.

Open Ended

Change the following sentence from active to passive using the PERFECT PAST: The family had bought a minivan.

Multiple Choice

Change the following sentence from active to passive using the PERFECT PAST: Nell had treasured a doll collection.

• A doll collection had been treasured by Nell.

• A doll collection treasured Nell.

• A doll collection was treasured by Nell.

Multiple Choice

Change the following sentence from active to passive using the PERFECT PAST: Had they lost their marbles?

• Were their marbles lost?

• Had their marbles been lost by them?

• Had their marbles lost them?

Open Ended

Change the following sentence from active to passive using the SIMPLE FUTURE: Dad will sell the car.

Multiple Choice

Change the following sentence from active to passive using the SIMPLE FUTURE: Will Candy win the lottery?

• Will the lottery win Candy?

• Has the lottery been won by Candy?

• Will the lottery be won by Candy?

Multiple Choice

Change the following sentence from active to passive using the SIMPLE FUTURE: You will have a bright future.

• A bright future you will have.

• A bright future will be had by you.

• A bright future will have you.

Open Ended

Change the following sentence from active to passive using the PERFECT FUTURE: She will have played the game.

Multiple Choice

Change the following sentence from active to passive using the PERFECT FUTURE: Lori will have painted her nails.

• Lori's nails will have been painted by her.

• Lori's nails will have painted her.

• Lori's nails were painted by her.

Multiple Choice

Change the following sentence from active to passive using the PERFECT FUTURE: Will you have received the invitation?

• The invitation will have been received by you.

• Was the invitation received by you?

• Will the invitation have been received by you?