Passive Voice Review

Passive Voice Review

Prof Fabio Melo

Multiple Choice

Is this phrase active or passive?

Guillermo del Toro filmed Pan's Labyrinth in Spain.

• Active

• Passive

Multiple Choice

Is this phrase active or passive?

The movie was filmed in Spain

• Active

• Passive

Multiple Choice

Is this phrase active or passive?

Somebody told a story.

• Active

• Passive

Multiple Choice

Is this phrase active or passive?

The meeting should have been finished.

• Active

• Passive

Open Ended

"This house has been destroyed since 1990."

Who's destroyed the house?

(You may answer both Portuguese or English)

Open Ended

"In this season many fruits were harvested."

Who harvested the fruits?

(You may answer both Portuguese or English)

Present Simple

Active: People speak Portuguese in Brazil.

Passive: Portuguese is spoken in Brazil by people.

Present Simple

Active: People speak Portuguese in Brazil.

Passive: Portuguese is spoken in Brazil.

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Change to passive

Everybody loves Mr Brown.

Past Simple

Active: A burglar broke the window.

Passive: The windows were broken by a burglar.

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Change to passive

The police closed the cinema.

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Write in passive:

Dentists recommends this toothpaste.

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Write in passive:

Developers are building a new facility here.

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Write in passive:

Someone is reporting the accident to the insurance company.