Active and Passive in the three basic tenses

Active and Passive in the Simple Tenses

By רייזל שנה

​In the Passive voice, the subject does not act. It is acted upon. Sometimes we don't know who did the action, or it is simply not important.

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What is the

Passive Voice?​

Multiple Choice

This building ________ (build) in 1943

• built

• build

• was built

• were built

Fill in the Blank

The pizza ________ (bake) every day

Multiple Choice

My brother always _______ (sell) his old clothes.

• sell

• sells

• is sold

• are sold

Draw

Circle the passive sentence:

Poll

How well do you understand the passive voice?

• very well

• fairly well

• somewhat

• not at all

Open Ended

Complete the sentence in the passive:

At this school, English is...

Fill in the Blank

1500 books _______ (print) every year.