Active & Passive

Directions A: Change the active verbs to passive if possible. Some verbs are intransitive and cannot be change. Write “NC” for no change (intransitive) verbs.

​The Active & Passive

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A strange thing happened yesterday.

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Jackie scored the winning goal.

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Dr. Ikeda developed that theory.

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I agree with Dr. Ikeda’s theory.

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A hurricane destroyed the small fishing village.

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A large vase stands in the corner of our front hallway.

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The children seemed happy when they went to the zoo.

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After class, one of the students always erases the board.

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Our plan succeeded at last.

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The solution to my problem appeared to me in a dream.

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Barbara traveled to Uganda last year.

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A special committee is going to settle the dispute.

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Did the police catch the thief?

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This room is a mass. What happened?

Directions B: Make complete sentences with the given words. Use the simple past. Some are active and some are passive.

EX: We / allow, not / to go to the park alone when we were young

We weren’t allowed to go to the park alone when we were young.

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A package / deliver / to our apartment yesterday

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Maria / teach / her son to read when he was three

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When I was in elementary school, we / require / to wear uniforms

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As we watched, the airplane / disappear / into the clouds

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I / agree / with your decision yesterday

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Timmy / drop / a plate after dinner last night

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The plate / fall / to the floor with a crash

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Something very sad / happen / yesterday

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My cat / hit / by a speeding truck

Directions C: Complete the sentences with the passive form of the verbs in the list. Use any appropriate tense.

Ps. Type only the verbs as your answers.

​The Active & Passive

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build / divide / order / surprise / cause /

expect / kill / report / surround / confuse /

frighten / offer / spell / wear

An island

by water.

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build / divide / order / surprise / cause /

expect / kill / report / surround / confuse /

frighten / offer / spell / wear

The -ing form of sit

with a double “t.”

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build / divide / order / surprise / cause /

expect / kill / report / surround / confuse /

frighten / offer / spell / wear

Even though construction costs are high, a new dormitory

next year.

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build / divide / order / surprise / cause /

expect / kill / report / surround / confuse /

frighten / offer / spell / wear

The class was too large last semester, so it

into two sections.

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build / divide / order / surprise / cause /

expect / kill / report / surround / confuse /

frighten / offer / spell / wear

A bracelet

around the wrist.

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build / divide / order / surprise / cause /

expect / kill / report / surround / confuse /

frighten / offer / spell / wear

The Johnsons’ house burned down. According to the inspector, the fire

by lightning.

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build / divide / order / surprise / cause /

expect / kill / report / surround / confuse /

frighten / offer / spell / wear

The hunter’s fatal accident

in the newspaper yesterday.

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build / divide / order / surprise / cause /

expect / kill / report / surround / confuse /

frighten / offer / spell / wear

I didn’t expect Lukman to come to the meeting last night, but he was there. I

to see him.

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build / divide / order / surprise / cause /

expect / kill / report / surround / confuse /

frighten / offer / spell / wear

The children

in the middle of the night when they heard strange noises in the house.

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build / divide / order / surprise / cause /

expect / kill / report / surround / confuse /

frighten / offer / spell / wear

Could you explain this math problem to me? Yesterday in class I

by the teacher’s explanation.