Passive voice all tenses

Read the sentences, state them active or passive.

Multiple Choice

The loan interest will be increased by the bank next month.

• Active

• Passive

Multiple Choice

The United States is divided into many states.

• Active

• Passive

Multiple Choice

English is studied by many people in the world.

• Active

• Passive

Multiple Choice

George Orwell was writing a new novel.

• Active

• Passive

Multiple Choice

That class was so boring

• Active

• Passive

Multiple Choice

Architecture is very interesting to me.

• Active

• Passive

Multiple Choice

I was so surprised by his sudden decision to leave.

• Active

• Passive

Multiple Choice

She was pushed by the man in the trench coat

• Active

• Passive

Multiple Choice

The tsunami happened in Southeast Asia.

• Active

• Passive

Multiple Choice

My diary is read by my sister.

• Active

• Passive

Rewrite each active sentence as a passive sentence, retaining the tense of the original sentence.

Open Ended

Maria found a hundred dollars

Open Ended

The students will memorize the Preamble to the Constitution.

Open Ended

Kevin has suggested a new design for the logo.

Open Ended

The professor is going to explain the formula.

Open Ended

Bartenders serve people at the bar.

Open Ended

Noam Chomsky is preparing a speech.

Open Ended

Neil Gaiman wrote the novel American Gods.

Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses together with an appropriate modal auxiliary or similar expression.