Passive Voice in three tenses

​PASSIVE VOICE

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​SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

​S + are/am/is + V3 + by + Obj

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​SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Active : I eat meatball.
Passive : Meatball is eaten by me.

Multiple Choice

Convert to passive: The teacher explains the lesson.

• The lesson is explained by the teacher.

• The teacher is explaining the lesson.

• The lesson was explained by the teacher.

• The teacher explained the lesson.

Multiple Choice

Convert to passive: The chef cooks the meal.

• The meal was cooked by the chef.

• The meal cooks the chef.

• The meal is cooked by the chef.

• The chef is cooking the meal.

Multiple Choice

What is the correct passive form of 'They make the toys'?

• They are making the toys.

• The toys have been made by them.

• The toys are made (by them).

• The toys were made by them.

Open Ended

Change into Passive

Marry and John drink two glasses of milk.

​PASSIVE VOICE

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PAST TENSE

​S + WAS/WERE + V3 + by + Obj

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​PAST TENSE

Active : I ate meatball yesterday.
Passive : Meatball was eaten by me yesterday.

Multiple Choice

My sister______________by wild tigers last night, she is at the hospital.

• was attack

• was attacked

Multiple Choice

The suspect _____________ (arrest) by the police yesterday.

• arrested

• was arrested

• were arrested

• were arresting

Multiple Choice

Slumdog Millionaire ______________as the best film of 2009.

• chose

• choose

• was chosen

• were chosen

Open Ended

The fire brigades rescued the woman two days ago.

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​PASSIVE VOICE

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PRESENT CONTINOUS TENSE

​S + ARE/AM/IS + BEING + V3 + by + Obj

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​PRESENT CONTINOUS TENSE

Active : I am eating meatball now.
Passive : Meatball is being eaten by me now.

Multiple Choice

Some workers are still renovating my kitchen and bathroom.
Passive form : ...

• My kitchen and bathroom is still being renovate by some workers.

• Some workers are still being renovated my kitchen and bathroom.

• My kitchen and bathroom are still being renovated by some workers.

• My kitchen and bathroom are still being renovate by some workers.

Multiple Choice

She is cleaning the microwave oven.

Passive form : ...

• The microwave oven is being cleanned by her.

• The microwave oven are being cleanned by her.

• The microwave oven is being cleaned by her.

• The microwave oven is being cleaned by his.

Multiple Choice

A well known architect is designing our new office.

The passive form of the above sentence is, Our new office …… by a well known architect.

• Designed

• Be designing

• Is designed

• Is being designed

Open Ended

What is the passive voice of the sentence

'The school is organizing a picnic'?