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.

Fill in the Blanks

My mother brings a kilo of sugar.

Passive : A kilo of sugar is

by my mother.

​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.

Fill in the Blanks

My brother

(bite) by the snake last week. He is in the hospital now.

​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'?

Fill in the Blanks

'My parents are making budget plans'

Passive : Budget plans

by my parents.