Passive Voice

They translated some old documents last week.

What is the passive form of this sentence?

• Some old documents are translated by them last week.

• Some old documents have been translated by them last week.

• Some old documents were being translated by them last week.

• Some old documents were translated by them last week.

• Some old documents been translated by them last week.

The important email has been sent by my secretary.

What is the active form of this sentence?

• My secretary was sending the important email

• My secretary sends the important email

• My secretary is sending the important email

• My secretary has been sending the important email

• My secretary has sent the important email

We’ll be visiting our grandmother next week.

What is the passive form of this sentence?

• Our grandmother will be being visited by us next week.

• Our grandmother will be visited by us next week.

• Our grandmother would be visited by us next week.

• Our grandmother would be being visited by us next week.

• Our grandmother would have been visited by us next week.

We can see many beautiful paintings in this exhibition. They were ……....... by famous Indonesian painter.

• painting

• painted

• paint

• be Painting

• being painting

Two tents for our camping would …….. by my mother.

• being bought

• been bought

• be bought

• bought

• been buying

They cancelled all flights because of fog.

The passive form of the sentence above is, Because of fog, ….

• all flights had cancelled

• all flights were cancelled

• all flights have been cancelled

• they be cancelled

• they are being cancelled

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.

• design

• designed

• be designing

• is designed

• is being designed

Jupiter’s four satellites ……. through a telescope by Galileo.

• were first viewed

• first viewed

• had been first viewed

• were being first viewed

• first being viewed

The email that you got yesterday was written by a girl.

What is the active form of the sentence above?

• A girl writes the email that you got yesterday.

• A girl was written the email that you got yesterday.

• A girl wrote the email that you got yesterday.

• A girl was writing the email that you got yesterday.

• A girl has written the email that you got yesterday

This comedy action movie had been directed by Jimmy Thompson.

What is the active form of the sentence above?

• Jimmy Thompson directed this comedy action movie.

• Jimmy Thompson directs this comedy action movie.

• Jimmy Thompson was directing this comedy action movie.

• Jimmy Thompson is directing this comedy action movie.

• Jimmy Thompson had directed this comedy action movie.