Active vs. Passive Verbs (In English)

Identify if the following sentence contains an Active or a Passive verb:

Augustine stole pears with his friends.

• Active

• Passive

Identify if the following sentence contains an Active or a Passive verb:

Augustine was delighted by doing evil deeds.

• Active

• Passive

Identify if the following sentence contains an Active or a Passive verb:

Augustine threw the stolen pears to nearby pigs.

• Active

• Passive

Identify if the following sentence contains an Active or a Passive verb:

The Huns devastated many tribes in Germania and Gallia.

• Active

• Passive

Identify if the following sentence contains an Active or a Passive verb:

Pompeii was covered by the ash from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

• Active

• Passive

Identify if the following sentence contains an Active or a Passive verb:

The remains of Pompeii are still being uncovered by archeologists today.

• Active

• Passive

Identify if the following sentence contains an Active or a Passive verb:

Chapter 21 of our textbook will have been finished by the end of the year.

• Active

• Passive

Identify if the following sentence contains an Active or a Passive verb:

We will have finished Chapter 20 of our textbook by the end of the year.

• Active

• Passive

Identify if the following sentence contains an Active or a Passive verb:

The Romans had negotiated with Attila the Hun.

• Active

• Passive

Identify if the following sentence contains an Active or a Passive verb:

A truce with the Huns had been established by the Romans.

• Active

• Passive