Passive Voice

Active: People speak Portuguese in Brazil.

Passive: Portuguese______ in Brazil.

• is speak

• is spoken

• is spoke

• spokes

Active: We update the company website frequently.

Passive: The company website ___________ frequently.

• are updated

• is updated

• was updated

• were updated

Active: People see this beach as the most beautiful in the country.

Passive: This beach __________ as the most beautiful in the country.

• is seen

• is sawn

• saw

• is see

Active: A friend gave me this sweater.

Passive: This sweater ________ to me by a friend.

• is given

• gave

• was given

• was giving

Passive: These letters were written by a famous author.

Active: A famous author ______ these letters.

• written

• wrote

• writes

• has written

Passive: She was chosen by the teachers to receive the award.

Active: The teachers ______ her to receive the award.

• choose

• is choosing

• chooses

• chose

Please change the sentence into the passive voice.

(simple present)

She eats ceviche with mayo.

• She is eating ceviche with mayo.

• Ceviche with mayo is eaten by her.

• She ate ceviche with mayo.

• Ceviche with mayo? That's a crime.

Please change the sentence into the passive voice.

They cook meals everyday. (simple present)

• Meals are being eaten by them everyday.

• Meals are eaten everyday by them.

• Meals are cooked everyday by them.

• They eat meals everyday.

Please change to passive voice.

Chefs use these knives to cut the ingredients. (simple present)

• These knives are used to cut the ingredients by the chefs.

• These knives were used to cut the ingredients by the chefs.

• Chefs use knives to cut ingredients.

Change to passive voice

He threw the ball. (simple past)

• He throws the ball

• The ball is being thrown by him.

• The ball was thrown by him.

• The ball will be thrown by him