Active vs. Passive Voice

J. K. Rowling _____________ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

• wrote

• was writing

• was written

• writes

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ______________ by J. K. Rowling

• wrote

• was written

• is writing

• writes

Archaeologists _____________ the gold in a cave near the top of the mountain.

• discovered

• were discovered

• are discovering

• discover

The gold ____________________ in a cave near the top of the mountain.

• was discovering

• discovers

• was discovered

• had discovered

The judge ________________ Smith to five years in prison.

• sentenced

• is sentening

• was sentenced

• is sentenced

Smith _____________ to five years in prison.

• sentenced

• was sentenced

• sentence

• is sentening

VW cars _____________ in Germany and the Czech Republic.

• make

• are made

• are making

• has made

He _______ the letter two hours ago.

• sent

• send

• was sent

• is sending

Your letter ______________ yesterday morning.

• arrive

• arrived

• was arrived

• is arriving

The postman ___________ by the dog next door.

• was bitten

• has bitten

• bit

• bite