Active and Passive Voice

Identify the verb if it's in the ACTIVE VOICE or PASSIVE VOICE:

At dinner, six shrimp were eaten by Harry.

• ACTIVE

• PASSIVE

Identify the verb if it's in the ACTIVE VOICE or PASSIVE VOICE:

The savannah is roamed by beautiful giraffes.

• ACTIVE

• PASSIVE

Identify the verb if it's in the ACTIVE VOICE or PASSIVE VOICE:

Sue changed the flat tire.

• ACTIVE

• PASSIVE

Identify the verb if it's in the ACTIVE VOICE or PASSIVE VOICE:

A movie is going to be watched by us tonight.

• ACTIVE

• PASSIVE

Identify the verb if it's in the ACTIVE VOICE or PASSIVE VOICE:

The obstacle course was run by me in record time.

• ACTIVE

• PASSIVE

Transform the verbs from ACTIVE to PASSIVE VOICE and vice versa:

The crew paved the entire stretch of highway.

• The entire stretch of highway was paved by the crew.

• The entire stretch of highway has paved by the crew.

• The entire stretch of highway was paving by the crew.

• The entire stretch of highway paved by the crew.

Transform the verbs from ACTIVE to PASSIVE VOICE and vice versa:

Mom read the novel in one day.

• The novel was read by Mom in one day.

• The novel had read by Mom in one day.

• The novel has read by Mom in one day.

• The novel read by Mom in one day.

Transform the verbs from ACTIVE to PASSIVE VOICE and vice versa:

The house will be cleaned by me every Saturday.

• I will clean the house every Saturday.

• I clean the house every Saturday.

• I will be cleaning the house every Saturday.

• I cleaned the house every Saturday.

Transform the verbs from ACTIVE to PASSIVE VOICE and vice versa:

The company requires staff to watch a safety video every year.

• The staff are required by the company to watch a safety video every year.

• The staff were required by the company to watch a safety video every year.

• The staff has been required by the company to watch a safety video every year.

• The staff had been required by the company to watch a safety video every year.

Transform the verbs from ACTIVE to PASSIVE VOICE and vice versa:

Tom painted the entire house.

• The entire house was painted by Tom.

• The entire house has been painted by Tom.

• The entire house had been painted by Tom.

• The entire house painted by Tom.