Verb Tenses & Active/Passive Voicing

Make an active voice
The presents were delivered to our home by Santa and Rudolph.

• Santa and Rudolph deliver the presents to our home.
• Santa and Rudolph delivered the presents to our home.
• Santa and Rudolph have delivered the presents to our home.
• Santa and Rudolph had delivered the presents to our home.

Make a passive voice
The doctor treated the patient for pneumonia. 

• The patient is treated for pneumonia.
• The patient was treated for pneumonia.
• The patient has been treated for pneumonia.
• The patient had been treated for pneumonia.

What is active voice? 

• When the subject is the one doing the action.
• When the subject is receiving the action.
• The sentence contains an action verb.
• When the subject is unknown to the reader.

What is passive voice? 

• When the subject is the one doing the action.
• When the subject is receiving the action.
• The sentence contains an action verb.
• When the subject is unknown to the reader.

Which of the following sentences is written in the passive voice?

• Mom is fixing dinner right now.

• Paul made that model airplane.

• A grand slam home run was hit by the catcher.

Which of the following sentences is NOT written in active voice?

• Many scientists are studying the Loch Ness monster in Scotland.

• Experiments were conducted by scientists on Lake Winnipeg, Canada.

• Scientists have questioned some reports about the monster.

Which of the following sentences is written in passive voice?

• The sets will have to be designed before they can be made. 
• Kara designed the sets before the crew made them. 
• A teacher designed the sets before the students made them. 
• Before people could make the sets, someone designed them. 

Which sentence is written in active voice? 

• The students had been held longer by the monitor in study hall. 
• The teachers allow extra credit opportunities to all their students. 
• The progress reports are to be signed by the students' parents. 
• Some students are given trouble by the reading passages that are longest. 

Does this sentence use active or passive voice?

Sentence: The committee presented the report.

• Active voice

• Passive voice

Does this sentence use active or passive voice?

Sentence: The ball was kicked by Ann.

• Active voice

• Passive voice