Passive Voice in present and past

Is the following sentence utilizing the active or passive voice?

"The exam has been answered by the students."

• Active Voice

• Passive Voice

The passive voice in the past is used when speaking about actions in which the subject is obvious, unimportant, or unknown.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The passive voice in the past is also used when speaking about events that already happened.

What is the sentence structure when using the passive voice?

• Subject + verb + object

• Object + verb + "to be" + subject

• Subject + "to be" + verb(past perfect)

• Subject + "to be" + verb(past participle)

Answer explanation

ex.

The cat was taken to the vet.

Other sentece structures are:

Questions: "To be" + subject + verb(past participle) ?

Negative sentences: Subject + "to be" + not + verb (past participle)

You do not always need to use the verb in past participle:

ex. When the action was already done in the past.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

You always need to use past participle,no matter if you are using the passive voice in the past or present.

Does the following sentence use the passive voice?

"Were the kids taken to the park?"

• True

• False

Does the following sentence use the passive voice?

" I have been in this english class since 2020."

• True

• False

Fill in the blank:

"My computer has not ____ opened since Monday"

Change the following active voice sentence into the passive voice:

"The chef cooked pasta."

(remember to add the ".")

The passive voice is used when you want to focus on the subject doing the action.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

When using the passive voice, the focus lies on the subject receiving the action.

How would the following sentence be in passive voice?

"I ate a sandwich."

• A sandwich was eaten.

• I was eating a sandwich.

• A sandwich is eaten.

• A sandwich was eaten by me.