Passive Voice

Change the sentence to passive voice: One of the cleaners has found my purse.

• My purse has been found by one of the cleaners.

• One of the cleaners found my purse.

• My purse was found by a cleaner.

• The cleaners have found my purse.

Change the sentence to passive voice: The robber hit him on the head with a hammer.

• He was hit on the head with a hammer by the robber.

• The head was hit by a hammer on him by the robber.

• A hammer was used by the robber to hit him on the head.

• The robber was hit on the head with a hammer by him.

Change the sentence to passive voice: The government has built a new road in this area.

• A new road has been built in this area by the government.

• The government is building a new road in this area.

• A new road was built by the government in this area.

• The government has been building a new road in this area.

Change the sentence to passive voice: The assistant handed me a note.

• A note was handed to me by the assistant.

• The assistant was handed a note by me.

• I was handed a note by the assistant.

• The note handed the assistant to me.

Change the sentence to passive voice: We elected John class representative.

• John was elected class representative by us.

• John elected us class representative.

• We were elected class representative by John.

• Class representative was elected by John.

Change the sentence to passive voice: Someone has taken my wallet.

• My wallet has been taken by someone.

• Someone has been taken by my wallet.

• My wallet is taken by someone.

• Someone took my wallet.

Change the sentence to passive voice: Many people use bicycles as a means of transport.

• Bicycles are used as a means of transport by many people.

• Bicycles have been used as a means of transport by many people.

• Bicycles were used as a means of transport by many people.

• Bicycles will be used as a means of transport by many people.

Change the sentence to passive voice: They advised me to get a visa.

• I was advised to get a visa by them.

• They were advised to get a visa by me.

• A visa was advised to be gotten by me.

• I advised them to get a visa.

Change the sentence to passive voice: They were rebuilding the old road when I drove by.

• The old road was being rebuilt when I drove by.

• The old road is rebuilt when I drove by.

• The old road had been rebuilt when I drove by.

• The old road will be rebuilt when I drove by.

Change the sentence to passive voice: The local council opened a new shopping centre.

• A new shopping centre was opened by the local council.

• The local council was opened by a new shopping centre.

• A new shopping centre opened the local council.

• The local council has opened a new shopping centre.