Passive Voice in Past Tenses

Choose a sentence which is written in ACTIVE.

• The victory was celebrated by the team.

• The celebrity was interviewed by the journalist.

• The lesson was explained clearly by the teacher.

• The chef cooked a delicious meal.

Identify the sentence that is in ACTIVE voice.

• The book was read by the student.

• The flowers were arranged by the florist.

• The dog chased the ball.

• The song was sung by the choir.

Identify a sentence that is in PASSIVE.

• Workers were repairing the conditioning in the hotel rooms.

• We had been to Bali for several times.

• The movie had been discussed by us.

• Oliver met many new people at the conference.

Select the sentence that is written in ACTIVE voice.

• The homework was completed by the student.

• The cat chased the mouse.

• The project was finished by the team.

• The song was played by the band.

Identify the sentence that is in PASSIVE voice.

• The children played in the park.

• The letter was written by Sarah.

• The teacher explained the lesson.

• The dog barked at the stranger.

The following sentences are written in PASSIVE, except ....

• I didn't see the original document, but I was shown a copy.

• The rain had caused the flood.

• A lot of money was stolen in the robbery.

• The parcel had been sent.

The following sentences are written in PASSIVE, except ...

• We hadn't been to this place.

• The injured man hadn't been accepted by the hospital staff

• Had the problems been solved by Dorothy?

• By whom had that villa plan been designed?

The paper (not/buy) _______ by them.

• hadn't bought

• hadn't been bought

• had been bought

• had bought

The window ______ not been closed.

Reorder the following

by - saved - Dr. Richard - had been - Sylvia's life

• saved

• Dr. Richard.

• Sylvia's life

• had been

• by