Changing Active to Passive

Everyone understands English

• English was understood by everyone

• English is understood by everyone

• English has been understood by everyone

• English has understood by everyone

This surprises me

• I was surprised by this

• I will be surprised by this

• I'm surprised by this

• I would have been surprised

Dogs bury bones

• Bones are buried by dogs

• Bones is buried by dogs

• Bones have buried by dogs

• Bones have been buried by dogs

She delivers the letters

• The letters are delivered

• The letters has been delivered

• The letters is delivered

• The letters have been delivered

Mother cooks food

• Foods are cooked by mother

• Food has been cooked by mother

• Food is being cooked by mother

• Food is cooked by mother

Birds don't like milk

• Milk are not liked by birds

• Milk is not liked by birds

• Milks are not liked by birds

• Milk has been liked by birds

Reporters write news reports

• New report is written by reporter

• News reports is written by reporters

• News reports is being written by reporters

• News reports are written by reporters

Mary is going to eat an icecream

• An icecream is going to be eaten by Mary

• An icecreams are going to be eaten by Mary

• An icecream is eaten by Mary

• An icecream was ate by Mary

Nick is going to read a book

• The book is read by Nick

• The books are read by Nick

• A book is going to be read by Nick

• A book is being read by Nick

Sandy takes cupcakes each monday

• Cupcakes are taken by Sandy each monday

• Cupcake is taken by Sandy each monday

• Cupcake is being taken by Sandy each monday

• Cupcakes has been taken by Sandy each monday