Passive Voice (Turning into Passives)

Change into passive: "He will deliver the package tomorrow."

• The package is delivered by him tomorrow.

• The package was delivered by him tomorrow.

• The package will be delivered by him tomorrow.

• The package has been delivered by him tomorrow.

Change into passive: "They were playing football at 4 p.m."

• Football is played by them at 4 p.m.

• They were played by them at 4 p.m.

• Football was being played by them at 4 p.m.

• Football is being played by them at 4 p.m.

Change into passive: "He washes the car every Sunday."

• He is being washed every Sunday.

• The car is washed by him every Sunday.

• The car was washed by him every Sunday.

• He washed the car every Sunday.

Change into passive: "The students were discussing the project seriously."

• The project were being discussed seriously by the students.

• The project was being discussed seriously by the students.

• The project has been discussed seriously by the students.

• The serious was being discussed by the students.

Change into passive: "People must wear seat belts during the flight."

• Seat belts are worn during the flight.

• The flight must be worn.

• Seat belts must be worn during the flight.

• Seat belts must be wore during the flight.

Change into passive: "The chef prepares the meals carefully."

• The meals was prepared carefully by the chef.

• The meals are being prepared carefully by the chef.

• The meals have been prepared carefully by the chef.

• The meals are prepared carefully by the chef.

Change into passive: "The journalist writes the news every morning."

• The news are written every morning.

• The news was written every morning.

• The news is written every morning.

• The news were written every morning.

Change into passive: "The librarian was arranging the books on the shelf."

Change into passive: "The engineer will check the machine tomorrow."

Change into passive: "The technician will install the new software on all computers."