Mastering the Passive Voice

Identify the passive voice: 'The book was read by Maria.'

• Maria read the book.

• The book was read by Maria.

• The book is being read by Maria.

• Maria reads the book.

Convert to passive: 'The chef cooks the meal.'

• The chef is cooking the meal.

• The meal was cooked by the chef.

• The meal is cooked by the chef.

• The meal cooks the chef.

Use the correct verb form: 'The song _____ (sing) by the artist.'

• sang

• singing

• sings

• sung

Recognize the tense: 'The homework has been completed.'

• Present perfect tense

• Future tense

• Simple present tense

• Past perfect tense

Differentiate the tenses: 'The car is being repaired.' vs 'The car was repaired.'

• The first sentence is in the past tense, while the second is in the present tense.

• The first sentence describes an ongoing action, while the second describes a completed action.

• Both sentences describe actions that are currently happening.

• The first sentence indicates a future action, while the second indicates a past action.

Identify the passive voice: 'The letters were delivered yesterday.'

• The letters are delivered yesterday.

• The letters delivered were yesterday.

• The letters were delivered yesterday.

• Yesterday, the letters were delivered.

Convert to passive: 'The teacher explains the lesson.'

• The lesson is explained by the teacher.

• The teacher explained the lesson.

• The lesson was explained by the teacher.

• The teacher is explaining the lesson.

Use the correct verb form: 'The project _____ (finish) by the team.'

• finish

• finishing

• finishes

• finished

Recognize the tense: 'The game is being played now.'

• Present continuous tense

• Future simple tense

• Present perfect tense

• Past continuous tense

Differentiate the tenses: 'The report has been written.' vs 'The report was written.'

• The first sentence refers to a future action, while the second refers to a past action.

• Both sentences describe actions that are currently ongoing.

• The first sentence indicates an action that is still in progress, while the second indicates an action that will happen later.

• The first sentence indicates a completed action with present relevance, while the second indicates a completed action in the past.