Passive Voice

Active: Nana eats breakfast at 7 a.m.

Passive: Breakfast _____ at 7 a.m. by Nana.

• is eaten

• is eating

• eats

• was eaten

Active: My mother is baking a red velvet cake.

Passive: A red velvet cake _____ by my mother.

• is baking

• bakes

• is being baked

• baked

Active: The children were drawing pictures in the class.

Passive: Pictures _____ in the class by the children.

• drew

• were drawing

• was being drawn

• were being drawn

Active: She writes a story about a haunted house.

Passive: A story about a haunted house _____ by her.

• is writing

• is written

• was written

• is being written

Active: Adam and Elmer are arranging the chairs in the hall.

Passive: The chairs in the hall _____ by Adam and Elmer.

• are arranged

• are being arranged

• is being arranged

• were being arranged

Active: Dilla checked the email after lunch.

Passive: The email ________ by Dilla after lunch.

• was being checked

• was checking

• is checked

• was checked

Active: The students are cleaning the classroom.

Passive: The classroom (a)   by the students.

Active: He repaired the bike last week.

Passive: The bike (a)   by him last week.

Active: Mina sweeps the floor every evening.

Passive: The floor (a)   by Mina every evening.

Active: The teacher was writing a message on the whiteboard.

Passive: A message (a)   on the whiteboard by the teacher.