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Active and Passive Voice (Past Tense)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Make an active voice
The presents were delivered to our home by Santa and Rudolph.
a)
Santa and Rudolph deliver the presents to our home.
b)
Santa and Rudolph delivered the presents to our home.
c)
Santa and Rudolph have delivered the presents to our home.
d)
Santa and Rudolph had delivered the presents to our home.
2.
Make a passive voice
The doctor treated the patient for pneumonia. 
a)
The patient is treated for pneumonia.
b)
The patient was treated for pneumonia.
c)
The patient has been treated for pneumonia.
d)
The patient had been treated for pneumonia.
3.
Which sentence is written in ACTIVE voice?
a)
The burger was cooked medium-well.
b)
I cooked the burger medium-well.
c)
The burger was cooked medium-well by me.
d)
Both A and B are correct.
4.

Joe watered the flowers. Which sentence is written in the correct passive form?

a)

The flowers were watered by Joe

b)

The watered flowers by Joe

5.

Choose the sentence that is written in active voice.

a)

The horse was guided away from the stables by its owner.

b)

The owner guided the horse away from the stables.

6.

Why should you use the Passive Voice?

a)

You don´t want to say who or what did the action.

b)

You don´t know who did the action.

c)

The object is the most important part of the sentence.

d)

all of them.

7.

How should the following sentence be changed to reflect active voice?

Students were given extra points for writing in active voice on their essays by Mrs. Marryat.

a)

Students are given extra points for writing in active voice on their essays by Mrs. Marryat.

b)

While writing their essays, students were given extra points for writing in active voice by Mrs. Marryat.

c)

Mrs. Marryat gave extra points to her wonderful students for using active voice on their essays.

d)

Mrs. Marryat does not give extra points because her students are so excellent they do not need them.

8.
Is the sentence below in Active Voice or Passive Voice?
The eco-woodland house in Wales was built by a family in Wales.
a)
Active voice
b)
Passive voice
9.
Change the active voice sentence into passive voice.
Samson read an interesting story.
a)
An interesting story was read by Samson.
b)
An interesting story is read by Samson.
10.

In which tense is the passive?

'Don Quixote' was written by Cervantes.

a)

present simple

b)

past simple

c)

present continuous

d)

present perfect

11.

Past tense

a)

The ball was played by rahul

b)

The ball is played by rahul

c)

The ball was being played by rahul

d)

The ball is being played by rahul

12.

The problem ________ to the children

a)

Was explained

b)

had explained

c)

Was been explained

d)

were explained

13.

What's the passive form of: The children laughed at the begger

a)

The begger was being laughed by the children

b)

The beggar were laughed by at the children

c)

The beggar was laughed at by the children

14.

Fill in the blanks: Those pyramids ____ around 400 A.D.

a)

Were built

b)

Built

c)

Was built

d)

Was being built

15.

Fill in the blanks: That picture ______ by my grandmother.

a)

Painted

b)

was painted

c)

were painted

d)

was been painted

16.

Whats the passive voice of: Some strangers once made an attempt to break into a house

a)

the strangers once made an attempt to break into a house

b)

Few strangers once made an attempt to break into a house

c)

An attempt was once made by some strangers to break into a house

17.

Change active voice into passive voice.


Maya and Theo wrote the blogs.

(a)  

18.

passive voice PAST SIMPLE


Last year large forests (a)   (destroy).

19.

Alex ate the chocolate cake on the table last night.

a)

The chocolate cake was eaten by Alex last night.

b)

Alex was eaten by the chocolate cake last night.

c)

The chocolate cake were ate by Alex last night.

20.

Active: The hurricane destroyed a row of houses last night.

Passive: (a)