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WorksheetsActive and Passive Voice (Past Tense)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
The presents were delivered to our home by Santa and Rudolph.
The doctor treated the patient for pneumonia.
Joe watered the flowers. Which sentence is written in the correct passive form?
The flowers were watered by Joe
The watered flowers by Joe
Choose the sentence that is written in active voice.
The horse was guided away from the stables by its owner.
The owner guided the horse away from the stables.
Why should you use the Passive Voice?
You don´t want to say who or what did the action.
You don´t know who did the action.
The object is the most important part of the sentence.
all of them.
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.
Students are given extra points for writing in active voice on their essays by Mrs. Marryat.
While writing their essays, students were given extra points for writing in active voice by Mrs. Marryat.
Mrs. Marryat gave extra points to her wonderful students for using active voice on their essays.
Mrs. Marryat does not give extra points because her students are so excellent they do not need them.
The eco-woodland house in Wales was built by a family in Wales.
Samson read an interesting story.
In which tense is the passive?
'Don Quixote' was written by Cervantes.
present simple
past simple
present continuous
present perfect
Past tense
The ball was played by rahul
The ball is played by rahul
The ball was being played by rahul
The ball is being played by rahul
The problem ________ to the children
Was explained
had explained
Was been explained
were explained
What's the passive form of: The children laughed at the begger
The begger was being laughed by the children
The beggar were laughed by at the children
The beggar was laughed at by the children
Fill in the blanks: Those pyramids ____ around 400 A.D.
Were built
Built
Was built
Was being built
Fill in the blanks: That picture ______ by my grandmother.
Painted
was painted
were painted
was been painted
Whats the passive voice of: Some strangers once made an attempt to break into a house
the strangers once made an attempt to break into a house
Few strangers once made an attempt to break into a house
An attempt was once made by some strangers to break into a house
Change active voice into passive voice.
Maya and Theo wrote the blogs.
(a)
passive voice PAST SIMPLE
Last year large forests (a) (destroy).
Alex ate the chocolate cake on the table last night.
The chocolate cake was eaten by Alex last night.
Alex was eaten by the chocolate cake last night.
The chocolate cake were ate by Alex last night.
Active: The hurricane destroyed a row of houses last night.
Passive: (a)
