Present & Past Simple Passive
Complete: “The windows ______ during the storm last week.” (break)
were broken
“The homework is checked by the teacher every Friday.”
What/who is the doer and what/who is the receiver of the action?
Doer: the teacher
Receiver: the homework
Complete: “The documents ______ to the wrong office.”
have been sent
Complete: “A new sports centre ______ in our town right now.” (continuous passive)
is being built
Complete with the correct passive form: “This letter needs ______ today.” (post)
to be posted
Which sentence is correct?
a) The invitations is sent by email.
b) The invitations are sent by email.
c) The invitations was sent by email.
b) The invitations are sent by email.
Complete with the correct passive form: “Football ______ by millions of people around the world.” (play)
is played
Change to passive: “Someone has already fixed the computer.”
The computer has already been fixed.
Change to passive: “Someone has already fixed the computer.”
The computer has already been fixed.
Change to passive infinitive: “Someone will deliver the package tomorrow.” → “The package ______ tomorrow.
will be delivered
Change to passive:
“People speak English in many countries.”
English is spoken in many countries.
Correct the mistake(s) in this sentence: “The air conditioners in the campus TV room is repaired last month by the workers.”
The air conditioners in the campus TV room were repaired last month by the workers.
Choose the correct form: “I’m not sure where my keys are now. They were here just now. I think they might ______.”
a) have lost
b) have been lost
c) be lost
b) have been lost
(might be lost --> they are possibly lost now, have been lost --> I possibly lost them earlier)
Correct the sentence: “The film is being show at the cinema this week.”
A: The film is being shown at the cinema this week.
Choose the best form: “She doesn’t want ______ about the problem.” a) to tell b) to be told c) being told
b) to be told
Rewrite in the passive (keep the same meaning): “Someone locked all the doors before midnight.”
All the doors were locked before midnight.
Rewrite in the passive: “They grow rice in this area.”
Rice is grown in this area.
Rewrite in the passive: “They had already painted the walls before we arrived.”
The walls had already been painted before we arrived.
Rewrite in the passive: “Someone was following us all the way home.”
We were being followed all the way home.
Rewrite using passive voice “Someone should have told us earlier.”
We should have been told earlier.
Produce a short sentence using passive voice.
Prompt: “this song / play / on the radio every morning”
This song is played on the radio every morning.
Produce a short sentence using passive voice. Prompt: “the museum / open / in 1998”
The museum was opened in 1998.
Produce a short sentence using the present perfect passive. Prompt: “the homework / check / already”
The homework has already been checked.
Produce a short sentence using the present continuous passive. Prompt: “the classroom / clean / at the moment”
The classroom is being cleaned at the moment.
Produce a short sentence using a passive infinitive. Prompt: “the report / finish / by Friday”
The report needs to be finished by Friday.