Active to Passive
Maria teaches the students
The students are taught by the professor
Juice is contained in this bottle
This bottle contains juice
The main verb of the active sentence changes into the past participle.
True
Active: What did she buy?
Passive: What ____ bought by her?
was
Which book is read by you these days?
Simple Present Passive
Isaac Newton described the law of gravity
The law of gravity was described by I.N.
A song is sung for him every day
She sings a song for him every day
The modal auxiliaries can not be used in the passive voice
False
The modal auxiliaries can be used in the passive voice
Active: He will not wash the dishes ,I think
Passive: The dishes ___________by him .
will not be washed
A story was told to her by me
Simple Past Passive
Miguel wrote a book in 1880
A book was written by Miguel in 1880
The spider was killed by me
I killed the spider
The auxiliary verb is not changed according to the subject in active present simple ( questions)
False
The auxiliary verb is changed according to the subject
Active: She _______ me
Passive: I was called by her.
called
Who will the bill be paid by?
Simple Future Passive
Did he read the book yesterday?
Was the book read yesterday?
Will the bubbles be blown by the children ?
Will The children blow the bubbles ?
The verb of the form to be is placed before the main verb according to the tense
True
Active: They _____ a magazine
Passive: A magazine is read by them
read
My work must be done in time
Modal Passive
Did she break the glass?
Was the glass broken by her?
Will this phone be sold by her?
Will she sell this phone?
The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the verb in the passive voice.
True
They grow potatoes in Belarus.Potatoes are grown in Belarus
Active: Where can you spend your holidays?
Passive: Where ___ your holidays __ spent ____?
can/ be / by you
The main gates have to be opened by 8:00 pm
Modal Passive