Active To Passive
Passive To Active
Passive Voice Facts
3rd forms
Complete the sentence
Get it? Have it?
100

Krys has eaten 4 kilos of bigos.

4 kilos of bigos have been eaten by Krys.

100

Eryka was going to be attacked by Maria.

Maria was going to attack Eryka.

100

The passive voice can be used if you don't know or it's unimportant who preformed the action described in the sentence.

Correct.

100

ride

ridden

100

7 people _________ (attend) the lesson today. 

7 people are attending the lesson today.

100

Where do you _________________ (get / hair / cut)?

get your hair cut

200

Adam should tell us a joke every lesson

We should be told a joke by Adam every lesson.  

200

I wouldn't be surprised if Ola was kidnapped by aliens.

I wouldn't be surprised if aliens kidnapped Ola.

200

Any active voice sentence can be changed to passive voice

Absolutely not!

200

provide

provided

200

Before the lesson started, Maja __________ (write) "Maja was here. Legia forever!" on the toilet door.

Before the lesson started, Maja had written "Maja was here. Legia forever!" on the toilet door.

200

I __________________ yesterday. (get / eyes / test)

got my eyes tested

300

Many people believe that Anna is a secret agent.

It is believed (by many people) (that) Anna is a secret agent.

300

Hania's answers in the last test must have been copied by Damian.

Damian must have copied Hania's answers in the listening practice test.

300

Passive voice can be used in any tense

In theory, yes; however, it's very rare to use it in present perfect continuous and past perfect continuous. It's too difficult to say.

300

spend

spent

300

Hours and hours __________ (must, spend) by Damian on his last piece of writing.


Hours and hours must have been spent by Damian on his last piece of writing.

300

You shouldn't _________________ (have / nails / paint) there. The service is terrible.

have your nails painted

400

Five dwarves were following Maria on her way to British Council today.

Maria was being followed by five dwarves on her way to British Council today.

400

Adam was supposed to have been trained how to fish by the Queen

The Queen was supposed to have trained Adam how to fish. 

400

We cannot ever use "let" in passive voice

False

400

intend

intended

400

Hania ___________ (think about) by Donald Trump right at this moment! 

Hania is being thought about by Donald Trump right at this moment!

400

Unfortunately, I ________________ many times. (have / bag / steal)

have had my bag stolen

500

On Christmas Day, millions of people will be having arguments with their family about Brexit in the UK.

On Christmas Day, arguments will be being had by millions of people with their family about Brexit in the UK.

500

Sacha was made to dance by his wife at the party. 

His wife made Sacha dance at the party.

500

Passive Voice was invented in the 14th century by Sir Arthur Passive in the book "The Reformation of English".

Seriously?

500

determine

determined

500

My day ________________ (be) a disaster so far. 

My day has been a disaster so far.

500

I can't give you a lift tomorrow because I (have / car / fix) ______________ at the moment.

am having my car fixed

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