Passive to Active
Active to Passive
Active or Passive
Write passive sentences
Which tense?
100

The telephone was invented by Alexander Bell.

Alexander Bell invented the telephone.

100

The cleaning lady cleans the apartment once a week.

The apartment is cleaned by the cleaning lady once a week.

100

My friend visited his grandparents.

Active

100

flowers/ to plant (Simple Present)

Flowers are planted

100

My brother is sometimes bullied by his classmates.

Simple Present
200

The child was hit by a car.

A car hit the child.

200

The fisherman caught a fish last week.

Last week, a fish was caught by the fisherman.

200

He has taken my pencil case.

Active

200

Books/ to write (Present Perfect)

Books have been written

200

My best friend has been put into prison.

Present Perfect

300

The lessons were taught by a strict teacher.

A strict teacher taught the lessons.

300

The thief has stolen a car.

A car has been stolen by the thief.
300

The job was done

Passive

300
the pizza/ to eat (Going-to future)

The pizza is going to be eaten

300

My boyfriend will never be invited by my family again.

Will-future

400

Yesterday, a mouse was eaten by a lion in the zoo.

Yesterday, a lion ate a mouse in the zoo.

400

Every morning, my host family serves breakfast in the kitchen. After that, the mother drives the children to school.

Every morning, breakfast is served by my host family in the kitchen. After that, the children are driven to school.

400

I have been showered with compliments.

Passive

400

by a girl/The boy/ to hit/   (Simple Past)

The boy was hit by a girl

400

The chocolate has just been eaten by my brother.

Present Perfect


500

A lot of books were sold at the fair. Tomorrow, some of them will be read to the children by the parents.

They sold a lot of books at the fair. Tomorrow, the parents will read some of the books to the children.

500

The detective solved the crime. The suspect committed the murder yesterday evening and they will lock him up now.

The crime was solved by the detective. The murder was committed by the suspect yesterday evening and he will be locked up now.

500

I took the money that was stolen from the bank.

Active AND Passive

500

He/ to offer a job (will-future)/ after/ he / to accept/ (Present perfect) for an interview

He will be offered a job after he has been accepted for an interview

500

I was taken to the hospital after I had been hit by a car.

Simple Past and Past Perfect

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