Passive Voice and
Active voice
Active voice
I am eating a plate of spaghetti
A plate of spaghetti is being eaten by me
A song is sung by her.
She sings a song.
James will repair the car.
The car will be repaired by James.
Who wrote this beautiful poem?
By whom was this beautiful poem written?
You should ... (arrest) for what you have done
you should be arrested for what you have done
An apple is being eaten by him.
He is eating an apple.
You must pay the bill first.
The bill must be paid first.
Don't let anyone disturb you while you are working.
Don't be disturbed while you are working.
A lot of measures ______ to fix the economy. (have take)
A lot of measures have been taken to fix the economy
A story was being told to me by him.
He was telling me a story.
People spent a lot of Monday on the first shopping Saturday.
A lot of money was spent on the first shopping Saturday.
Someone must have cleaned the room before we arrived.
The room must have been cleaned before we arrived.
When do you think they ______ us the copy of the contract?
(send)
When do you think they will send us the copy of the contract ?
He was looked after by his grandmother.
His grandmother looked after him.
They gave her a nice present.
She was given a nice present by them.
I want you to deliver this package immediately.
I want this package to be delivered immediately.
Five people ______ (injure) after a car crashed into a bus last night.
Five people were injured after a car crashed into a bus last night
The meeting has been called off.
They have called off the meeting.
I will present my ideas at the conference tonight.
My ideas will be presented at the conference tonight.
We need to finish this project by noon.
This project needs to be finished by noon.