Past Participles
Active or Passive?
Make it Passive
Describe it Passively
100

eat/see/remind

eaten/seen/reminded

100

Identify the sentence as active or passive

The man stole a cell phone


 active - the man executed an action

100

Someone washes these dishes every day.

These dishes are washed every day.

100

A lot of Coca-Cola is ______ at parties.

drunk

200

feed/sign/go

fed/signed/gone

200

Identify the sentence as active or passive

The man was seen with a cell phone

passive - another person/other people saw the man

200

We eat a lot of bread in my house.

A lot of bread is eaten in my house

200

I  ______ to respect others.

taught, raised, told

300

lay/flow/blow

laid/flowed/blown

300

John was being silly in class today.

active - John executed an action

300

The laws don't permit smoking inside public buildings.

Smoking is not permitted inside public buildings

300

A watch  ___ on my wrist.

worn

400

burn/rise/sell/pay

burned/risen/sold/paid

400

Identify the sentence as active or passive

The boys were taken to the inspector's office due to their bad behavior

passive - someone took the boys to the office.

400

Everybody knows me at this school

I am (well-) known at this school

400

That book  ______ 100 years ago, but is still read by students around the world every year. 

written/published

500

shoot/choose/try/spin/sweep

shot/chosen/tried/spun/swept

500

Identify the sentence as active or passive

What are the measures taken to ensure that this problem does not reoccur?

passive - someone takes the measures to solve the problem

500

How many books did he sign yesterday?

How many books were signed by him yesterday?

500

Three valuable tears has _____ by Eva

been collceted

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