Active to Passive
A speeding truck hit my car.
My car was hit by a speeding truck.
If your answer is correct, you win triple points.
Diego was stung by an unusual insect.
An unusual insect stung Diego.
If your answer is correct, you win triple points.
Eli does homework every day
Homework is done by Eli every day
If your answer is correct, you win triple points
The passive voice is used when you want to focus on the person or thing that did the action.
False! The passive voice is used when you do not want to focus on the person or thing that did the action.
If your answer is correct, you win triple points.
Peter sent an e-mail yesterday morning.
An e-mail was sent by Peter yesterday morning
If your answer is correct, you win triple points
The children have cleaned the house.
The house has been cleaned by the children.
If your answer is correct, you win double points.
Our readers will be fascinated by the information.
The information will fascinate our readers.
If your answer is correct, you win double points.
Peter played fornite all night
Fornite was played by Peter all night
If your answer is correct, you win double points
The passive voice is used when you don't know who performed the action described in the sentence.
True!
If your answer is correct, you win double points.
Erik is playing fornite
Fornite is being played by Erik
If your answer is correct, you win double points
Majo is taking care of her little brother.
Her little brother is being taken care of by Majo.
Wonderful pictures were taken by Majo and Eli.
Majo and Eli took wonderful pictures
Oscar have won Jeopardy since 2023
Jeopardy has been won by Oscar since 2023
If your answer is correct, you win double points
The passive voice in English is formed with "to be" + past simple.
False! The passive voice in English is formed with "to be" + past participle.
Peter and Erik have taken the bus to school
The bus has been taken by Peter and Erik
Erik should have sold the car.
The car should have been sold by Erik.
The work could be finished by Oscar in two weeks
Oscar can finish the work in two weeks
Majo is studying English today.
English is being studied by Majo today.
We can use the passive with all tenses except modal verbs.
False! We can use the passive with all tenses and with modal verbs.
Oscar found money on the street
Money on the street was found by Oscar
The police are questioning him now.
He is being questioned by the police now.
Many exams have been corrected by teacher Erika.
Teacher Erika has corrected many exams.
Diego is playing the piano beautifully
The piano is being played beautifully
When a sentence has two objects, it is more common to use the person as the subject in the passive sentence.
True!
Eli is eating a piece of cake
A piece of cake is being eaten by Eli