Passive to Active
The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
A speeding truck hit my car.
My car was hit by a speeding truck.
books / to write (Simple Past)
books were written
caught / the thieves / were
Were the thieves caught?
Long ago, most of the land _____ by forests. (cover)
Long ago, most of the land was covered by forests.
The club was founded by Ron and Peggy.
Ron and Peggy founded the club.
The children have cleaned the house.
The house has been cleaned by the children.
films / to watch (Simple Present)
films are watched
will / replaced / the workers / be / by computers
Will the workers be replaced by computers?
The Philippines ________in the tropics. (locate)
The Philippines is located in the tropics.
E-mails are being read by them.
They are reading e-mails.
Mary is taking care of Alex's son.
Alex's son is being taken care of by Mary.
stories / to tell (Simple Present)
stories are told
accepted / be / my apology / will
Will my apology be accepted?
Most people _______ in the lowlands. (live)
Most people live in the lowlands.
The race was started by a local celebrity.
A local celebrity started the race.
The students write many papers during the semester.
During the semester, many papers are written by the students.
computer games / to buy (Simple Present)
computer games are bought
be / going to / are / the books / to the school / returned
Are the books going to be returned to the school?
Today, the country _______ officially as the Republic of (know) the Philippines.
Today, the country is known officially as the Republic of the Philippines.
The exercise is completed by the teacher.
The teacher completes the exercise.
My little sister broke the flower vase in the hall.
The flower vase in the hall was broken by my little sister.
skateboards / to ride (Simple Past)
skateboards were ridden
in the language lab / are written / the tests / always
Are the tests always written in the language lab?
Many of the tiny islands ________ names. (not give)
Many of the tiny islands have not been given names.