FROM ACTIVE TO PASSIVE
FROM PASSIVE TO ACTIVE
PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL PASSIVE
CAUSATIVE
ONLY FOR THE SMARTEST
100

My mom cooked a delicious meal yesterday.

A delicious meal was cooked yesterday by my mom.

100

A cake was baked for the party by the guests.

The guests baked a cake for the party.

100

Some people believe that COVID-19 is just a common cold.

It is believed that COVID-19 is just a common cold.


COVID- 19 is believed to be just a common cold.

100

I had my teeth checked last week by my dentist.

IDENTIFY IF THIS IS CAUSATIVE OR ACTIVE VOICE

CHANGE TO THE OPPOSITE

My dentist checked my teeth last week.
100

My computer _____ next week.



will be fixed

is going to be fixed

200

I usually speak Spanish.

Spanish is usually spoken by me.

200

My exams are being checked by my doctor.

My doctor is checking my exams.

200

It has been proved that women can do the same things as men.

Scientists have proved that women can do the same things as men.

200

He makes me smile.

IDENTIFY IF THIS IS CAUSATIVE OR ACTIVE VOICE

CHANGE TO THE OPPOSITE

I smile.

200

It _____ that people over 65 years old are more susceptible to COVID-19.


is said

is known

is believed

is thought

300

We have always bought our food in Supermaxi.

Our food has always been bought in Supermaxi.

300
The window has been broken by the kids who were playing in the yard.

The kids who were playing in the yard have broken the window.

300

Excercise is known to be good for our health.

People know that excercise is good for our health.

300

Where can I get my cellphone fixed?

IDENTIFY IF THIS IS CAUSATIVE OR ACTIVE VOICE

CHANGE TO THE OPPOSITE

Where can they fix my cellphone?

300

Most stories by Edgar Alan Poe _____ to be scary.

are said

are thought

are known

400

The Coca-cola company has been distributing products since the 19th century.

Products have been distributed by the Coca-cola company since the 19th century.

400

A test will be completed by her tonight.

She will complete a test tonight.


She will be completing a test tonight.

400

Some people think that public education is better than private education.

USE AN IMPERSONAL PASSIVE STRUCTURE

It is thought that public education is better than private education.

400

Mechanics fix cars.

IDENTIFY IF THIS IS CAUSATIVE OR ACTIVE VOICE

CHANGE TO THE OPPOSITE

Cars get fixed by mechanics.

People have their cars fixed by mechanics.

People get their cars to be fixed by mechanics

400

Clowns _____ me laugh since I was a little girl.

have made

500

By the end of this school year, we will have reviewed most of the English grammar.

Most of the English grammar will have been reviewed by the end of this school year.

500

The pyramids had been built before the Parthenon in Athens.

Egyptians had built the pyramids before the Parthenon in Athens.

500
Many people think that 8 hours of sleep are necessary to rest well.

USE A PERSONA PASSIVE STRUCTURE

8 hours of sleep are thought to be necesarry to rest well.

500

My students are not allowed to copy.

IDENTIFY IF THIS IS CAUSATIVE OR ACTIVE VOICE

CHANGE TO THE OPPOSITE

I don't let my students copy.

500

A new work _____ by each teacher by the end of this week.

will have been sent