Active To Passive
Amy mailed the letter.
The letter was mailed by Amy.
The car was repaired by Sam. (5X)
Sam repaired the car.
The passive voice is used if you don't know who performed the action described in the sentence.
Correct.
"Timothy has hugged Jane." This is written in active voice. (5X)
True.
We were invited by our neighbors to attend their party.
Passive.
Once a week, John cleans the garage.
Once a week, the garage is cleaned by John.
Right now, the letter is being written by Sarah.
Right now, Sarah is writing the letter.
The passive voice is used if you want to reveal who did the action.
Incorrect: It is used when you DON'T want to reveal who did the action.
"Sam's family was accepted by Justin's family." This is written in active voice.
False.
The painting was sold to someone who later donated it to the college. (4X)
Passive.
I knew Adam would finish the work. (3X)
I knew the work would be finished by Adam.
A delicious dinner is going to be made by Sally tonight.
Sally is going to make a delicious dinner tonight.
The passive voice is used when the receiver of the action is not a passive recipient of the action.
Incorrect: It is only used when the receiver IS a passive recipient.
"Brandon didn't hang out with his friends because he was really tired" This is passive voice.
False.
Peter is going to build a house in the summer.
Active.
The famous artist had painted the mural
The mural had been painted by the famous artist
Michelle didn't do the homework
The homework wasn't done (by Michelle)
"The old man was murdered." Can be put into active voice form.
Incorrect: We do not know who performed the action.
"Daniel was strongly encouraged to confess his crime." This is in passive voice. (2X)
True.
Jenny started reading a magazine
active
Chef Nick had been preparing the restaurant's fantastic dinners for two years.
The restaurant's fantastic dinners had been being prepared by Chef Nick for two years
The customer was being helped by the salesman
The salesman was helping the customer
The passive is formed with the verb be and the past simple of the main verb. The verb be in the passive sentence is in the same tense as the main verb in the active sentence.
Incorrect: The passive is formed with the verb be and the past PARTICIPLE of the main verb.
Susan was pleased with Sarah's beautiful work. This is written in active voice.
False.
The quiet cat silently walked through the apartment
Active.