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Active To Passive
Passive To Active
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Impersonal Passive
Causative
100

Nerea mailed the letter.


The letter...

What is... The letter was mailed by Nerea.

100

The car was repaired by Pablo.

What is...Pablo repaired the car.

100
The passive voice is used if you don't know who preformed the action descried in the sentence.
What is... Correct.
100

They say that María Amaro runs 8K every day.


It...

It is said that María Amaro runs 8K every day.

100

The doctor examined Antonio's wound. 


Antonio...

Antonio had his wound examined.

200

Once a week, Óscar cleans the garage.


Once a week, the garage...

What is... Once a week, the garage is cleaned by Óscar.

200

Right now, the letter is being written by Sofía.

What is...Right now, Sofía is writing the letter.

200

The passive voice is formed by using a form of the auxiliary verb “be” (be, am, is, are, was, were, being, been) followed by the past participle of the main verb.

Correct

200

They say that Lola is having an affair with Toño.


Lola...

Lola is said to be having an affair with Toño.

200

Do you ask someone to type your essays? 


Do you...?

Do you have your essays typed?

300

I knew Jaime would finish the work by 6:00 PM.


I knew...

What is... I knew the work would be finished by 6:00 PM by Jaime.

300

A delicious dinner is going to be made by Lorena tonight.

What is... Lorena is going to make a delicious dinner tonight.

300
The passive voice is used if you want to reveal who did the action.
What is... Incorrect: It is used when you DONT want to reveal who did the action.
300

The fans expected Carlos Alcaraz to win the Australian Open.


Carlos Alcaraz...

Carlos Alcaraz was expected to win the AO.

300

We have paid someone to paint our house. 


We...

We have had our house painted.

400

The famous artist will have been painting the mural for over six months by the time it is finished.


The mural...

What is... The mural will have been being painted by the famous artist for over six months by the time it is finished.

400

The rock that broke the window was thrown by Fernando.

Fernando threw the rock that broke the window.

400
The passive voice is used when the receiver of the action is not a passive recipient of the action.
What is.. Incorrect: It is only used when the receiver IS a passive recipient.
400

Everybody thinks that Paula sings beautifully.


Nataly...

Paula is thought to sing beautifully.

400

We should vaccinate our grandma against flu this year.


We..

We should have our grandma vaccinated against flu this year.

500

Chef Uge had been preparing the restaurant's fantastic dinners for two years before he moved to Paris.

The restaurant's fantastic dinners...

What is...The restaurant's fantastic dinners had been being prepared by Chef Uge for two years before he moved to Paris.

500
The customer was being helped by the salesman when the thief came into the store.
What is...The salesman was helping the customer when the thief came into the store.
500

"The English teacher was murdered last night" can be put into active voice form.

What is... Incorrect: We do not know who preformed the action.

500

Police have reported that it was Elías who caused the accident.


Elías...

Elías has been reported to have caused the accident.

500

The builders will have to take the wall of our kitchen down. 


We...

We will have to have the wall of our kitchen taken down.