Active To Passive
Amy mailed the letter.
The letter was mailed by Amy.
The car was repaired by Sam.
Sam repaired the car.
The passive voice is used when you don't know who performed the action described in the sentence.
Correct.
"I've already had breakfast. " This sentence is in the active voice.
True.
We were invited by our neighbours to the party.
Passive.
Once a week, John cleans the garage.
Once a week, the garage is cleaned by John.
A lot of letters have been written by Sarah.
Sarah has written a lot of letters.
The bombs has destroyed the city.
Incorrect. The bombs have destroyed the city.
"Sidney was confused and tired." This sentence is in the active voice.
True
The painting was sold at an auction.
Passive.
Adam will finish the work by 6:00 PM.
The work will be finished by 6:00 PM.
A delicious dinner will be prepared by Sally tonight.
Sally will prepare a delicious dinner tonight.
Passive forms are created using the verb 'be' followed by the past simple form of a verb.
Incorrect: Passive forms are created using the verb 'be' followed by the past participle of a verb.
"He fell asleep because he was tired." This sentence is in the passive voice.
False
Peter is going to build a house in the summer.
Active.
The famous artist will paint the mural.
The mural will be painted by the famous artist.
The windows have been cleaned.
Someone has cleaned the windows./She/They have cleaned the windows
The tense of the passive voice corresponds to the tense of the active voice.
She writes the report. → The report is written by her.
Correct
"Sidney was discovered by the UN soldiers." This sentence is in the passive voice.
True.
His luck is about to change.
Active
Before moving to Paris, Chef Nick had prepared the restaurant’s fantastic dinners in Venice.
Before moving to Paris, the restaurant’s fantastic dinners had been prepared by Chef Nick in Venice.
She was attacked by a dangerous dog.
A dangerous dog attacked her.
In passive voice, the doer of the action is always specified.
Incorrect: In passive voice the 'doer' of the action may be omitted if it's not important or unknown.
"Sidney was taken to a safer location." This sentence is in the active voice.
False.
I was walking home late at night when suddenly a UFO landed in front of me.
Active.