Active to Passive
Turn this sentence from active to passive:
Nadiya wrote a great book.
A great book was written by Nadiya.
Turn this sentence from passive to active.
The iPhone was created by Apple.
Apple created the iPhone.
What day of the year is Halloween?
a) October 30
b) October 31
c) November 1
d) The fourth Saturday in October
October 31
At Halloween, kids love to carve pumpkins and eat lots of candy.
No passive here!
take - took - ?
taken
Kids watch these movies.
These movies are watched by children.
This house was bought by my grandfather.
My grandfather bought this house.
a) show
b) costume
c) face
d) surgical mask
costume
At Halloween, pumpkins are carved and lots candy is eaten!
Yes, this is a passive! ... 2 passives actually
like - liked - ?
liked
Our guests will eat all the food.
All the food will be eaten by our guests.
The election was won by Joe Biden.
Joe Biden won the election.
In Canada, Halloween is celebrated on October 31. When is Halloween celebrated in the United States?
a) October 30
b) October 31
c) October 32
d) November 1
October 31
(That was a trick question!)
Yes, one passive here.
learn - learned - ?
learned / learnt
My clothes were torn by the fence.
The man has been arrested by the police.
The police have arrested the man.
What do we call the big round orange vegetable that we carve at halloween?
a) squash
b) pumpkin
c) apple
d) pistachio
pumpkin
We can't leave until all the food has been eaten.
Yes, one passive here.
do - did - ?
done
My grandmother sews these warm socks.
These warm socks are sewn by my grandmother.
I had some tea, but all the tea has been drunk by my friends.
I had some tea, but my friends drank all the tea.
A ______ house is where spirits live. It's a very scary place!
a) haunted
b) crazy
c) weird
d) ghost
haunted
Because it was such a long trip, all of us were really tired when we arrived to Afghanistan.
Nope, no passives!
drive - drove - ?
driven