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 if you don't know who preformed the action descried in the sentence.
Correct.
"Timothy has kissed Jane." This is written in active voice.
True.
We were invited by our neighbors to go 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 is written in 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 made by Sally tonight.
Sally will make a delicious dinner tonight.
Passive forms are made up of the verb "be" with a verb from the second column.
Incorrect: Passive forms are made up of the verb be with a past participle.
"He felt asleep because he was tired." This is is 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
The tense of the passive voice corresponds to the tense of the active voice.
She writes the the report. The report is report is written by her.
Correct
"Sidney was found by the UN soldiers. " This is in passive voice.
True.
His luck is about to change.
Active
Chef Nick had prepared the restaurant's fantastic dinners in Venice before he moved to Paris.
The restaurant's fantastic dinners had been prepared by Chef Nick in Venice before he moved to Paris.
She was attacked by a dangerous dog.
A dangerous dog attacked her.
In passive voice, we always know who performed the action.
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 place." This is written in active voice.
False.
I was walking home late at night when suddenly a UFO landed in front of me.
Active.