Passive Voice Present
Someone cleans the windows every Monday
The windows are cleaned every Monday
They built this bridge in 1602
This bridge was built in 1602
People think that she is from London.
It is thought that she is from London.
The mechanic fixed Brian's car yesterday.
Brian had his car fixed (by the mechanic) yesterday.
Create a passive sentence
students / exam / do
Exams are taken by all students.
Someone sells coconuts at the beach
Coconuts are sold at the beach
Tom Clancy wrote this book
This book was written by Tom Clancy
The police believe that the man stole the bike.
The man is believed to have stolen the bike.
Mrs Johnson cleans my house once a week
I have my house cleaned by Mrs Johnson once a week
Create a passive sentence
honor / cultures / ancestors
Ancestors have been honored across many cultures.
They cut down thousands of trees every day
Thousands of trees are cut down every day
Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin
Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming
Maria is claimed to have left the party already.
He _______ (his trees/water) by me last week.
He had his trees watered by me last week.
he / know / like football
It is known that he likes football
Many consider the iPhone to be the best phone ever
The iPhone is considered to be the best phone ever
People didn’t use credit cards much 30 years ago
Credit cards weren’t used much 30 years ago
I discovered that he is living in Florence.
He is discovered to be living in Florence.
They ________ (an alarm system / install) in their office next week.
They will have an alarm system installed in their office next week.
Create a sentence in passive reported speech:
think / difficult / trek
The trek was thought to be difficult.
Many consider Bad Bunnt to be the best singer ever
Bad Bunny is considered the best singer ever.
Picasso painted some of the most expensive paintings ever
Some of the most expensive paintings ever were painted by Picasso
We hope that they were having a fantastic time.
They were hoped to be having a fantastic time.
Make a sentence in the causative:
I / my hair / cut / last week
I had my hair cut last week
Create a sentence with passive reported speech
consdier / fluent / Lisa / French
Lisa is considered to be fluent in French.