Active to Passive
My grandfather built this house in 1943.
This house was built in 1943 by my grandfather
Mr Brown is loved by everybody
Everybody loves Mr Brown.
They are building a new stadium near the station.
A new stadium is being built near the station
The princess was eaten by the wolf
The wolf ate the princess.
People speak Portuguese in Brazil.
Portuguese is spoken in Brazil
At six o'clock someone was telling a story.
At six o'clock a story was being told
All the milk has been drunk
Somebody has drunk all the milk!
John gave a bar of chocolate to Jill
A bar of chocolate was given to Jill
Dinner might be cooked by James
James might cook dinner.
I lent a pencil to Graham
A pencil was lent to Graham
The Government is planning a new road near my house.
A new road is being planned near my house
The work should be done
Somebody should do the work.
Somebody has bought the presents.
The presents have been bought
The computer will be repaired tomorrow by a workman
A workman will repair the computer tomorrow.
Somebody has repaired the road.
The road has been repaired
John will tell you later.
You will be told later by John
All the windows had been cleaned before the storm
I had cleaned all the windows before the storm.
Someone has cleaned the office.
The office has been cleaned
By next year the passive will have been studied by the students
By next year the students will have studied the passive.
I will never forget this experience.
This experience will never be forgotten by me.
By this time tomorrow we will have signed the deal
By this time tomorrow the deal will have been signed
Did she do her duty?
Was her duty done by her?
The traffic might have delayed Jimmy.
Jimmy might have been delayed by the traffic
My wallet must have been taken
Somebody must have taken my wallet.
He had written three books before 1867.
Three books had been written before 1867