Passive voice
My mother opens the windows.
The windows are opened by my mother
Allison bought the shoes.
The shoes were bought.
All the cookie were eaten.
the house / build in 1988
the house wasn't built in 1988
PAST:
The postman delivered the letter.
The letter was delivered by the postman.
The singer sings the song.
The song is sung by the singer.
Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb.
The lightbulb was invented by Thomas Edison
Harry ate six shrimp at dinner.
At dinner, six shrimp were eaten by Harry.
dinner / serve but people were ready
dinner wasn't served but people were ready
PRESENT:
They take the books to the library.
The books are taken to the library.
The sellers close the shops.
The shops are closed
They throw away the garbage
The garbage was thrown away
Beautiful giraffes roam the savannah.
The savannah is roamed by beautiful giraffes.
Camila forgot so the cats / feed this morning
Camila forgot so the cats weren't fed this morning
The Alchemist / Pablo Cohelo
The Alchemist was written by Pablo Cohelo
James Cameron directs Avatar 2
Avatar 2 is directed by James Cameron
My boss sent the letter a bit late
The letter was sent a bit late
Sue changed the flat tire.
The flat tire was changed by Sue.
the table / set when the guests arrived to the party
the table wasn't set when the guests arrived to the party
PRESENT:
They plant trees every Monday.
Trees are planted every Monday.
The secretary prints the documents.
The documents are printed by the secretary.
Isaac Newton discovered the law of gravity.
Law of gravity was discovered by Isaac Newton
They don't turn off the lights when they leave.
The lights aren't turned off when they leave.
The parents didn't pick up the children.
the children weren't picked up by their parents.
Question in the past:
Did the teacher give the marks?
Were the marks given by the teacher?