Passive voice + PRESENT
Passive Voice + PAST
Passive voice - FUTURE
Passive voice - PAST
Passive voice +/-/?
100

the windows / open / by my mother

The windows are opened by my mother.

100

the shoes / buy

The shoes were bought.

100

the news / tell / correctly on social media next  month

The news will be told correctly on social media next month.

100

the house / build / in 1988

The house was built in 1988.

100

PAST:

The postman delivered the letter.

The letter was delivered by the postman.

200

the song / sing / by the singer

The song is sung by the singer.

200

the lightbulb / invent / by Thomas Edinson

The lightbulb was invented by Thomas Edinson.

200

these computers / sell / tomorrow

These computers will be sold tomorrow.

200

dinner / not serve / but people were ready

Dinner wasn't served but people were ready.

200

PRESENT:

They take the books to the library.

The books are taken to the library.

300

the shops / close 

The shops are closed.

300

the garbage / throw / away

The rubbish was thrown away.

300

A new car / give / to Darnel

A new car will be given to Darnel.

300

Camila forgot, so the cats / not feed / this morning

Camila forgot, so the cats weren't fed this morning.

300

PAST SIMPLE

Botchan  / write/ Natsume Soseki

Botchan was written by Natsume Soseki.

400

English/ teach / by Mr. Darnel

English is taught by Mr. Darnel.

400

the letter / send / a bit late

The letter was sent a bit late.

400

the tables / clean / by the end of the day

The tables will be cleaned by the end of the day.

400

the table / not set / when the guests arrived to the party 

The table wasn't set when the guests arrived to the party.

400

PRESENT:

They plant trees every Monday.

Trees are planted every Monday.

500

The secretary prints the documents.

The documents are printed by the secretary.

500

law of gravity / discover / Isaac Newton 

Law of gravity was discovered by Isaac Newton.

500

They will turn off the lights when they leave.


The lights will be turned off when they leave.

500

The parents didn't pick up the children.

The children weren't picked up by their parents.

500

Question in the past:

Did the teacher give the marks?

Were the marks given by the teacher?