Passive verb tenses
Active to Passive
Active to passive question
Passive reporting structures
Passive to active
100

All sorts of things(leave)_______in buses every day 

Are left

100

We will not admit children under sixteen

Children under sixteen will not be admitted 

100

Has someone posted my parcel?

Has my parcelbeen posted? 

100

People say that he lives in italy now

He is said to live in Italy now. 

100

Oranges have been grown here for centuries.

People have grown oranges here for centuries.

200

All the sandwiches(eat)_________at the party last night 

Were eaten

200

People steal things from supermarkets every day 

Things are stolen from supermarkets every day

200

When did they book hotel rooms? 

When were the hotel rooms booked 

200

People expect that she will win a gold medal.

  • She is expected to win a gold medal. OR
  • It is expected that she will win a gold medal.
200

The fire had been put out successfully by midnight.

Firefighters / Firemen had put out the fire successfully by midnight.

300

Her luggage is still in the hotel room but herbed (not use)_______ for days

Has not been used

300

Nobodyhas used this room for ages 

This room has not been used for ages

300

Do they important these oranges from Spain? 

Are these oranges imported from Spain

300

They report that two people were killed in the explosion.

  • Two people are reported to have been killed in the explosion. OR
  • It is reported that two people were killed in the explosion.
300

We are being followed.

Someone is following us

400

A soon as I got into my car, I noticed that the radio (remove) .................... .

Had been removed 

400

The police shouldn’t allow people to park there

People shouldn’t be allowed to park there

400

Are they demolishing the entire block?

Is the entire block being demonstrated ?

400

They say that human beings are able to survive on food pills.

  • Human beings are said to be able to survive on food pills. OR
  • It is said that human beings are able to survive on food pills.

400

This could be done much more easily by a machine.

A machine could do this much more easily 

500

Right now the suspects (question) .................... by the police.

Are being questioned 

500
You should have taken those books back to the library 

Those books have been takenback to the library 

500

Why did no one inform me of the change of plan?

Why wasn’t i informed of thr change of plan? 

500

People believe that he left the country five months ago.

  • He is believed to have left the country five months ago. OR
  • It is believed that he left the country five months ago.

500

Have you ever been called a fool before?

Has anyone ever called you a fool before?