ACTIVE TO PASSIVE
PASSIVE TO ACTIVE
IS IT ACTIVE OR PASSIVE?
complete with ACTIVE OR PASSIVE
PASSIVE TENSES
100
They make these cars in Japan

These cars are made in Japan

100

Mistakes were made

Sombody/Someone/They made mistakes

100

Papers must be send before Friday evening

MUST BE SEND= modal obligation PASSIVE

100

Mr and Mrs Smith _____________________ (marry) for 12 years

HAVE BEEN MARRIED

(present perfect ACTIVE)

100

The milk has already been drunk

present perfect PASSIVE

200

Someone smashed our window last night

Our window was smashed last night

200

The work will be finished by 5 PM, don't worry.

They/somebody/someone will finish the work by 5 PM, don't worry

200

The shop was robbed

was robbed= past simple PASSIVE

200

Some flowers  ____________________(cut) last summer

WERE CUT

past simple PASSIVE

200

The photos have been taken.

Tense?

PRESENT PERFECT PASSIVE

300

They have already mended the TV set. You can pick it up at the shop.

The TV set has already been mended. You can pick it up at the shop.

300

Guernica was being painted by Picasso at that time

Picasso was painting Guernica at that time

300

The traffic might have delayed Jimmy.

might have delayed= perfect modal ACTIVE
300

They __________________ (build) a new stadium near the station at the moment.

are building


present continuous ACTIVE

300

At six o'clock, a story was being told.

PAST CONTINUOUS PASSIVE

400

You should repain the room in the summer

The room should be repainted in the summer

400

Three books had been written before 1867

Somebody/ Someone had written three books before 1867

400

Portuguese is spoken in Brazil

is spoken= present simple PASSIVE

400

Everybody ______________(love) Mr. Johnson

LOVES

present simple ACTIVE

400

Dinner might be cooked by James

modal probability PASSIVE

500

Someone was painting a portrait when I was in the park

A portrait was being painted when I was in the park

500

You will be told later

Somebody/someone will tell you later

500

By this time tomorrow we will have signed the deal

will have signed= future perfect simple ACTIVE

500

The princess ________________(eat)  by the wold

was eaten

past simple PASSIVE

500

The computer will be repaired tomorrow

future simple PASSIVE