Passive voice Present
People speak English here.
English is spoken here (by people)
Gustave Eiffel built the Eiffel Tower in 1887
The Eiffel Tower was built in 1887 by Gustave Eiffel.
Sharks have killed dozens of surfers.
Dozens of surfers have been killed by sharks.
The Chinese will create a new lifestyle.
A new lifestyle will be created by the Chinese .
They won't help you.
You will not be helped by them.
They cut down thousands of trees every day
Thousands of trees are cut down every day.
The police arrested five thieves yesterday.
Five thieves were arrested yesterday.
Picasso has created over 100 paintings in the 19th century.
Over 100 paintings have been created by Picasso in the 19th century.
Scientists will develop a new vaccine.
A new vaccine will be developed by scientists.
He hasn't bought the house yet.
The house hasn't been bought (by him) yet.
Mosquitoes bite people all summer.
People are bitten by mosquitoes all summer.
They invented the TV in the 20th century
The TV was invented in the 20th century.
Fishermen have killed a great white shark.
A great white shark has been killed fishermen.
I will make dinner when you arrive.
The dinner will be made when you arrive.
You didn't write the letter.
The letter wasn't written by you.
Smoking kills millions of people every year.
Millions of people are killed by smoking every year.
The doctor told my father to stop smoking.
My father was told to stop smoking by the doctor.
A large number of people haven't read Hemingway.
Hemingway hasn't been read by a large number of people.
The company is going to be launching a new product next month.
A new product is going to be being launched by the company next month.
Did your mum pick you up?
Were you picked up by your mum?
Factories dump tons of waste in the sea.
Tons of waste are dumped into the sea.
The police gave the bad news yesterday.
The bad news was given by the police yesterday.
Students haven't finished the project.
The project hasn't been finished by the students.
The committee will be approving the proposal tomorrow.
The proposal will be being approved by the committee tomorrow.
Has the police officer caught the thief?
Has the thief been caught by the police officer?