Active Voice to Passive Voice
The Browns have built the large house.
The large house has been built by the Browns
man vs. men
man - hombre
men - hombres
She watered the flowers every day
The flowers were watered every day
ship vs sheep
ship - barco
sheep - oveja
The postman delivers the letter.
The letter is delivered by the postman.
A jellyfish stung her while she was swimming.
She was stung by a jellyfish while she was swimming.
What is your hourly rate vs. I have a pet rat
rate - precio
rat - rata
Ben will direct the show
The show will be directed by Ben
he hit the baseball with bat vs pat me on the back so I can burp.
bat - bate
pat - palmadita
Take a sip of your drink vs. Please zip up your coat
sip - sorbo
zip - cierra la cremallera
They gave her a nice present
She was given a nice present
I have to sew my shirt vs. Do you want to go to the zoo
sew - coser
zoo - zoológico
I drive the car to my house every day.
The car is driven every day.
sit in the chair vs. take a seat
sit - sentarse
seat - asiento
The professor told him not to talk in class
He was told not to talk in class by the professor
The storm destroyed the house
The house was destroyed by the storm
There is a bat in the cave vs. I bet you twenty dollars you can't eat 20 pieces of sushi in under 5 minutes
bat - murciélago
bet - apuesta
The dog has broken the window pane
The window pane has been broken by the dog
take your pill vs. can you peel the orange
pill - pastilla
peel - pelar
The apples fall from the tree vs. I had a bad dream
tree - árbol
dream - sueño
How do you write that word?
How is that word written? or How is that word written by you?
I have to cook the meat vs. catch the ball with your mitt
meat - carne
mitt - guante
They don't turn off the lights when they leave.
the lights aren't turned off when they leave.
I bit the sandwhich vs. please beat the eggs
bit - mordí
beat - batir
Why are they tearing down the old theater
Why is the old theatre being torn down?