True / False
Sherlock Holmes solved the case.
Change it into passive voice.
The case was solved by Sherlock Holmes.
Spanish ___________ (speak) in Colombia.
Spanish is spoken in Colombia.
Active: People speak Portuguese in Brazil.
Passive: Portuguese ___________ in Brazil.
A) is speak
B) is spoke
C) is spoken
C) is spoken
A difficult question was asked by a girl.
A girl asked a difficult question.
He helped us cleaning the house.
We were helped cleaning the house by him.
In a passive sentence, the one performing the action can be either included or omitted.
For example:
Dynamite was invented in 1867.
Dynamite was invented by Alfred Nobel in 1867.
True
Lots of houses _____________ (destroy) because of the hurricane last month.
Lots of houses were destroyed because of the hurricane last month.
Active: The staff cleans all the hotel rooms daily.
Passive: The hotel rooms _________ daily.
A) are clean
B) are cleaned
C) is cleaned
B) are cleaned
The keys were lost by him yesterday.
He lost his keys yesterday.
We love our country.
Our country is loved by us.
"The bus driver was hurt" is a sentence in present passive voice.
False
past passive voice
Wine ___________ (produce) in England.
Wine is produced in England.
Active: We update the company website frequently.
Passive: The company website ___________ frequently.
A) are updated
B) is updated
C) was updated
B) is updated
An award-winning novel was written by her.
She wrote an award-winning novel.
Peter builds houses every year.
Houses are built by Peter every year.
"Alex wrote the essay about global warming." is a sentence in past passive voice.
False
The essay about global warming was written by Alex.
____________ bananas _____________ in your country? (grow)
Are bananas grown in your country?
Active: People see this beach as the most beautiful one in the country.
Passive: This beach __________ as the most beautiful one in the country.
A) is seen
B) is saw
C) is see
A) is seen
A story was written by her.
She wrote a story.
The teacher teaches students about the simple present passive.
Students are taught about the simple present passive by the teacher.
"Was the letter written by her?" is a sentence in the ________________ voice.
past simple passive
______________ the comic _______________ by Gabriel? (write) It was great.
Was the comic written by Gabriel?
It was great.
Active: Somebody ships the products via express mail.
Passive: The products ___________ via express mail.
A) are shipped
B) is shipped
C) were shipped
A) are shipped
The thief was caught by the police.
The police caught the thief.
A carpenter made this furniture.
This furniture was made by a carpenter.