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  • The boy killed the spider. (Active or Passive? Change it!)
    (Active) > The spider was killed (by the boy)
  • You haven't washed the dishes.(Active or Passive? Change it!)
    (Active) > The dishes haven't been washed.
  • The cake was made by my grandmother yesterday. (Active or Passive? Change it!)
    (Passive) > My grandmother made the cake yesterday
  • The house was designed by a Dutch architect.(Active or Passive? Change it!)
    (Passive) > A Dutch architect designed the house.
  • The police officers are examining the evidence. (Active or Passive? Change it!)
    (Active) > The evidence is being examined.
  • People eat 40 million hamburgers every day. (Active or Passive? Change it!)
    (Active) > 40 million hamburgers are eaten every day (by people)
  • The gardener waters the flowers every day. (Active or Passive? Change it!)
    (Active) > The flowers are watered every day (by the gardener.)
  • The car will be washed tomorrow. (Active or Passive? Change it!)
    (Passive) > I will wash the car tomorrow.
  • Smoking_______________(not allow) on planes.
    is not allowed
  • John is going to make a sandwich. (Active or Passive? Change it!)
    (Active) > A sandwich is going to be made by John.
  • The secretary opens the mail every morning. (Active or Passive? Change it!)
    (Active) > The mail is opened every morning (by the secretary.)
  • The world’s first motorways _______________ (build) in Germany in the 1930s.
    were built
  • She broke my iPad. (Active or Passive? Change it!)
    (Active) > My iPad was broken.
  • They produce coffee in Brazil.  (Active or Passive? Change it!)
    (Active) > Coffee is produced in Brazil.
  • This tree is very old. It ___________________(plant) in the 19th century.
    was planted
  • The windows are cleaned by them every week. (Active or Passive? Change it!)
    (Passive) > They clean the windows once a week.
  • Mary Shelley wrote the novel Frankenstein. (Active or Passive? Change it!)
    (Active) > The novel Frankenstein was written by Mary Shelley.
  • They will build space hotels by 2050. (Active or Passive? Change it!)
    (Active) > Space hotels will be built by 2050.