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Passive Voice and Vocabulary

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  • What are the two meanings of Spring?
    They enjoyed the spring festival. / The cat sprang onto the table
  • Use call off in a past tense sentence.
    They called off the event because of rain.
  • Use turn down in a sentence as past tense.
    He turned down the job offer politely.
  • Use put up with in a sentence as past tense!
    They put up with the noise all night.
  • What are the two meanings of wave?
    He waved goodbye yesterday. / The waves crashed on the shore.
  • Use give in as a past tense in a sentence.
    The team gave in after a tough competition.
  • Use set up in a sentence as past tense.
    We set up the new computer last week.
  • What does the passive voice mainly focus on in a sentence?
    Passive voice focuses on the object of an action rather than the doer (subject).
  • What are the two meanings of ring?
    She wore a ring on her finger. / The phone rang loudly.
  • The girl read the book, change to passive voice!
    The book was read by the girl.
  • What is the past tense of fight?
    Fought
  • Use figure out in a past tense sentence.
    He figured out the answer after some thought.
  • Use break down in a sentence in past tense?
    The car broke down on the way to school.
  • What is the form for passive voice?
    \text{Subject (receiver)} + \text{form of } \mathrm{to\ be} + \text{past participle} + (\text{by + doer})
  • Past tense of Break?
    Broke, Broken
  • Use work out in a sentence as past tense.
    Everything worked out well in the end.
  • Correct the passive! The homework were finished by him.
    The homework was finished by him.
  • Use look after in a sentence past tense.
    She looked after her younger brother yesterday.
  • What are the two meanings of light?
    The bag was light to carry. / The room was lit by soft light.
  • What are the two meanings of bat?
    He saw a bat flying last night. / She used the bat for baseball.
  • Change this into passive voice! Shops sell 30 million phones.
    30 million phones are sold
  • Use bring up down in a sentence in past tense?
    She brought up an important point during the meeting.