Levi Strauss invented the blue jeans.
The blue jeans were invented by Levi Strauss.
The thief was arrested yesterday. (Active or Passive?)
Passive
I was born in Germany. (Active or Passive?)
Passive
My grandfather built this house in 1943.
This house was built in 1943 by my grandfather.
A letter was written to her some days ago. (Active or Passive?)
Passive
You don’t find penguins at the North Pole.
Penguins are not found at the North Pole.
Boys like to play soccer. (Active or passive?)
Active
The president was elected by the people.
The people elected the president.
Picasso painted Guernica.
Guernica was painted by Picasso.
In summer, people eat more ice-cream than in winter.
In summer, more ice-cream is eaten than in winter.
The teacher closes the window.
The window is closed by the teacher.
Cricket is played in Australia. (Active or passive?)
Passive
John cleaned the bathroom.
The bathroom was cleaned (by John)
We keep milk in the refrigirator.
Milk is kept in the refrigerator.
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet? (Active or Passive?)
Active
The firefighters saved the women.
The women were saved by the firefighters.
Nowadays a lot of computers are made in Korea. (Active or Passive?)
Passive
Snow covered the mountains.
The mountains were covered by snow.
Where did they invent chess?
Where was chess invented?
A snake bit me.
I was bitten by a snake.
They clean the windows every week.
The windows are cleaned every week.