Study

Passive Voice (Present and Past)

  •   0%
  •  0     0     0

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