Active / Passive Voice

Passive Voice: (Complete the following sentences by placing the given verb in Passive Voice – pay attention to tense)

  1. Has the construction been started yet ? (start, yet)
  2. The little boy may only be picked up by his mother. (may, pick up)
  3. Next year some of Airbus’s construction will be transferred from Europe to the dollar zone. (transfer)
  4. My grandfather is not very old. He was born in 1948. (bear)
  5. They discovered the upside-down picture, the day after the campaign had been begun . (begin)
  6. The bicycle was stolen from the little boy. (steal)
  7. That item has / had been sold only by KaDeWe until today . (sell, today)
  8. That item had been bought only by KaDeWe before yesterday . (buy, yesterday)
  9. Railroad tracks are made of steel. (make)
  10. This test is passed by 90% of the students. (pass)
  11. Questions are thought up by the teachers to trick the students. (think up)
  12. The ground was covered by the snow while we slept. (cover)
  13. This last one is brought to you by the teacher. (bring)

Active / Passive Voice: (Change the following sentences by switching them from Active to Passive and vice versa – pay attention to tense)

0.The airplane flew over the city.

The city was overflown [or flown over] by the airplane.

  1. The “unfunny” comedienne was shown the door by the management.

The management showed the “unfunny” comedienne the door.

  1. The work was completed through the efforts of the staff.

The efforts of the staff completed the work.

  1. The horse ran through the flower garden.

The flower garden was run through [by the horse].

  1. The bicycle was taken from the boy who didn’t study.

The parents took the bicycle from the boy who didn’t study.

  1. The firemen will practice putting out fires on Tuesday.

Putting out fires will be practiced [by the firemen] on Tuesday.

  1. This laptop is pre-loaded with a Microsoft™ operating system.

Someone has pre-loaded this laptop with a Microsoft™ OS.

  1. The student read the interview.

The interview was read [by the student].

  1. The cd player was broken.

Someone broke the CD player.

Correct the following sentences when they are wrong. (Do not change correctly written sentences!):

0. The dog runned down the street.

The dog ran down the street.

  1. The broken jar was tossed away.

______

  1. The lamb was selled from the farmer’s child.

The lamb was sold by the farmer’s child.

  1. The sun shined through the clouds; the moon shone over the hills.

shined & shined [ or ] shone & shone[1]

  1. The ball was given Jimmy.

______

  1. The stone is throwed through the window from John.

The stone is thrown through the window by John.

  1. This test was done in one sitting.

______

  1. The ball has given Jimmy.

The ball was given [to] Jimmy.

  1. The John broked the window.

The John broke the window.

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[1] shone (irregular) is being replaced by shined (regular), although they are at this time both right, don’t mix them