PASSIVE VOICE

Before starting you can read this revision: Classify the sentences: are they passive or active? ACTIVE Grandparents brought up Mike and his younger sister. Do millions of people visit Moscow every year? My friends invited us to the party. A group of artists organized this exhibition. Our team usually wins. PASSIVE The policeman is called Bob. A compass is used for showing directions. The computer was invented in the twentieth century. My camera and phone were stolen yesterday. The islands are washed by the Atlantic Ocean. Rewrite the sentences in the passive 1. The storm did a lot of damage.A lot of damage was done by the storm.2. The police catch drunk drivers.Drunk drivers are caught by the police.3. Robert took these photos.These photos were taken by Robert.4. The children washed the floor.The floor was washed by the children.5. Shani makes jam from fruit.Jam is made from fruit by Shani.6. We spend a lot of money on food.A lot of money is spent on food by us.7 Leonardo De Vinci painted the Mona Lisa.The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo De Vinci. Choose the right option. Pay attention if the sentence is in the active or passive voice. The book _ in 2010. was published published is published publishes My parents _ me some pocket money every week. give are given is given gives My father _ me a CD. was bought buyed bought was buyed Fewer letters _ nowadays. write are written wrote were written My friend _ pasta. like likes is liked are liked Emails _ more and more. send sent are sent are send Bryan's house _ into several times last year. broke breaked were broken was broken This message _ on an envelope. was written was writed wrote writed The TV reporter _ lots of mistakes today. maked was made is made made Put the verbs in brackets in the correct active voice and tense. 1 She bakes a cake every Sunday. (bake)2 The criminal was caught yesterday. (catch)3 I don't like people laughing at me. (like)4 Liz showed me some holiday pictures on Monday. (show)5 Peter was taken to the hospital by the ambulance last night. (take)6 This castle was built in 1639. (build)7 English is spoken all over the world. (speak)8 Yesterday a window was broken by the wind. (break)