PASSIVE VOICE

Classify these sentences into PASSIVE or ACTIVE. Remember:- ACTIVE: My children eat apples every day.- PASSIVE: Apples are eaten by my children every day. 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. The book _ in 2010. was published published is published publishes My parents _ me some pocket money every week. give are given is given gives It _ that some sports involve serious risks. say says is said are said 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 hospital by the ambulance last night. (take)6 This castle was built in 1639. (build)7 Did Mary give you this nice birthday present? (Mary English is spoken all over the world. (speak)9 Yesterday a window was broken by the wind. (break)10 Where do you live? (you Rewrite the sentences in the passive. Notice there are simple present passives and past simple passives.Examples: My brother scored 14 points in the match. (Past simple)14 points were scored by my brother in the match.My brother scores about 10 points per match. (Present Simple)About 10 points per match are scored by my brother.--> Don't forget to add a full stop (.) at the end of each sentence. 1 The storm did a lot of damage.A lot of damage was done by the storm.2 The police catch drunken drivers.Drunken drivers are caught by the police.3 Robert took these photos.These photos were taken by Robert.4 The children hoover the floors.The floors are hoovered by the children.5 People make jam from fruit.Jam is made from fruit.6 The teacher didn't mark the essays.The essays weren't marked by the teacher.7 Do they sell clothes in this shop?Are clothes sold in this shop?8 We spend a lot of money on food.A lot of money is spent on food.9 Defoe wrote the novel about Robinson Crusoe at the age of sixty.The novel about Robinson Crusoe was written by Defoe at the age of sixty.10 In Bangladesh people don't celebrate New Year in January.In Bangladesh New Year isn't celebrated in January.