VOICES
1. ACTIVE VOICE
A sentence is in active voice when the subject does the action of the
verb.
Structure:
Subject + Verb + Object
Example:
Shona cleans the house.
The teacher explains the lesson.
My mom cooks dinner.
2. PASSIVE VOICE
A sentence is in active voice when the subject does the action of the
verb.
Structure:
Object + To be+ Verb 3 + by + Subject
Example:
House is cleaned by Shona.
The lesson is explained by the Teacher.
Dinner is cooked by my mom.
EXAMPLES
SIMPLE PRESENT
Active: Subject + V1 + object
Passive: Object + is/am/are + V3 + (by + subject)
Example:
Active: She waters the plants.
Passive: The plants are watered by her.
Active: He writes a letter.
Passive: A letter is written by him.
SIMPLE PAST
Active: Subject + V2 + object
Passive: Object + was/were + V3 + (by + subject)
Example:
Active: They cleaned the room.
Passive: The room was cleaned by them.
PAST CONTINOUS
Active: Subject + was/were + V-ing + object
Passive: Object + was/were being + V3 + (by + subject)
Example:
Active: He was painting the wall.
Passive: The wall was being painted by him.
Active: They were watching a movie.
Passive: A movie was being watched by them.
EXAMPLES
PRESENT PERFECT
Active: Subject + has/have + V3 + object
Passive: Object + has/have been + V3 + (by + subject)
Example:
Active: She has finished the homework.
Passive: The homework has been finished by her.
Active: They have repaired the bike.
Passive: The bike has been repaired by them.
FUTURE
Active: S + Will + V1 + O
Passive: S + Will be + V3
Example:
Active: She will write a letter.
Passive: A letter will be written by her.
EXERCISES
🌟 Change the following active sentences into passive voice 🌟
1. The chef cooks the meals every day.
→ Passive: _______________________________________________
2. They are painting the house now.
→ Passive: _______________________________________________
3. The teacher corrected our homework yesterday.
→ Passive: _______________________________________________
4. Someone has stolen my phone.
→ Passive: _______________________________________________
5. She will send the invitations tomorrow.
→ Passive: _______________________________________________
6. The students are cleaning the classroom.
→ Passive: _______________________________________________
7. The manager has approved the proposal.
→ Passive: _______________________________________________
8. He wrote a beautiful poem.
→ Passive: _______________________________________________
9. They will announce the winner next week.
→ Passive: _______________________________________________
10. The workers are building a new bridge.
→ Passive: _______________________________________________
EXERCISES
🌟 Choose the correct answer 🌟
1. The lasagna ___ by my mother yesterday.
A. is baked
B. was baked
C. baked
D. has been baked
2. The letter ___ tomorrow morning by the postman.
A. will be delivered
B. will deliver
C. is delivered
D. delivered
3. The movie ___ on TV every Saturday.
A. shown
B. shows
C. is shown
D. has been shown
4. Many people ___ by the speech last night.
A. is inspired
B. was inspired
C. are inspired
D. were inspired
5. The novel ___ into several languages.
A. has translated
B. has been translated
C. will translate
D. is translating
EXERCISES
🌟 Choose the correct answer 🌟
6. The room ___ by the staff after the meeting ends.
A. was cleaned
B. cleans
C. is cleaned
D. will be cleaned
7. A new bridge ___ across the river next year.
A. will build
B. will be built
C. is building
D. is built
8. The results ___ to the students tomorrow.
A. will be announced
B. are announced
C. have announced
D. was announced
9. The homework ___ by John last night.
A. was finished
B. is finished
C. will finish
D. has finished
10. All the invitations ___ by the end of this week.
A. are sent
B. sent
C. will be sent
D. have been sent
EXERCISES
🌟 Choose the correct answer 🌟
11. The cake ___ by Sanji for the wedding.
A. is baked
B. was baked
C. will bake
D. is baking
12. The plan ___ by Luffy and his crew to save Sanji.
A. was made
B. is made
C. made
D. will be made
13. The tea party ___ by Big Mom every year.
A. is held
B. holds
C. was held
D. has held
14. The picture of Mother Carmel ___ by Brook during the chaos.
A. will be broken
B. is breaking
C. breaks
D. was broken
15. The floor ___ by the janitor right now.
A. cleans
B. is cleaning
C. is being cleaned
D. is cleaned
EXERCISES
🌟 Choose the correct answer 🌟
16. Delicious meals ___ by the chefs at the moment.
A. are being prepared
B. prepared
C. prepare
D. are preparing
17. The bridge ___ when the accident happened.
A. was being repaired
B. is being repaired
C. repaired
D. was repaired
18. The dishes ___ by the children while the guests arrived.
A. are being washed
B. were being washed
C. washed
D. have been washed
19. The new book ___ by many students this week.
A. has been read
B. is being read
C. was read
D. has read
20. A new policy ___ by the government currently.
A. is implementing
B. is being implemented
C. was implemented
D. implements
