Active Passive

Has the police officer caught the thief?

The passive form of the sentence above is

• Has the thief been caught by the police officer?

• Has the police officer been caught by the thief?

• Was the thief caught by the police officer?

• Was the thief being caught by the police officer?

Jacob doesn't open the door.

The passive form of the sentence above is

• Jacob isn't opened by the door.

• The door wasn't opened by Jacob.

• The door isn't opened by Jacob.

• The door hasn't opened by Jacob.

Could you feed the dog?

The passive form of the sentence above is

• Could you be fed by the dog?

• Could the dog be fed?

• Could the dog feed you?

• Could you fed the dog?

People are spending less money this year.

The passive form in the sentence above is

• Less money are being spent this year by people.

• Less money is spent this year.

• People are being spent less money this year.

• Less money is being spent this year.

We have done our homework.

The passive form of the sentence above is

• Our homework has been done.

• Our homework have been done by us.

• Our homework is being done by us.

• We have been done our homework.

Why did the students do such a mistake?

The passive form of the sentence above is

• Why had the students been done such a mistake?

• Why had such a mistake been done by the students?

• Why was such a mistake being done by the students?

• Why was such a mistake done by the students?

Mother is not preparing us dinner tonight.

The passive form of the sentence above is

• Us is not being prepared dinner by mother tonight.

• Dinner is not being prepared for us by mother tonight.

• We are not prepared dinner by mother tonight.

• Dinner was not being prepared for us by mother tonight.

Thomas Edison didn't invent the light bulbs in 1867.

The passive form of the sentence above is

• The light bulbs didn't invented by Thomas Edison in 1867.

• The light bulbs weren't invented by Thomas Edison in 1867.

• Thomas Edison wasn't invented the light bulbs in 1867.

• The light bulbs haven't been invented by Thomas Edison in 1867.

Farmers had used pesticides when planting the corn.

The passive form of the sentence above is

• When planting the corn farmers had used pesticides.

• Farmers had been used pesticides when planting the corn.

• Pesticides had been used by farmers when planting the corn.

• Pesticides have been used by the farmers when planting the corn.

The quarterback threw the football.

The passive form of the sentence above is

• The football was thrown by the quarterback.

• The football is thrown by the quarterback.

• The football had been thrown by the quarterback.

• The football will be thrown by the quarterback.