XI PASSIVE VOICE

Change these sentences from active to passive. Use a personal subject wherever

possible.

Paul wrote the words and John made the music.

• The words were written by

  Paul and the music made by John.

• The words written by

  Paul and the music was made by John.

• The words were written by

  Paul and the music was made by John.

• The words are written by

  Paul and the music is made by John.

• The words have written by

  Paul and the music has made by John.

Change these sentences from active to passive. Use a personal subject wherever

possible.

Someone has given him a lot of money.

• He is been given a lot of money.

• He has been given a lot of money.

• He had been given a lot of money.

• He are been given a lot of money.

• He has been giving a lot of money.

Change these sentences from active to passive. Use a personal subject wherever

possible.

We check every car engine thoroughly.

• car engine had thoroughly checked/

  had checked thoroughly.

• car engine has thoroughly checked/

  has checked thoroughly.

• car engine was thoroughly checked/

  was checked thoroughly.

• car engine is thoroughly checked/

  is checked thoroughly.

• car engine are thoroughly checked/

  are checked thoroughly.

Change these sentences from active to passive. Use a personal subject wherever

possible.

We opened the factory at nine o'clock.

• The factory are opened at nine o'clock.

• The factory had opened at nine o'clock.

• The factory has opened at nine o'clock.

• The factory is opened at nine o'clock.

• The factory was opened at nine o'clock.

Change these sentences from active to passive. Use a personal subject wherever

possible.

Did he give you enough sugar?

• Were you given enough sugar?

• Have you given enough sugar?

• Had you given enough sugar?

• Are you given enough sugar?

• Are you giving enough sugar?

Change these sentences from active to passive. Use a personal subject wherever

possible.

The Scots drink more alcohol than the Irish.

• More alcohol has drunk by the Scots than the Irish.

• More alcohol was drunk by the Scots than the Irish.

• More alcohol is drunk by the Scots than the Irish.

• More alcohol had drunk by the Scots than the Irish.

• More alcohol is drinking by the Scots than the Irish.

Change these sentences from active to passive. Use a personal subject wherever

possible.

John Hughes built the biggest sand castle in the world.

• The biggest sand castle in the world has built by John

  Hughes.

• The biggest sand castle in the world was built by John

  Hughes.

• The biggest sand castle in the world is built by John

  Hughes.

• The biggest sand castle in the world had built by John

  Hughes.

• The biggest sand castle in the world are built by John

  Hughes.

Change these sentences from active to passive. Use a personal subject wherever

possible.

They paid me a lot of money to do the job.

• I was paid a lot of money to do the job.

• I have paid a lot of money to do the job.

• I had paid a lot of money to do the job.

• I am paid a lot of money to do the job.

• I am paying a lot of money to do the job.

Change these sentences from active to passive. Use a personal subject wherever

possible.

Has anyone ever asked you to tell the story?

• Are you ever being

  asked to tell the story?

• Were you ever been

  asked to tell the story?

• Are you ever been

  asked to tell the story?

• Had you ever been

  asked to tell the story?

• Have you ever been

  asked to tell the story?

Put the following sentences into the passive.

Sanders and Company are building that house.

• That house had being built by Sanders and

  Company.

• That house have being built by Sanders and

  Company.

• That house has being built by Sanders and

  Company.

• That house is being built by Sanders and

  Company.

• That house was being built by Sanders and

  Company.