PASSIVE VOICE

CHANGE THIS SENTENCE INTO PASSIVE VOICE:

I was reading an interesting book.

ACTIVE OR PASSIVE VOICE?

Guernica was painted by Picasso.

• ACTIVE

• PASIVE

Our office ___ the cleaning crew every evening.

• cleans

• is cleaned by

The restaurant chef ___ really great food

• is cooked by

• cooks

Banks ___ in many cities and countries.

• weren't opened

• opened

How do we use verbs in the passive voice?

• Past participle

• Infinitive

The doctor will check the patients.

• The patients were checked by the doctor.

• The patients will check the doctor.

• The patients will be checked by the doctor.

This problem .... by your brother yesterday

• a) was solved

• b) will be solved

• c) is solved

• d) solves

What is the passive voice for this sentence?:

Gabriel Garcia Marquez wrote "Cien años the soledad".

• "Cien años de soledad" is written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

• "Cien años de soledad" was written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

• "Cien años de soledad" was writes Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

• "Cien años de soledad" were written Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

CHANGE THIS SENTENCE INTO ACTIVE VOICE:

Where was the pen kept by your sister?