Passive Voice

The houses ___ (to build) last year.

Usually letters ___ (to bring) by postmen.

This school ___ (to close) next year.

The TV show ___ (to watch) at the moment.

The dinner ___ (to cook) by the time I came.

Choose a sentence that CANNOT be put into the Passive Voice:

• Peter gave his friend a present.

• I heard you cried at night.

• The creators of the film presented very unusual settings there.

• Mom told me to go to the shop to buy some groceries.

• We have written some essays so far.

My car has disappeared. It ...

(steal - stole - stolen)

I don't understand why the students didn't keep silent while the speech . . . . . . . . .

• was being made

• would be made

• was made

• has been made

• had made

Put the sentences into right column

• Passive voice, past tense

• The team is presenting the game to potential investors.

• Active voice, past tense

• The software will be developed by a team of experienced programmers.

• Passive voice, present continuous

• The latest update was released yesterday.

• Passive voice, future tense

• The testers played the game extensively to identify any issues.

• Active voice, present continuous

• The user interface is being redesigned to improve user experience.

Put sentences into the best category

Groups:

(a) ACTIVE VOICE

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(b) PASSIVE VOICE

• The testers found and reported several bugs.

• The team presented the game to potential investors

• The testers played the game extensively to identify any issues.

• The game's soundtrack is composed by a renowned musician.

• he feedback from beta testers is being analyzed to improve the game

• The programmers debugged the game.

• The game's difficulty level can be adjusted by the player.

• The user's input is validated before being processed.