Active And Passive Voice
Exercise No.1
Rewrite the sentences in passive voice (Simple present tense).
1: He opens the door.
The door is opened by him.
2: We set the table.
The table is set by us.
3: She pays a lot of money.
A lot of money is paid by her.
4: I draw a picture.
A picture is drawn by me.
5: They wear blue shoes.
Blue shoes are worn by them.
6: They don't help you.
You are not helped by them.
7: He doesn't open the book.
The book is not opened by him.
8: You do not write the letter.
The letter is not written by you.
9: Does your mother pick you up?
Are you picked up by your mother?
10: Does the police officer catch the thief?
Is the thief caught by the police officer?
Exercise No.2
Rewrite the sentences in passive voice (Simple past tense).
11: She sang a song.
A song was sung by her.
12: Somebody hit me.
I was hit by somebody.
13: We stopped the bus.
The bus was stopped ny us.
14: A thief stole my car.
My car was stolen by a thief.
15: They didn't help him.
He was not helped by them.
16: She didn't win the prize.
The prize was not won by her.
17: They didn't make their beds.
Their beds were not made by them.
18: I did not tell them.
They were not told by me.
19: Did you tell them?
Were they not told by you?
20: Did he send the letter?
Was the letter sent by him?
Exercise No.3
Rewrite the sentences in passive voice (Present perfect tense).
21: Kadir has paid the bill.
The bill has been paid by Kadir.
22: I have eaten a hamburger.
A hamburger has been eaten by me.
23: We have cycled five miles
Five miles have been cycled by us.
24: I have opened the present.
The present has been opened by me.
25: They have not read the book.
The book hasn’t been read by them.
26: You have not sent the parcel.
The parcel hasn’t been sent by you.
27: We have not agreed to this issue.
This issue hasn’t been agreed to by us.
28: They have not caught the thieves.
The thieves haven’t been caught by them.
29: Has she phoned him?
Has he been phoned by her?
30: Have they noticed us?
Have we been noticed by them?
Exercise No.4
Rewrite the sentences in passive voice (Exercise with Auxiliary Verbs).
31: I can answer the question.
The question can be answered by me.
32: She would carry the box.
The box would be carried by her.
33: You should open the window.
The window should be opened by you.
34: We might play cards.
Cards might be played by us.
35: You ought to wash the car.
The car ought to be washed by you.
36: He must fill in the form.
The form must be filled in by him.
37: They need not buy bread.
Bread need not be bought by them.
38: He could not read the sentence.
The sentence could not be read by him.
39: Will the teacher test our English?
Will our English be tested by the teacher?
40: Could Jenny lock the door?
Could the door be locked by Jenny?
Exercise No.5
Rewrite the sentences in passive voice (Mixed Exercise on Passive Voice).
41: John collects money.
Money is collected by John.
42: Anna opened the window.
The window was opened by Anna.
43: We have done our homework.
Our homework has been done by us.
44: I will ask a question.
A question will be asked by me.
45: He can cut out the picture.
The picture can be cut out by him.
46: The sheep ate a lot.
A lot was eaten by the sheep.
47: We do not clean our rooms.
Our rooms are not cleaned by us.
48: William will not repair the car.
The car will not be repaired by William.
49: Did Sue draw this circle?
Was this circle drawn by Sue?
50: Could you feed the dog?
Could the dog be fed by you
Exercise No.6
Rewrite the sentences in passive voice (Passive Voice with two objectives).
51: Rachel will give you some advice.
Some advice will be given to you by Rachel OR You will be given some advice by Rachel.
52: I sent him a letter.
A letter was sent to him by me. OR He was sent a letter by me
53: The police officer showed us the way.
The way was shown to us by the police officer. OR We were showed the way by the police.
54: Our neighbour gave me a lift.
A lift was given to me by our neighbour. OR I was given a lift by our neighbour.
55: We have asked him a favour.
A favour has been asked of him by us. OR He has been asked a favour by us.
56: She told me a lie.
A lie was told to me by her. OR I was told a lie by her.
57: They have written her a postcard.
A postcard has been written to her by them. OR She has been written a postcard by them.
58: Kadir will make you a cup of tea.
A cup of tea will be made for you by Kadir. OR You will be made a cup of tea by Kadir.
59: The waiter has not brought us the coffee.
The coffee has not been brought to us by waiter. OR We has not been brought the coffee by the waiter.
60: They did not offer her a seat.
A seat was not offered to her. OR She was not offered a seat by them.
Exercise No.7
Rewrite the sentences in passive voice (Future tense).
61: Frank will have ordered the drinks.
The drinks will have been ordered by Frank.
62: You will have spent all the money.
All the money will have been spent by you.
63: I will have taken the dog for a walk.
The dog will have been taken for a walk by me.
64: She will have sold the car.
The car will have been sold by her.
65: They will have solved the problem.
The problem will have been solved by them.
66: She will not have read the book.
The book will not have been read by her.
67: They will not have trusted him.
He will not have been trusted by them.
68: He won't have rung Barbara.
Barbara will not have been rung by him.
69: Will they have paid the bill?
Will the bill have been paid by them?
70: Will you have washed my socks?
Will my socks have been washed by you?
Exercise No.8
Rewrite the sentences in passive voice ( Conditional I).
71: Jenny would congratulate you.
You would be congratulated by Jenny.
72: We would pick you up.
You would be picked up by us.
73: She would order a pizza.
A pizza would be ordered by her.
74: He would build a new house.
A new house would be built by him.
75: They would take the opportunity.
The opportunity would be taken by them.
76: You would not recognize Jim.
Jim would not be recognized by you.
77: I would not do that kind of job.
That kind of job would not be done by me.
78: Would they decorate the room?
Would the room be decorated by them?
79: Would the DJ play this song?
Would this song be played by the DJ?
80: Would Simon open the window?
Would the window be opened by Simon
Exercise No.9
Rewrite the sentences in passive voice (Conditional II).
81: They would have told you.
You would have been told by them.
82: We would have spoken English.
English would have been spoken by us.
83: Mario would have bought a paper.
A paper would have been bought by Mario.
84: She would have called the police.
The police would have been called by her.
85: We would have painted the walls green.
The walls would have been painted green by us.
86: She would not have noticed the mistake.
The mistake would not have been noticed by her.
87: I would not have given this book away.
This book would not have been given away by me.
88: Would my mum have packed the bag?
Would the bag have been packed by my mum?
89: Would you have accepted that offer?
Would that offer have been accepted by you?
90: Would they have given the right answer?
Would the right answer have been given by them?
Exercise No.10
Rewrite the sentences in passive voice (IMPERATIVE SENTENCES).
91: Open the door.
Let the door be opened.
92: Lock the door.
Let the door be locked.
93: Iron my clothes.
Let my clothes be ironed.
94: Ring the bell.
Let the bell be rung.
95: Clean your teeth.
Let your teeth be cleaned.
96: Copy this letter.
Let this letter be copied.
97: arrest them.
Let them be arrested.
98: Forget your differences.
Let your differences be forgotten.
99: Post this letter.
Let this letter be posted.
100: Punish him.
Let him be punished.
101: Open the books.
Let the books be opened.
102: Send him a message.
Let a message be sent to him.
103: Take a bath daily.
Let a bath be taken daily.
104: Stop the car.
Let the car be stopped.
105: Put out the lamp.
Let the lamp be put out.
106: Guide the stranger.
Let the stranger be guided.
Exercise No.11
Rewrite the sentences in passive voice (NEGATIVE IMPERATIVE SENTENCES).
When the active voice is in the negative, the passive voice takes the form:
Let + object + not + be + past participle.
Note: that do is not used in the passive form.
107: Do not ring the bell.
Let the bell not be rung.
108: Do not beat the dog.
Let the dog not be beaten..
109: Do not post this letter.
Let this letter not be posted.
110: Do not open your book.
Let your book not be opened.
111: Do not tell a lie.
Let a lie not be told.
112: Do not shut the door.
Let the door not be shut.
113: Do not arrest him.
Let him not be arrested.
114: Do not punish them.
Let them not be punished.
115: Do not open the gate.
Let the gate not be opened.
116: Do not steal his pen.
Let his pen not be stolen.
117: Do not pluck the flowers.
Let the flowers not be plucked.
118: Do not catch the birds.
Let the birds not be catched.
119: Do not promote him.
Let him not be promoted.
120: Do not make a noise.
Let a noise not be made.
121: Do not wind the watch.
Let the watch not be wound.
Exercise No.12
From Passive Voice To Active Voice
122: Let the door be opened.
Open the door.
123: Let the game be played.
Play the game.
124: Let her be promoted.
Promote her.
125: Let the fire not be put out.
Do not put out the fire.
126: Let them be sent to Karachi.
Send them to Karachi.
127: Let this story be told.
Tell this story.
128: Let the book not be opened.
Do not pen the book.
129: Let him be declared successful.
Declare him successful.
130: Let this road be repaired.
Repair this road.
131: Let mangoes be eaten.
Eat mangoes.
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