Active and passive voice
all tenses

Exercise 6

Change the active voice to passive voice.

People find information on the Internet.
Information is found on the Internet.

They closed the shop at 5 o'clock.
The shop was closed at 5 o'clock.

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I think they make these cars in Japan. I think in Japan.

You must not drop litter in the street in Singapore or you'll get a fine. in the street in Singapore.

Someone smashed our window last night. last night.

They have already mended the TV set. You can collect it. You can collect it.

People will need more public transport in the near future. in the near future.

Don't enter the room. They are decorating the walls. Don't enter the room.

You should not replace the roof at the beginning of winter. at the beginning of winter.

People are spending less money on cars this year. on cars this year.

They had cooked the meal before 10 o'clock. before 10 o'clock.

Someone was building the wall when I was there. when I was there.

No problem. They sell this food in every shop. No problem. in every shop.

They delivered more parcels last year because people bought more goods in e-shops. last year because people bought more goods in e-shops.

They have not replaced the wheels yet. But they'll let you know as soon as possible. yet. But they'll let you know.

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Active and passive voice

Exercises with answers on all tenses, PDF worksheets and grammar rules with examples.

Active and passive voice - all tenses

Present simple passive

Present continuous passive

Past simple passive

Past continuous passive

Future simple passive

Present perfect passive

Past perfect passive

Difference between the active and passive voice

Active voice: Someone decorated this room yesterday.
Passive voice: This room was decorated yesterday.

We use the active voice when we know who decorated the room. If we do not know it or we do not want to mention it, we use the passive voice.

Passive forms - all tenses

The passive voice is formed with the verb to be + the past participle of a verb.

Examples of the passive voice in all tenses:

Present simple tense: Your car is repaired.
Present continuous tense: Your car is being repaired.
Past simple tense: The meal was eaten.
Past continuous tense: The meal was being eaten.
Future simple tense: A new house will be built.
Present perfect tense: The email has been sent.
Past perfect tense: The address had been changed.
Future perfect tense: The paintwork will have been removed by tomorrow.

We do not use continuous forms of the passive in most tenses. The present continuous passive and the past continuous passive are the only possible forms.

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