Active and passive voice
exercises with answers

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 on all tenses, worksheets, examples and grammar rules for pre-intermediate - advanced students of English.

Active vs passive voice

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.

Active voice: People buy more and more things in e-shops.
Passive voice: More and more things are bought in e-shops.

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

The passive voice is formed with the verb to be and the past participle.

Look at the following examples of the passive voice in all tenses:

Present simple tense: The car is repaired.
Present continuous tense: The 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.

The continuous forms of the passive voice are not used in the future tense and perfect tenses.

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