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Active and passive voice - exercise 6 - all tenses

Change the active voice to passive voice in all tenses.

Example: 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 and grammar rules for pre-intermediate - advanced students of English.

Active and passive voice

Brief summary

1. When do we use the passive voice?

Look at the following examples:
Trevor decorated this room yesterday. (active voice)
This room was decorated yesterday. (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.

2. How do we make the passive voice?

The passive voice is formed with the verb to be and the past partiple:
The car is broken.
It will be repaired.
It has been broken since we returned from holiday.

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