Form
passive voice: a form of the verb to be + past participle
| active voice | passive voice | |
| simple past | Jack built a house. | A house was built (by Jack). |
| Jack sold houses. | Houses were sold (by Jack). | |
| list irregular verbs |
Exercises
Making passive sentences in the simple past (A house was built)
- exercise 1: write passive sentences in the simple past
- exercise 2: write passive sentences in the simple past
- exercise 3: write passive sentences in the simple past
- exercise 4: write passive sentences in the simple past
- exercise 5: write passive sentences in the simple past and simple present
- exercise 6: write passive sentences in the simple past
- exercise 7: write passive sentences in the simple past
- exercise 8: write passive sentences in the simple past
Making active sentences passive in the simple past (He built a house ⇒ A house was built)
- exercise 1: rewrite active simple past sentences in passive voice
- exercise 2: rewrite active simple past sentences in passive voice
- exercise 3: two exercises for practising making active sentences passive (simple present and simple past)
- exercise 4: rewrite active simple past sentences in passive voice
- exercise 5: rewrite active simple past sentences in passive voice
- exercise 6: rewrite active simple past sentences in passive voice
Useful pages
- exercises for practising recognizing active and passive voice
- exercises for practising the Simple Present Passive (The house is built.)
- exercises for practising the Continuous Passive (The house is/was being built.)
- exercises for practising the Perfect Passive (The house has/had been built.)
- exercises for practising the Future and Modal Passive (The house will be built. / The house may have been built.)
- exercises for practising the passive in various tenses
- exercises for practising the Personal Passive (She is known to have built a house.)
- exercises for practising the Double Object Passive (She was given a house / A house was given)