Form
passive voice: a form of the verb to be + past participle
| active voice | passive voice | |
| future simple | Jack will build a house. | A house will be built. |
| can/could | Jack can / could build a house. | A house can / could be built. |
| may/might | Jack may / might build a house. | A house may / might be built. |
| would/should | Jack would / should build a house. | A house would / should be built. |
| must | Jack must build a house. | A house must be built. |
| future perfect | Jack will have built a house. | A house will have been built. |
| can have / could have | Jack can have / could have built a house. | A house can have / could have been built. |
| may have / might have | Jack may have / might have built a house. | A house may have / might have been built. |
| would have / should have | Jack would have / should have built a house. | A house would have / should have been built. |
| must have | Jack must have built a house. | A house must have been built. |
| list irregular verbs |
Exercises
Making passive sentences in the simple future tense (A house will be built)
- exercise 1: write passive sentences in the future tense (will + infinitive)
- exercise 2: use the future tense for the passive sentences (will + infinitive)
Making active sentences passive in the simple future tense (He will build a house ⇒ A house will be built)
- exercise 1: rewrite active sentences in the simple future tense in passive voice
- exercise 2: rewrite active sentences in the simple future tense in passive voice
- exercise 3: rewrite active sentences in the simple future tense in passive voice
Making active sentences with modal verbs passive (He may build a house ⇒ A house may be built)
- exercise 1: rewrite active sentences with modal verbs in passive voice
- exercise 2: rewrite active sentences with modal verbs in passive voice
- exercise 3: rewrite active sentences with modal verbs in passive voice
- exercise 4: rewrite active sentences with modal verbs 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 Simple Past Passive (The house was 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 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)