Passive Voice - Exercises

Write passive sentences in Simple Present.

1.    the documents / print The documents are printed

2.    the window / open The window is opened.

3.    the shoes / buy The shoes are bought.

4.    the car / wash The car is washed.

5.    the litter / throw away The litter is thrown away.

6.    the letter / send The letter is sent.

7.    the book / read / not The book is not read

8.    the songs / sing / not The songs are not sung

9.    the food / eat / not The food is not eaten

10. the shop / close / not The shop is not closed

Write passive sentences in Present Perfect.

1.     the postcard / send The postcard has been sent

2.     the pencils / count The pencils have been counted

3.     the door / close The door has been closed

4.     the beds / make The beds have been made

5.     the mail / write The mail has been written

6.     the trees / plant The trees have been planted

7.     the money / spend The money has been spent

8.     the room / book / not The room has not been booked.

9.    the rent / pay / not The rent has not been paid

10.  the people / inform / not The people have not been informed

Exercise on Passive Voice - Simple Present

Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

1.    He opens the door. - The door is opened by him.

2.    We set the table. - The table is set by us.

3.    She pays a lot of money. - A lot of money is paid by her.

4.    I draw a picture. - A picture is drawn by me.

5.    They wear blue shoes. - Blue shoes are worn by them.

6.    They don't help you. - You are not helped by them.

7.    He doesn't open the book. - The book is not opened by him.

8.    You do not write the letter. - The letter is not written by you.

9.    Does your mum pick you up? - Are you picked up by your mum?

10. Does the police officer catch the thief? - Is the thief caught by the police officer?

Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

1.    She sang a song. - A song was sung by her.'a song'

2.    Somebody hit me. - I was hit by somebody.

3.    We stopped the bus. - The bus was stopped by us

4.    A thief stole my car. - My car was stolen by a thief.

5.    They didn't let him go. - He was not let go by them.

6.    She didn't win the prize. - The prize was not won by her.

7.    They didn't make their beds. - Their beds were not made by them.

8.    I did not tell them. - They were not told by me.

9.    Did you tell them? - Were they told by you?

10. Did he send the letter? - Was the letter sent by him?

Mixed Exercise on Passive Voice

Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

1.    John collects money. - Money is collected by John.

2.    Anna opened the window. - The window was opened by Anna.

3.    We have done our homework. - Our homework has been done by us.

4.    I will ask a question. - A question will be asked by me.

5.    He can cut out the picture. - The picture can be cut out by him.

6.    The sheep ate a lot. - A lot was eaten by the sheep.

7.    We do not clean our rooms. - Our rooms are not cleaned by us.

8.    William will not repair the car. - The car will not be repaired by William.

9.    Did Sue draw this circle? - Was this circle drawn by Sue?

10. Could you feed the dog? - Could the dog be fed by you?

Exercise on Passive Voice – Future I mit will

Complete the sentences (Active or Passive Voice). Use Future I mit will.

1.    The house will be built here.

2.    You will be sent home.

3.    I will eat an ice-cream.

4.    We will go home now.

5.    I will help you.

6.    The match will not be won'by our team' indicates that you have to use passive voice. by our team.

7.    The weather will not improveNo person can influence the weather, so you have to use active voice (the weather itself changes). tomorrow.

8.    The trees will be cut down.

9.    The meeting will not be cancelled.

10. They will not do that again.

Exercise on Passive Voice - Present Progressive

Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

1.    Sheila is drinking a cup of tea. - A cup of tea is being drunk by Sheila.

2.    My father is washing the car. - The car is being washed by my father.

3.    Farmer Joe is milking the cows. - The cows are being milked by farmer Joe.

4.    She is taking a picture of him. - A picture of him is being taken by her.

5.    I am writing a poem. - A poem is being written by me.

6.    We are not playing football. - Football is not being played by us.

7.    He is not wearing a tie. - A tie is not being worn by him

8.    Is she preparing the party? - Is the party being prepared by her?

9.    Are they talking about the meeting? - Is the meeting being talked about by them?

10. Is she watering the flowers? - Are the flowers being watered by her?