Passive Voice: exercises with answers, table

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The English language is wide and multifaceted, but when it comes to grammar, many fall into a stupor. How to understand this diversity of times? How to remember, when they are used, the grammatical structures of each?

Actually, it's not that hard. All it takes is a systematic and intelligent approach.

First you need to remember that in English there are twelve tenses of the active voice (Active Voice) and eight - passive (Passive Voice). This article presents a table, Passive Voice exercises with answers, as well as the rule itself.

When to use Passive Voice

The passive voice in English, like the passive voice in Russian, is used when the action is performed not by the subject himself, but by someone from outside. For example, the dishes were washed. The dish in this case does not perform the action on its own, it occurs above it. Hence the verb in the passive (passive)pledge - was washed. It's simple.

It is worth remembering that not all tenses of the active voice are used in the passive. For a better understanding, let's turn to the pivot table. All tenses of the passive voice are built according to the same pattern: the verb to be (in the correct form) + the verb in the 3rd form.

Let's explain. This means that only the verb to be will change in tense. For a better assimilation of the rule, it is necessary to study the table, as well as work out the exercises with the Passive Voice answers, which are presented in this article below.

Passive voice table

The usage of this form is shown below.

	Simple	Progressive (long)	Perfect (completed)	Perfect Progressive (long completed)
Present (Present)	am/is/are + V3 I am always told about it by my mother. - My mom always tells me this.	am/is/are + being + V3 She is being told about it by her mother now. - Her mom is telling her about it now.	have/has + been + V3 She has already been told about it by her mother. - Her mom already told her about it.	not used
Past (past tense)	was/were + V3 She was told about it yesterday. - She was told about it yesterday.	was/were + being+ V3 She was being looking for by mother yesterday evening. - Her motherwas looking for her yesterday.	had been + V3 She had been looked for by her mother before she came. - Her mom was looking for her before she came.	not used
Future (future tense)	will+be+V3 She will be told about it tomorrow. - She will be told about it tomorrow.	not used	will+have/has+V3 She will has told about it tomorrow by 5 o'clock. - She will be told about it by five o'clock tomorrow.	not used

Passive Voice exercises with answers

For a better assimilation of the topic, it is necessary to complete practical tasks for practicing theory:

Translate the following sentences into English using the passive or active voice:

1. I read the book last year.
2. I read this book last year.
3. This painting is by a famous Italian artist.
4. Halfway passed by morning.
5. My mother teaches English at school.
6. My great-grandfather was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Staff during World War II.

Determine which sentences are in active and which are in passive (Active and Passive Voice exercises with answers):

1. I was sent to Alaska to improve my skills. - I was sent to Alaska to improve my skills.
2. She sent an e-mail to her friend yesterday. - She sent a letter to her friend yesterday.
3. Mark, a teen, aged 15, was sent abroad alone. - Mark(a fifteen-year-old teenager) was sent abroad all alone.
4. My mother really likes these sweets. - My mom really loves these candies.
5. These sweets are liked by almost everyone. - Almost everyone loves these candies.

Passive Voice (Present Simple exercises with answers). Translate into Russian. Open the brackets using Present Simple Active or Passive:

1. She (read) books every evening.
2. This book (read) by millions of people every year.
3. My mother (take) the bus on her way home.
4. This building (build) for entertainment.

Answers (Passive Voice exercises with answers):

To point 1:

1. This book was read by me last year.
2. I read this book last year.
3. This picture is painted by famous Italian painter.
4. Half a way was passed by morning.
5. My mother teaches English at school.
6. My grandpa was assigned chief commande of staff.

To point 2:

1. Passive voice.
2. Active pledge.
3. Passive voice.
4. Active pledge.
5. Passive voice.
6. Active pledge.

To point 3:

1. Reads. Active deposit. She reads books every evening.
2. Is read. Passive voice. This book is read by millions of people every day.
3. Takes. Active deposit. My mom is on the bus home.
4. Is built. Passive voice. This building was built forentertainment.

We looked at the formation of verbs in Passive Voice tense in English, theoretical examples and practical exercises with answers.