Grammar Bank Part 81: Voice Change

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Grammar Bank Part 81: Voice Change (Present & Past Tenses) - Home Task

Instructions for Students: Change the following 35 sentences from Active to Passive voice in your exercise notebooks. Pay close attention to the tense rules for each section!

1. Simple Present Tense

  1. He reads a book.
  2. She sings a beautiful song.
  3. They play football in the afternoon.
  4. The teacher punishes the naughty student.
  5. Do you know him?
  6. Who brings the letters?

2. Present Continuous Tense

  1. I am writing a letter.
  2. She is drawing a picture.
  3. They are repairing the old bridge.
  4. The chef is cooking dinner.
  5. Are the children flying kites?
  6. Why is he making a noise?

3. Present Perfect Tense

  1. I have finished the work.
  2. She has painted the entire wall.
  3. We have won the final match.
  4. He has broken the window pane.
  5. Have you seen the Taj Mahal?
  6. Someone has stolen my favorite pen.

4. Simple Past Tense

  1. He bought a new car yesterday.
  2. She wrote a beautiful poem.
  3. The police caught the cunning thief.
  4. Did you complete the assigned task?
  5. Columbus discovered America in 1492.
  6. Who broke this glass?

5. Past Continuous Tense

  1. I was reading an interesting novel.
  2. She was singing a classical song.
  3. The boys were playing cricket in the field.
  4. The gardener was watering the plants.
  5. Were they helping you during the exam?
  6. What was he doing inside the room?

6. Past Perfect Tense

  1. I had completed the assignment before the deadline.
  2. She had cooked the food before the guests arrived.
  3. They had already watched the movie.
  4. The doctor had examined the patient thoroughly.
  5. Had he finished the report before the meeting?

Best of Luck, Students!

- PKG SIR

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Grammar Bank Part 81: Voice Change Answer Key

Interactive Practice: Read the active voice sentence, try to solve it yourself, and then click "Show Answer" to check your work!

1. Simple Present Tense

  1. He reads a book.
    Show Answer
    Passive: A book is read by him.
  2. She sings a beautiful song.
    Show Answer
    Passive: A beautiful song is sung by her.
  3. They play football in the afternoon.
    Show Answer
    Passive: Football is played by them in the afternoon.
  4. The teacher punishes the naughty student.
    Show Answer
    Passive: The naughty student is punished by the teacher.
  5. Do you know him?
    Show Answer
    Passive: Is he known to you?
  6. Who brings the letters?
    Show Answer
    Passive: By whom are the letters brought?

2. Present Continuous Tense

  1. I am writing a letter.
    Show Answer
    Passive: A letter is being written by me.
  2. She is drawing a picture.
    Show Answer
    Passive: A picture is being drawn by her.
  3. They are repairing the old bridge.
    Show Answer
    Passive: The old bridge is being repaired by them.
  4. The chef is cooking dinner.
    Show Answer
    Passive: Dinner is being cooked by the chef.
  5. Are the children flying kites?
    Show Answer
    Passive: Are kites being flown by the children?
  6. Why is he making a noise?
    Show Answer
    Passive: Why is a noise being made by him?

3. Present Perfect Tense

  1. I have finished the work.
    Show Answer
    Passive: The work has been finished by me.
  2. She has painted the entire wall.
    Show Answer
    Passive: The entire wall has been painted by her.
  3. We have won the final match.
    Show Answer
    Passive: The final match has been won by us.
  4. He has broken the window pane.
    Show Answer
    Passive: The window pane has been broken by him.
  5. Have you seen the Taj Mahal?
    Show Answer
    Passive: Has the Taj Mahal been seen by you?
  6. Someone has stolen my favorite pen.
    Show Answer
    Passive: My favorite pen has been stolen.

4. Simple Past Tense

  1. He bought a new car yesterday.
    Show Answer
    Passive: A new car was bought by him yesterday.
  2. She wrote a beautiful poem.
    Show Answer
    Passive: A beautiful poem was written by her.
  3. The police caught the cunning thief.
    Show Answer
    Passive: The cunning thief was caught by the police.
  4. Did you complete the assigned task?
    Show Answer
    Passive: Was the assigned task completed by you?
  5. Columbus discovered America in 1492.
    Show Answer
    Passive: America was discovered by Columbus in 1492.
  6. Who broke this glass?
    Show Answer
    Passive: By whom was this glass broken?

5. Past Continuous Tense

  1. I was reading an interesting novel.
    Show Answer
    Passive: An interesting novel was being read by me.
  2. She was singing a classical song.
    Show Answer
    Passive: A classical song was being sung by her.
  3. The boys were playing cricket in the field.
    Show Answer
    Passive: Cricket was being played by the boys in the field.
  4. The gardener was watering the plants.
    Show Answer
    Passive: The plants were being watered by the gardener.
  5. Were they helping you during the exam?
    Show Answer
    Passive: Were you being helped by them during the exam?
  6. What was he doing inside the room?
    Show Answer
    Passive: What was being done by him inside the room?

6. Past Perfect Tense

  1. I had completed the assignment before the deadline.
    Show Answer
    Passive: The assignment had been completed by me before the deadline.
  2. She had cooked the food before the guests arrived.
    Show Answer
    Passive: The food had been cooked by her before the guests arrived.
  3. They had already watched the movie.
    Show Answer
    Passive: The movie had already been watched by them.
  4. The doctor had examined the patient thoroughly.
    Show Answer
    Passive: The patient had been examined thoroughly by the doctor.
  5. Had he finished the report before the meeting?
    Show Answer
    Passive: Had the report been finished by him before the meeting?

Practice Makes Perfect!

- PKG SIR

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