WORK PAPER PASSIVE VOICE

NAME .. GRADE DATE

Present Passive Past passive

am
It is formed with :
Is + Verb in past participle
Are
Example : Affirmative / English is spoken in England.
Negative / English is not spoken in England.
Interrogative/ Is English spoken in England?
was
It is formed with :
were + Verb in past participle
Example :Affirmative / America was discovered in 1492
Negative /America was not discovered in 1492
Interrogative / Was America discovered in 1492?

Remember the doer , the person who does the action .We may say : by Peter (by him ) , by Mary (by her)
by Peter and Mary ( by them )
by my mum and I ( by us )
by me
by you

Exercises
I- Change into passive voice
1- Somebody introduced the Cell phones in 1985 . /

2- People use cell phones to send e-mails /

3- Paul doesnt take pictures with his cell phone. /..

4- Do you first peel the potatoes to prepare a meal? / ..

5- Did Graham Bell invented the telephone ? /..

6- John built a new house last year ? ..

7- Susan didnt invite me to her party ./.

II- Complete with the right form.

1-Those students to go to the museum last class ( choose)

2- The lemon juice into the bowl now ( pour)

3-The tomatoes ..to prepare the salad for our lunch yesterday ( slice)

4-This dress .of silk many time ago (not- make)

5-The bus at the corner by the students every day ( take )

6- The little boy ..alone every day (not -leave )

7-.English and French in Canada ? ( speak)

8-..America ..by Columbus ? ( discover)

III- Translate
1-The poems were written by Shakespeare..

2-The tickets for the concert arent sold at the theatre..

3-It isnt explained by the teacher..