TENSE ACTIVE PASSIVE

PRESENT SIMPLE The house is bought

They buy the house
PRESENT The house is being bought
They are buying the house
CONTINUOUS
The house was bought
They bought the house
PAST SIMPLE
The house was being bought
They were buying the house
PAST CONTINUOUS
The house has been bought
They have bought the house
PRESENT PEFECT
SIMPLE The house had been bought
They had bought the house
PAST PERFECT SIMPLE The house will be bought
They will buy the house
FUTURE SIMPLE The house will have been
They will have bought the
bought
house
FUTURE PERFECT
SIMPLE The house is going to be
They are going to buy the
bought
house
BE GOING TO
The house can be bought
They can buy the house
MODAL
The house has to be bought
They has to buy the house
SEMI MODAL
The house should have been
They should have bought the
MODAL PERFECT bought
house

Turn the following sentences into passive voice:

1. They had won the race. A new house this afternoon.

The race .

5. Paul has sold his two cars.

2. He has seen two bulls this morning. His two sold.

Two bulls this morning.

6. I put the glasses on the table yesterday.

3. I was buying the newspaper when I saw mary The glasses on the table yesterday.
this morning.

The newspaper when mary was

7. I was feeding the animal yesterday at 10
o'clock.
seen this morning
The animal yesterday at 10 o'clock
4. They are buying a new house this afternoon.
8. They had been painting the house on Monday.

The house on Monday. Two fossils of mammoth .

9. She has given Paul a kiss this morning. 15. I didn't recognize Mary at first sight.

Paul a kiss this morning. Mary at first sight.

10. They hid the treasure a long time ago. 16. I don't know her.

The treasure a long time ago. She .

11. We listened to a strong noise coming from the 17. He was driving his car when I phoned her.
street.
His car when she was phoned.
A strong noise to coming from the

street. 18. They have stolen all the food.

12. They are studying English right now. All the food .

English right now.

20. You can't park cars in here.

13. They drank two pints at Pauls house. Cars in here.

Two pints at Pauls house. 21. You can't take photographs in this place.

Photographs in this place.

14. They found two fossils of mammoth.

22. The school must change these rules. This watch .

The rules by school.

25. The nurse examined the patient.

23. You should repair the stairs. The patient by the nurse.

The stairs .

26. My song cleaned the windows.

24. I have to mend this watch.

The windows . 31. The police found the thief in that house.

The thief in that house by the police.

27. The fire destroyed the building.

The buiding by the fire. 32. The owner of the shop had left his dog
outside.

His dog outside.

28. That dog bit the boy.

The boy by that dog.

33. The manager is going to offer sue a job.

Sue a job.
29. Paul has written her a letter this week.

She a letter this week / a letter

34. A local radio station is reporting the event.

has been written to Paul this week. The event by a local radio.

30. Many people speak French in Canada.

French in Canada.