ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE NOTES

English Grammar Exams Preparations of Active Voice and Passive Voice tenses. All exams test preparations examples for students. These solved Notes of active voice passive voice sentences examples for students.

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He upset his glass
His glass was upset

My friends upset me
I was upset by my friends

My friends upset me
I am upset by my friends

The parents wake up their children
The children are woken up by their parents

You can't wear torn jeans at school
Torn jeans can't be worn at school

The youngest team won the championship
The championship was won by the youngest team

The students wrote letters to their penfriends
Letters were written to their penfriends (by the students)

The students wrote letters to their penfriends
Their penfriends were written letters

Tennis is played by Roger.
Roger plays tennis.


The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci.
Leonardo Da Vinci painted The Mona Lisa.


A soda is being drunk by John.
John drinks a soda.


Rivers have been polluted by factories.
Factories have polluted rivers.


The house will be painted by Charles.
Charles will paint the house.


The bank was robbed.
Someone robbed the bank


The bridge can be built.
They say they can build the bridge.


1. I was given a present by my sister.
2. A present was given to me by my sister.
My sister gave me (1) a present (2).


The project was finished yesterday.
The students finished the project yesterday.


Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming.
Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin.


English is spoken all over the world.
Many people speak English all over the world.


The internet is used for many things.
People use the internet for many things.


I wasn't taught to swim until I was 15.
Nobody taught me to swim until I was 15.


Which materials are used by the artist to make this sculpture?
Which materials do the artists use to make this sculpture?


Were the pictures taken yesterday?
Did anybody take the pictures yesterday?


London was photographed from the air by Johnny.
Johnny photographed London from the air.


The pictures were saved from the fire.
The guards saved the pictures from the fire


Peter's car is washed every week.
Peter washes his car every week


Marie sells coffee.
Marie sells coffee.


This book was written by an Irishman.
An Irishman wrote this book.

Football is played by the children.
The children play football.

The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.

The computer is used by Patrick.
Patrick uses the computer.

The bag was packed by his mother.
His mother packed the bag.

The president was elected by the people.
The people elected the president.

The child was hit by a car.
A car hit the child.

The club was founded by Ron and Peggy.
Ron and Peggy founded the club.