Advanced Exercise #1 – Distinguishing between Active or Passive Voice

Mark if the sentence is in the active or passive voice. (Remember to look for the BE + Past Participle structure.)

1. The company was shut down by the police.

2.     We had been given the wrong tickets.

3.     She wishes she had been there.

4.     He might not have been paying attention.

5.     He should not have been asked to pay.

6.     Chemicals can be toxic.

7.     New regulations will be introduced next spring.