Exercise 3:
CHANGE THE ACTIVE INTO THE PASSIVE
1)John collects money.
The money is collected by John.
2)Anna opens the window.
The window is opened by Anna.
3)We do our homework.
Our homework is done.
4)I ask a question.
A question is asked by me.
5)He cuts out the picture.
The picture is cut out by him.
6)The sheep eat a lot of grass
A lot of grass is eaten by the sheep.
7)We do not clean our rooms.
Our rooms aren't cleaned.
8)William does not repair the car.
The car isn't repaired by William.
9)Does Sue draw this circle?
Is this circle drawn by Sue ?
10)Do you feed the dog?
Is the dog fed by you ?
11)John collected money.
The money was collected by John.
12)Anna opened the window.
The window was opened by Anna.
13)We did our homework.
Our homework was done.
14)I asked a question.
A question was asked by me.
15)He cut out the picture.
The picture was cut out by him.
16)The sheep ate a lot of grass
A lot of grass was eaten by the sheep.
17)We did not clean our rooms.
Our rooms weren't cleaned.
18)William did not repair the car
The car wasn't repaired by William.
19)Did Sue draw this circle?
Was this circle drawn by Sue ?
20)Did you feed the dog?
Was the dog fed by you ?
21)John has collected money.
The money has been collected by John.
22)Anna has opened the window.
The window has been opened by Anna..
23)We have done our homework.
Our homework has been done.
24)I have asked a question.
A question has been asked by me.
25)He has cut out the picture.
The picture has been cut out by him.
26)The sheep have eaten a lot of grass
A lot of grass has been eaten by the sheep.
27)We have not cleaned our rooms.
Our rooms haven't been cleaned.
28)William has not repaired the car.
The car hasn't been repaired by William.
29)Has Sue drawn this circle?
Has this circle been drawn by Sue ?
30)Have you fed the dog yet?
Has the dog been fed by you ?
31)The teacher tells a story.
A story is told by the teacher.
32)The teacher told a story
​A story was told by the teacher.
33)The teacher has told a story
​A story has been told by the teacher.
34)Somebody has taken my books away.
My books have been taken away.
35)Somebody takes my books away.
My books are taken away.
36)Somebody took my books away.
My books were taken away.
37)They clean the wall before they paint it.
The wall is clean before being painted./The wall is clean before it is painted.
38)They cleaned the wall before they painted it.
The wall was clean before being painted./The wall was clean before it was painted.
39)Mr. Cole visited John at the weekend.
John was vistied by Mr. Cole at the weekend.
40)Mr. Cole usually visits John at the weekend.
​John is usually vistied by Mr. Cole at the weekend.
41)People are killing wild animals for food
Wild animals are being killed for food.
42)The author has written a special edition for children
A special edition for children has been written by the author.
43)I have received 20 cards so far
20 cards have been received by me so far.
44)My farther has just cleaned this motorbike
This motorbike has just been cleaned by my father.
45)I have never eaten that cake before
That cake has never been ate by me before.