Active voice and passive voice are two grammatical structures that convey information differently. In active voice, the subject of the sentence performs the action, making it direct and dynamic. For example, “The dog chased the cat” clearly indicates who is doing the action. In passive voice, the subject receives the action. For instance, “The cat was chased by the dog” shifts focus from the dog to the cat. While both voices are correct, active voice is generally preferred for clear and concise writing. passive voice can be useful in formal writing or when the doer is unknown or less important. Writers often choose between them based on the emphasis they wish to convey.
A – rewrite the sentences in passive voice (present and past simple tense)
1 – The students complete the assignment.
[The assignment is completed by the students].
2 – The manager reviews the report.
[The report is reviewed by the manager].
3 – The chef prepared the dinner.
[The dinner was prepared by the chef].
4 – The teacher explains the lesson.
[The lesson is explained by the teacher].
5 – The dog ate the food.
[The food was eaten by the dog].
6 – The detective solved the case.
[The case was solved by the detective].
7 – The librarian checks out the books.
[The books are checked out by the librarian].
8 – The manager schedules the meeting.
[The meeting is scheduled by the manager].
9 – The children watched the movie.
[The movie was watched by the children].
10 – The teacher asks a question.
[A question is asked by the teacher].
11 – The team won the match.
[The match was won by the team].
12 – The coach trains the players.
[The players are trained by the coach].
13 – The author published the article.
[The article was published by the author].
14 – The workers built the house.
[the house was built by the workers].
15 – The scientist discovered a new species.
[ A new species was discovered by the scientist].
16 – The nurse cares for the patients.
[The patients are cared for by the nurse].
17 – The singer performed the song.
[the song was performed by the singer].
18 – The photographer captures the moment.
[The moment is captured by the photographer].
19 – The child broke the toy.
[The toy was broken by the child].
20 – The accountant prepares the report.
[The report is prepared by the accountant].
B- rewrite the sentences in passive voice (present perfect and past perfect tense)
1 – They have fixed the car.
[The car has been fixed by them].
2 – The team has achieved their goals.
[Their goals have been achieved by the team].
3 – The children had cleaned their rooms.
[Their rooms had been cleaned by the children].
4 – The students had finished their exams.
[The exams had been finished by the students].
5 – The child has drawn a picture.
[A picture has been drawn by the child].
6 – He had eaten all the cookies.
[All the cookies had been eaten by him].
7 – I have read the book.
[The book has been read by me].
8 – She has completed her thesis.
[Her thesis has been completed by her].
9 – We had seen the movie before.
[The movie had been seen by us before | The movie had been seen before by us].
10 – He has lost his keys.
[His keys have been lost by him].
11 – The children had cleaned their rooms.
[Their rooms had been cleaned by the children].
12 – The chef has created a new recipe.
[A new recipe has been created by the chef].
13 – She has taught the class.
[The class has been taught by her].
14 – The police had arrested the suspect.
[The suspect had been arrested by the police].
15 – They have cooked dinner.
[Dinner has been cooked by them].