Passive Voice Worksheet - Interactive

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📖 What is the Passive Voice?

In the passive voice, we focus on the action or the object, not who does the action.

Structure: Object + be (am/is/are/was/were) + past participle + by + subject

Example:

Remember to include "by [subject]" in your answers!

Part 1: Present Simple Passive

Instructions: Rewrite these sentences in the passive voice. Use the present simple passive (am/is/are + past participle).
1.
People speak English in many countries.
2.
The teacher explains the lesson every day.
3.
They clean the classroom after school.
4.
The chef prepares fresh pizza every morning.
5.
Farmers grow vegetables in this region.
6.
The company produces thousands of cars each year.
7.
Students use computers in the library.
8.
The post office delivers letters every day.

Part 2: Past Simple Passive

Instructions: Rewrite these sentences in the passive voice. Use the past simple passive (was/were + past participle).
1.
Someone stole my bicycle last night.
2.
The artist painted this picture in 1998.
3.
They built this bridge fifty years ago.
4.
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
5.
The storm damaged many houses yesterday.
6.
The police caught the thief this morning.
7.
My grandmother baked this cake yesterday.
8.
The fire destroyed the old building last week.

Part 3: Mixed Practice

Instructions: Rewrite these sentences in the passive voice. Be careful - some are present simple and some are past simple!
1.
They sell fresh fruit at the market every day.
2.
Someone broke the window last night.
3.
The team won the championship last year.
4.
People recycle plastic bottles in this city.
5.
The students finished their homework yesterday.
6.
They design new video games in this office.
7.
A famous writer wrote this book in 2010.
8.
The vet examines pets at the clinic every Saturday.
9.
They discovered a new species of fish last month.
10.
The school organizes sports events twice a year.