Active and passive voice exercise

Active and passive voice exerciseComplete the following sentences using an appropriate active or passive verb form.. by the boys.. A thunderstorm often ……… milk sour... Mary is loved by

Active and passive voice exercise

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate active or passive verb form

1 Mary ……… by Alice

a) loves

b) is loved

c) is being loved

2 The mason ……… the wall

a) is building

b) is being built

c) is built

3 The gate ……… by the peon

a) opens

b) was opened

c) has opened

4 The wounded man ……… by the boys

a) helps

b) helped

c) was helped

c) is helped

5 The work ———————- in two weeks

a) will finish

b) will be finished

c) will be finishing

6 By whom ……….?

a) did this

b) was this done

c) has this done

7 Why was such a letter ……… by your father?

a) wrote

b) written

c) had written

8 She ……… a check

a) handed

b) was handed

c) had handed

9 A thunderstorm often ……… milk sour

a) is turned

b) turns

c) is turning

Answers

1 Mary is loved by Alice.

2 The mason is building the wall.

3 The gate was opened by the peon.

4 The wounded man was helped by the boys.

5 The work will be finished in two weeks.

6 By whom was this done?

7 Why was such a letter written by your father?

8 She was handed a check.

9 A thunderstorm often turns milk sour.

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