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Grammar Revision Sheet

The Passive Voice

ery Sentence Contains: - A (Subject)

- A (Verb)
Sometimes:
- An (Object)

If we know
he Active Voice)

Ahmed Drinks Milk.

Subject

the

Verb

doer

(The

(Active Voice)

Object

Subject)

of

the

sentence,

so

the

sentence

is

ometimes we find that the subject is not important in the sentence, so we don't have to mention
n that case we call it: (The Passive Voice)
Milk
Is
Drunk
(Passive Voice)

Object

V. To Be

P. P

ow To Change A Sentence From The Active Voice To The Passive Voice:

Determine the parts of the sentence: ( S - V - O)
Make the object a new subject: (Start with the object)
Use a part of verb (To Be):
The Present Simple: ( am is are)
The Past Simple:
(was - were)
The Present / Past Continuous: ( being)
The Present / Past Perfect: ( been)
The Future / Modals (can, could- shall, should- will, would may, might- must): (be)
Put The Main Verb In The Past Participle. ( P.P )

Underline the correct answer(s) between brackets:

.In 2030, computers by voi

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a. is controlled

b. have been controlled

c. will be control

.A lot of animals by boats when they on the little islan

a. were rescued were trapped

b. were rescued trapp

c. was rescued was trapped

.The carts by hors

a. was pulled

b. are pulled

c. are pull

. Somebody is behind us. I think w

a. are following

b. are been followed

c. are being follow

. Have you heard? The conce

a. have been cancelled

b. has cancelled

c. has been cancel

.The telephone in the 21st centu

a. weren't invented

b. wasn't invented

c. wasn't inv

.Computers .. everyda
a. are used

b. were used

c. have been u

.It's believed that Many hospitals . in our town next ye

a. are being built

b. are built

c. will be b

.Cotton .. in Egy
a. was grown

b. is grown

c. will be gro

.The bank . yesterday

a. is robbed

b. was robbed

c. was being robb

Rewrite the following sentences using the word(s) between brackets:

She bought four apples yesterday.

(were)

( The blue car ...)

The man stole the blue car.

(by)

Farmers grow cotton in Egypt.

(being)

Tom and Max are eating five hamburgers.

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(are)

Mr. Oliver teaches the children.

(been)

Victoria has written a letter.

(English .)

Many people speak English around the world.

(Tennis .)

They were playing tennis yesterday at 10.

(by)

Robots will do the housework in the future.

-The government will build new hospitals.

(built)

-The thieves didn't rob the bank.

( The bank ..)

-They're singing a song.

(A song ..)

-She was doing the housework.

(being)

-The policeman hasn't arrested the thief yet.

(been)

-Ali can drive a car.

( A car )