Active and Passive Sentences

Passive = S + to be +V3
Tenses

Simple present

Present
continuous

Simple Past

Past continuous

Simple Future
( will )

Simple Future

Active
Mary helps John
Mary doesnt help John
Does Mary help John?

Passive
John is helped by Mary
John is not helped by Mary
Is Mary helped by John?

The children help John

The children dont help John
Do the children help John?

John is helped by the children

John is not helped by the children
Is John helped by the children?

Mary helps the children

Mary doesnt help the children
Does Mary help the children?

The children are helped by Mary

The children are not helped by Mary
Are the children helped by Mary?

Mary is helping John

Mary is not helping John
Is Mary helping John?

John is being helped by Mary

John is not being helped by Mary
Is Mary being helped by John?

The children are helping John

The children are not helping John
Are the children helping John?

John is being helped by the children

John is not being helped by the children
Is John being helped by the children?

Mary is helping the children

Mary isnt helping the children
Is Mary helping the children?

The children are being helped by Mary

The children are not being helped by Mary
Are the children being helped by Mary?

Mary helped John

Mary didnt help John
Did Mary help John?

John was helped by Mary

John was not helped by Mary
Was Mary helped by John?

The children helped John

The children didnt help John
Did the children help John?

John was helped by the children

John was not helped by the children
Was John helped by the children?

Mary helped the children

Mary didnt help the children
Did Mary help the children?

The children were helped by Mary

The children were not helped by Mary
Were the children helped by Mary?

Mary was helping John

Mary was not helping John
Was Mary helping John?

John was being helped by Mary

John was not being helped by Mary
Was Mary being helped by John?

The children were helping John

The children were not helping John
Were the children helping John?

John was being helped by the children

John was not being helped by the children
Was John being helped by the children?

Mary was helping the children

Mary wasnt helping the children
Was Mary helping the children?

The children were being helped by Mary

The children were not being helped by Mary
Were the children being helped by Mary?

Mary will help John

Mary will not help John
Will Mary help John?

John will be helped by Mary

John wont be helped by Mary
Will Mary be helped by John?

The children will help John

The children wont help John
Will the children help John?

John will be helped by the children

John wont be helped by the children
Will John be helped by the children?

Mary will the children

Mary wont help the children
Will Mary help the children?

The children will be helped by Mary

The children wont be helped by Mary
Will the children be helped by Mary?

Mary is going to help John

John is going to be helped by Mary

( be going to )

Mary is not going to help John

Is Mary going to help John?

John is not going to be helped by Mary

Is Mary going to be helped by John?

The children are going to help John

The children are not going to help John
Are the children going to help John?

John is going to be helped by the children

John is not going to be helped by the children
Is John going to be helped by the children?

Mary is going to help the children

Mary isnt going to help the children
Is Mary going to help the children?

The children are going to be helped by Mary

The children are not going to be helped by Mary
Are the children going to be helped by Mary?

Change the following sentences from active to passive!

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John wrote that letter.

Fire destroys that house.
The audiences are enjoying the show.
The boys will eat the cake.
We were sending the message.
She is going to visit Diana.
Marry didnt take the book.
We didnt the announcement.
Mr. Smith doesnt know the accident.
His friends dont know about the problem.

Change the following sentences from passive to active!

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The sound of music was heard by us.

America was discovered by Columbus.
Mr. Smith is chosen by the committee.
Five men were arrested by the police.
My book is being stolen by someone.
He was not being ordered by the doctor to have a surgery.
The enemy is not shot by the Army.
The cake was not being eaten by the boy.
The thieves are captured by the police.
The book was not being returned by John.