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Passive Voice Exercises - Past and Future

The document provides examples of sentences rewritten from active to passive voice in both the past and future tenses. In the past tense examples, the object is placed before the subject and connected with "was/were" and the past participle form of the verb. In the future tense examples, the structure is the same except "will be" is used instead of "was/were". Fifteen sentences are given as examples for each tense with blanks left to be filled in with the rewritten passive voice forms.

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Passive Voice Exercises - Past and Future

The document provides examples of sentences rewritten from active to passive voice in both the past and future tenses. In the past tense examples, the object is placed before the subject and connected with "was/were" and the past participle form of the verb. In the future tense examples, the structure is the same except "will be" is used instead of "was/were". Fifteen sentences are given as examples for each tense with blanks left to be filled in with the rewritten passive voice forms.

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Rewrite the sentences in passive voice in PAST

SIMPLE.
Structure: Object + was/were + Verb in past participle + subject
1. They found the key.  The key by them
2. Somebody made mistakes.  Mistakes by somebody
3. She sang a song.  A song by her
4. We stopped the bus  The bus by us
5. A thief stole my car.  ________________________________
6. She didn't win the prize  ________________________________
7. Jack swam the 200 metres.  ________________________________
8. The dog bit the old lady.  ________________________________
9. Tom and Max ate five hamburgers.  ______________________________
10. Oliver taught the children.  ________________________________
11. Victoria rode the brown horse.  ________________________________
12. Grandmother told good stories.  ________________________________
13. They didn’t take a taxi.  ________________________________
14. We didn’t open the presents.  ________________________________
15. They didn’t help the man  ________________________________
16. The president gave John an award.  _____________________________
17. The firefighters saved the women  ______________________________
18. All the students understood the explanation.  ________________________
19. A snake bit him.  ________________________________
20. Thomas and his brother built that house  ___________________________
Rewrite the sentences in passive voice in FUTURE
SIMPLE.
Structure: Object + will be + Verb in past participle + subject
1. Henry will drive Charlie home.  ________________________________
2. We will not send the tickets.  ________________________________
3. The bus driver will take the tourists to the hotel.  __________________
4. I will answer the questions later.  ________________________________
5. Ella will not print invitation cards.  _____________________________
6. We will play frisbee in the park.  ________________________________
7. The mayor will not close the hospital.  ___________________________
8. The doctor will examine the patient.  ____________________________
9. He will bring food.  ________________________________
10. We will steal that bicycle.  ________________________________
11. They won’t leave e-mail messages.  ____________________________
12. We won’t play computer games.  ________________________________
13. She won’t eat lunch.  ________________________________
14. I won’t write a report.  ________________________________
15. My mother won’t make the dinner.  _____________________________

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