Nama : I Gusti Ayu Tirta Ningsih
Nim : 202301100009
Prodi : S2 Pendidikan Bahasa Indonesia
Exercise 1
Use the passive voice to rewrite these sentences.
1. We used this car for our trips. (simple Past tense)
This car was used by us for our trips.
2. They didn't clean the bird cages. (Simple Present Tense)
The bird cages is didn’t cleaned by them.
3. You could cut the branch with this knife. (Simple past future tense)
The branch would be cut with this knife by you.
4. Too many tourists annoyed me. (Simple past tense)
I was annoyed by too many tourists.
5. They didn't tell us what to do. (Simple Present Tense)
We are not told by them what to do.
6. Cars killed a lot of pedestrians. (Simple past tense)
A lot of the pedestrians was killed by cars.
7. IT companies increased profits. (Simple past tense)
Profits was increased by IT companies.
8. He didn't expect us to help him. (Simple present tense)
He didn’t expect to helped by us.
9. The police did a lot. (Simple past tense)
A lot was did by the police.
10. They didn't bring this laptop from Japan. (Simple present tense)
This laptop is didn’t brought by them from Japan.
Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate passive verb form.
1. English has been spoken all over the world.
2. The show is being watched by the audience.
3. The thief has been arrested by the police.
4. The wounded man was being helped by some boys.
5. Football is played all over the world.
6. The match will be won by our team.
7. The results haven’t been announced yet.
8. Her looks have always been admired by people.
9. The answers should be written on both sides of the paper.
10. The injured person was taken to hospital.
11. He was not invited by anybody
12. He was surrounded by evil advisors.
Exercise 3
Change the following active sentences into passive voice.
1. I did not beat her.
She is not beaten by me.
She has not beaten by me.
She was not beaten by me.
2. I will never forget this experience.
This experience is not forgotten by me.
This experience would never be forgotten by me.
This experience will never be forgotten by me.
3. Mother made a cake yesterday.
A cake made by mother yesterday.
A cake is made by mother yesterday.
A cake was made by mother yesterday.
4. The boy teased the girl.
The girl was teased by the boy.
The girl had teased by the boy.
5. Did she do her duty?
Was she done her duty?
Was her duty done by her?
Had her duty done by her?
6. The tiger was chasing the deer.
The deer was chased by the tiger.
The deer was being chased by the tiger.
The deer had chased by the tiger.
7. She has written a novel.
A novel has written by her.
A novel has been written by her.
A novel had written by her.
8. She has learned her lessons.
Her lessons has learned by her.
Her lessons have been learned by her.
Her lessons had been learned by her.
9. Have you finished the report?
Has the report finished by you?
Has the report been finished by you?
Had the report been finished by you?
10. The police have caught the thief.
The thief has been caught by the police.
The thief was caught by the police.
The thief had been caught by the police.
Notes
The object of the active verb becomes the subject of the passive verb. The subject of
the active verb becomes the object of the passive verb.
