Passive to Active Voice Exercise 1 worksheet for English grammar practice.

Sure! Let’s go through each sentence and convert it from Passive Voice to Active Voice, explaining the transformation as we go.

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🔁 General Rule for Passive → Active:

In passive voice, the structure is usually:
Object + be-verb + past participle + by + subject

To change to active voice:
Subject + verb (appropriate tense) + object

We identify who is doing the action (the “by” phrase), make them the subject, and adjust the verb accordingly.

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## ✔ Solutions:

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1. The room has been cleaned by the kids.
→ The kids have cleaned the room.
*Explanation:* “The kids” is the doer of the action. Move them to the front. Change “has been cleaned” to “have cleaned” to match plural subject.*

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2. A wallet was found in the street by us.
→ We found a wallet in the street.
*Explanation:* “Us” becomes “we” (subject pronoun). Verb changes from “was found” to “found” (simple past).*

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3. The ball is being chased by the dog.
→ The dog is chasing the ball.
*Explanation:* “The dog” is now the subject. Change “is being chased” to “is chasing” — present continuous active form.*

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4. My money has been stolen by Henry.
→ Henry has stolen my money.
*Explanation:* “Henry” becomes subject. Keep the present perfect tense: “has stolen”.*

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5. The work will be finished by me.
→ I will finish the work.
*Explanation:* “Me” becomes “I”. Change “will be finished” to “will finish” — future simple active.*

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6. Novels are written by my dad.
→ My dad writes novels.
*Explanation:* “My dad” is the subject. Change “are written” to “writes” — simple present active. (Note: if you want to keep plural “novels”, use “writes” — 3rd person singular matches “dad”).*

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7. The baby is being fed by Kelly.
→ Kelly is feeding the baby.
*Explanation:* “Kelly” becomes subject. Change “is being fed” to “is feeding” — present continuous active.*

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8. A restaurant has been opened by my friend.
→ My friend has opened a restaurant.
*Explanation:* “My friend” is the subject. Keep present perfect: “has opened”.*

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9. They water the lawn every day.
→ They water the lawn every day.
*Explanation:* This sentence is already in active voice! No change needed. Subject (“they”) performs the action (“water”) on object (“the lawn”).

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## 📝 Final Answers:

1. The kids have cleaned the room.
2. We found a wallet in the street.
3. The dog is chasing the ball.
4. Henry has stolen my money.
5. I will finish the work.
6. My dad writes novels.
7. Kelly is feeding the baby.
8. My friend has opened a restaurant.
9. They water the lawn every day. *(No change — already active)*

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✔ You’ve now successfully converted all sentences from passive to active voice!

Let me know if you’d like to practice the reverse (active → passive) too!