Passive to Active Voice - Exercise 1 - Worksheet | English Grammar - Free Printable

Let's solve the exercise by converting each passive voice sentence into active voice. In passive voice, the subject receives the action (e.g., "The room was cleaned"), while in active voice, the subject performs the action (e.g., "The kids cleaned the room").

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🔹 Guidelines for Conversion:

- Identify the doer of the action (the agent) — usually found after "by".
- Make the doer the subject of the sentence.
- Use the active form of the verb.
- Remove "by" and the agent if it’s not needed or if it makes the sentence clearer.

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✔ Solutions:

1. The room has been cleaned by the kids.
→ The kids have cleaned the room.
*(Present perfect tense; "kids" becomes subject)*

2. A wallet was found in the street by us.
→ We found a wallet in the street.
*(Simple past; "us" becomes "we")*

3. The ball is being chased by the dog.
→ The dog is chasing the ball.
*(Present continuous; "dog" becomes subject)*

4. My money has been stolen by Henry.
→ Henry has stolen my money.
*(Present perfect; "Henry" becomes subject)*

5. The work will be finished by me.
→ I will finish the work.
*(Future tense; "me" becomes "I")*

6. Novels are written by my dad.
→ My dad writes novels.
*(Present simple; "my dad" becomes subject)*

7. The baby is being fed by Kelly.
→ Kelly is feeding the baby.
*(Present continuous; "Kelly" becomes subject)*

8. A restaurant has been opened by my friend.
→ My friend has opened a restaurant.
*(Present perfect; "my friend" becomes subject)*

9. They water the lawn every day.
→ This sentence is already in active voice!
→ So, no change needed: They water the lawn every day.

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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.

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