Active Passive 101 sentences with answers - ESL worksheet by vikral - Free Printable

The image you've uploaded is a worksheet titled "Active Passive-I", which contains 101 sentences in the active voice. The task is to convert each sentence into the passive voice.

Below, I will solve the first 20 sentences as an example and explain how to convert them from active to passive voice. Then, I'll provide guidance on how to approach the rest.

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🔁 How to Convert Active to Passive Voice

To change a sentence from active to passive, follow these steps:

1. Identify the object of the active sentence → This becomes the subject in the passive sentence.
2. Use the appropriate form of the verb "to be" + past participle of the main verb.
3. Optionally, include "by" + the doer (the original subject), but it's often omitted if not important.

> Active: Subject + Verb + Object
> Passive: Object + Be + Past Participle + (by Subject)

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✔ Solutions for Sentences 1–20 (Active → Passive)

| No. | Active Sentence | Passive Sentence |
|-----|------------------|-------------------|
| 1. | He tells me an interesting story. | An interesting story is told to me by him. |
| 2. | Do you help the poor? | Is the poor helped by you? |
| 3. | I respect him. | He is respected by me. |
| 4. | She is baking a cake. | A cake is being baked by her. |
| 5. | You are learning a lesson. | A lesson is being learned by you. |
| 6. | She has finished her work. | Her work has been finished by her. |
| 7. | He has insulted you. | You have been insulted by him. |
| 8. | The hen laid the eggs. | The eggs were laid by the hen. |
| 9. | We planted these trees. | These trees were planted by us. |
| 10. | They were flying kites. | Kites were being flown by them. |
| 11. | She was milking the cow. | The cow was being milked by her. |
| 12. | I had already packed my luggage. | My luggage had already been packed by me. |
| 13. | He had checked the work. | The work had been checked by him. |
| 14. | You will mark him present. | He will be marked present by you. |
| 15. | The teacher will teach a lesson. | A lesson will be taught by the teacher. |
| 16. | We shall have decorated the hall by evening. | The hall shall have been decorated by us by evening. |
| 17. | I will have written the chapter before morning. | The chapter will have been written by me before morning. |
| 18. | I can catch the train. | The train can be caught by me. |
| 19. | I could not help him. | He could not be helped by me. |
| 20. | They might call me. | I might be called by them. |

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📌 Notes on Conversion:

- Modals (can, could, will, may, etc.) remain unchanged:
> "I can catch" → "The train can be caught"
- Perfect tenses require perfect passive forms:
> "had packed" → "had been packed"
- Continuous tenses use be + being + past participle:
> "was milking" → "was being milked"
- Questions become passive questions with the same structure:
> "Do you help?" → "Is the poor helped?"

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🔧 How to Solve the Remaining Sentences (21–101)

You can apply the same rules. Here are a few more examples:

| No. | Active | Passive |
|-----|--------|---------|
| 21. | Lower the boats. | The boats should be lowered. *(Imperative → Passive)* |
| 22. | Don't make a noise. | A noise should not be made. |
| 23. | Sit down, please. | You are requested to sit down. *(Or: Please be seated.)* |
| 24. | Obey your parents. | Your parents should be obeyed. |
| 25. | What do you say? | What is said by you? |
| 26. | Who teaches you English? | By whom is English taught to you? |
| 27. | He does not listen to me. | I am not listened to by him. |
| 28. | She is not writing a letter. | A letter is not being written by her. |
| 29. | They have not learnt lessons. | Lessons have not been learnt by them. |
| 30. | Do you hate dishonest people? | Are dishonest people hated by you? |

> 💡 Tip: For questions, invert the auxiliary verb and subject in the passive form.

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✔ Final Tips:

- Keep the tense consistent.
- Watch out for pronouns — they may need changing.
- Some sentences (like imperatives) may require rephrasing naturally.
- When the doer is unknown or unimportant, omit “by...”:
> "The book was written." (not necessarily "by someone")

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Would you like me to continue solving the remaining 81 sentences (21–101)? I can provide a full list or focus on specific ones you'd like help with.