Active to Passive Voice Exercise Worksheet

Let's go through each sentence and convert it from active voice to passive voice. In passive voice, the object of the active sentence becomes the subject, and the agent (the doer) is either omitted or introduced with "by".

The general structure for passive voice is:

> Subject + be + past participle + (by + agent)

We also need to adjust the auxiliary verbs accordingly depending on the tense.

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1. They will punish him.

→ He will be punished (by them).

- "him" becomes the subject → "he"
- "will punish" → "will be punished"

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2. They are painting my office today.

→ My office is being painted today (by them).

- "my office" becomes the subject
- "are painting" → "is being painted" (present continuous passive)

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3. They have just done the work.

→ The work has just been done (by them).

- "the work" becomes the subject
- "have done" → "has been done" (present perfect passive)

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4. She bought this camera in Japan.

→ This camera was bought in Japan (by her).

- "this camera" becomes the subject
- "bought" → "was bought" (simple past passive)

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5. They took my daughter away from me.

→ My daughter was taken away from me (by them).

- "my daughter" becomes the subject
- "took" → "was taken" (simple past passive)

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6. Mosquitoes were eating me alive.

→ I was being eaten alive (by mosquitoes).

- "me" becomes "I"
- "were eating" → "was being eaten" (past continuous passive)

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7. They had made many promises.

→ Many promises had been made (by them).

- "many promises" becomes the subject
- "had made" → "had been made" (past perfect passive)

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8. They will have completed the new bridge by March.

→ The new bridge will have been completed by March (by them).

- "the new bridge" becomes the subject
- "will have completed" → "will have been completed" (future perfect passive)

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9. They are going to arrest me.

→ I am going to be arrested (by them).

- "me" becomes "I"
- "are going to arrest" → "am going to be arrested"

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10. An American writer wrote this novel.

→ This novel was written by an American writer.

- "this novel" becomes the subject
- "wrote" → "was written" (simple past passive)

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11. They had delivered the mail in the morning.

→ The mail had been delivered in the morning (by them).

- "the mail" becomes the subject
- "had delivered" → "had been delivered" (past perfect passive)

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12. The police were investigating the cause of the accident.

→ The cause of the accident was being investigated (by the police).

- "the cause of the accident" becomes the subject
- "were investigating" → "was being investigated" (past continuous passive)

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13. We will hold the meeting tomorrow.

→ The meeting will be held tomorrow (by us).

- "the meeting" becomes the subject
- "will hold" → "will be held" (simple future passive)

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✔ Final Answers:

1. He will be punished.
2. My office is being painted today.
3. The work has just been done.
4. This camera was bought in Japan.
5. My daughter was taken away from me.
6. I was being eaten alive.
7. Many promises had been made.
8. The new bridge will have been completed by March.
9. I am going to be arrested.
10. This novel was written by an American writer.
11. The mail had been delivered in the morning.
12. The cause of the accident was being investigated.
13. The meeting will be held tomorrow.

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💡 Tip: When converting to passive voice:
- Identify the object of the active sentence → make it the subject.
- Use the appropriate form of "be" + past participle.
- Optionally include "by" + the original subject if needed.

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