Passive form of verbs

Passive form of verbs

Change the form of the following sentences from active to passive :

Example : People buy food at the market →Food is bought at the market.
He has fed the animals. → The animals have been fed.


1. Active : They take the child to school by car.
Passive : The child ...


2. Active : I saw two armed men in front of the jewellery shop.
Passive : Two armed men ...


3. Active : The reporter is announcing the results on the radio right now.
Passive : The results ...


4. Active : Emma had done the housework before the guests arrived.
Passive : The housework ...


5. Active : The doctor was treating the patient when the ambulance arrived.
Passive : The patient ...


6. Active : The ambulance will take the patient to the nearest hospital.
Passive : The patient ...


7. Active : The teacher had announced the results to the students.
Passive : The results...


8. Active : Tom will have calculated the cost before the end of the day.
Passive : The cost ...
KEY

1. Active : They take the child to school by car.
Passive : The child is taken to school by car.


2. Active : I saw two armed men in front of the jewellery shop.
Passive : Two armed men were seen in front of the jewellery shop.


3. Active : The reporter is announcing the results on the radio right now.
Passive : The results are being announced on the radio right now.


4. Active : Emma had done the housework before the guests arrived.
Passive : The housework had been done before the guests arrived.


5. Active : The doctor was treating the patient when the ambulance arrived.
Passive : The patient was being treated when the ambulance arrived.


6. Active : The ambulance will take the patient to the nearest hospital.
Passive : The patient will be taken (by ambulance) to the nearest hospital.


7. Active : The teacher had announced the results to the students.
Passive : The results had been announced to the students.


8. Active : Tom will have calculated the cost before the end of the day.
Passive : The cost will have been calculated before the end of the day.