The passive voice level: high intermediate the following sentences are in the active voice. put the same sentences in the passive voice: active: his cat has bitten me. passive: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. active: he gave me the key to his car. passive: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… active: they have been preparing their project since last week. passive: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… active: i will bring the gift tonight. passive: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. active: she has just finished the ironing. passive: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. active: they will have finished repairing my car by this time tomorrow. passive: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. active: you can play this game with two players. passive: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. active: the company has delivered the furniture. passive: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… active: we prepared a nice meal for the guests. passive: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… active: the kids are playing football on the playground. passive: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… active: i had done my homework before my parents came home. passive: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… active: my father was telling my brother to calm down. passive: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… active: i must prepare a project for tomorrow. passive: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… active: my mother is laying the table for dinner now. passive: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… active: i am going to play a nice song for you soon. passive: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… active: i have just bought this new iphone. passive: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… active: he had already bought the tickets before the concert. passive: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… active: they received an award for their investigation. passive: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. active: she was cleaning her house when i saw her. passive: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

1) ACTIVE: His cat has bitten me. PASSIVE: I have been bitten by his cat.

2) ACTIVE: He gave me the key to his car. PASSIVE:  I was given the key to his car (by him).

3) ACTIVE: They have been preparing their project since last week. PASSIVE: The projest has been being prepared (by them) since last week.

4) ACTIVE: I will bring the gift tonight. PASSIVE: The gift will be brought tonight (by me).

5) ACTIVE: She has just finished the ironing. PASSIVE: The ironing has just been finished (by her).

6) ACTIVE: They will have finished repairing my car by this time tomorrow. PASSIVE: Repairing my car will have been finished by this time tomorrow.

7) ACTIVE: You can play this game with two players. PASSIVE: This game can be played with two players.

8) ACTIVE: The company has delivered the furniture. PASSIVE: The furniture has been delivered by the company.

9) ACTIVE: We prepared a nice meal for the guests. PASSIVE: A nice meal for the guests was prepared (by us).

10) ACTIVE: The kids are playing football on the playground. PASSIVE: Football is being played on the playground.

11) ACTIVE: I had done my homework before my parents came home. PASSIVE: My homework had been done by me before my parents came home.

12) ACTIVE: My father was telling my brother to calm down. PASSIVE: My brother was being told by my father to calm down.

13) ACTIVE: I must prepare a project for tomorrow. PASSIVE: A project must be prepared by me for tomorrow.

14) ACTIVE: My mother is laying the table for dinner now. PASSIVE: The table is being laid (by my mother) for dinner now.

15) ACTIVE: I am going to play a nice song for you soon. PASSIVE:  A nice song is going to be played for you soon.

16) ACTIVE: I have just bought this new iPhone. PASSIVE: This new iPhone has just been bought (by me).

17) ACTIVE: He had already bought the tickets before the concert. PASSIVE: The tickets have already been bought (by him) before the concert.

18) ACTIVE: They received an award for their investigation. PASSIVE: An award was received by them for their investigation.

19) ACTIVE: She was cleaning her house when I saw her. PASSIVE: Her house was being cleaned by her when she was seen by me.