Active to Passive Conversion Exercises PDFSet 2: Converting Questions, Negatives & Commands
20 questions·12 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1.Active: "Do they deliver packages on Sundays?" Choose the correct passive:
a) Do packages delivered on Sundays?b) Is packages delivered on Sundays?c) Are packages delivered on Sundays?d) Are packages being delivered on Sundays?
2.Active: "The company does not employ children." Choose the correct passive:
a) Children do not employed by the company.b) Children are not employed by the company.c) Children is not employed by the company.d) Children are not employing by the company.
3.Active: "Did the Romans build this road?" Choose the correct passive:
a) Did this road built by the Romans?b) Was this road built by the Romans?c) Is this road built by the Romans?d) Were this road built by the Romans?
4.Active: "She didn't lock the door last night." Choose the correct passive:
a) The door wasn't locked by her last night.b) The door didn't locked by her last night.c) The door isn't locked by her last night.d) The door wasn't locking by her last night.
5.Active: "Open the window." Choose the correct passive:
a) The window is opened.b) The window should opened.c) Be the window opened.d) Let the window be opened.
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Preview: Answers
1.Are packages delivered on Sundays?
2.Children are not employed by the company.
3.Was this road built by the Romans?
4.The door wasn't locked by her last night.
5.Let the window be opened.
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Preview: Explanations
1."Are packages delivered on Sundays?"(c)
Present simple passive question: Are + subject + past participle? The 'do/does' auxiliary disappears and 'are' takes over. 'Packages' is plural → 'Are'.
2."Children are not employed by the company."(b)
Present simple passive negative: subject + am/is/are + not + past participle. 'Does not employ' → 'are not employed'. 'Children' is plural → 'are'.
3."Was this road built by the Romans?"(b)
Past simple passive question: Was/Were + subject + past participle? 'Did … build' → 'Was … built'. 'This road' is singular → 'Was'.
4."The door wasn't locked by her last night."(a)
Past simple passive negative: subject + wasn't/weren't + past participle. 'Didn't lock' → 'wasn't locked'. 'The door' is singular → 'wasn't'.
5."Let the window be opened."(d)
Imperative passive: 'Let + object + be + past participle'. An active command like 'Open the window' becomes 'Let the window be opened' in the passive.
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