PASSIVE VOICE SIMPLE PRESENT OR SIMPLE PAST Is

PASSIVE VOICE

SIMPLE PRESENT OR SIMPLE PAST • Is, am, are, was, were + verb in past participle Active: Hurricanes destroy a great deal of building each year. Passive: A great deal of building is destroyed by hurricanes each year.

Present progressive/past progressive • Is, am, are, was, were + being + verb in past participle Active: The committee is considering several new proposals Passive: several new proposals are being considered by the committee A: The committee was considering several new proposals P: several new proposals were being considered by the committee

Present perfect or past perfect • Has, have, had + been+ verb in past participle Active: I had written a letter before I sent it to her. Passive: a letter had been written by me before I sent it to her.

Change the following sentences from active to passive and vise versa. 1. A dog had bitten Jim’s leg. 2. The text to me is being typed by him. 3. You will be amazed by this news. 4. Ms. Bond will teach our class. 5. Did Ryan write petition? 6. The White House and the Capitol are connected by Pennsylvania Avenue. 7. Insulin was first discovered in 1921 by researchers at the University of Toronto. 8. DNA encodes Genetic information. 9. Was he washing the car when you got there? 10. Have the packages been delivered yet by them?