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Passive Voice - Worked examples and exercises
Worked example
Example 1: Change to passive: "Shakespeare wrote Hamlet."
Answer: Hamlet was written by Shakespeare. Passive: object becomes subject + be + past participle (+ by + agent). We use passive when the action is more important than who did it.
Worked example
Example 2: "English _____ (speak) in many countries."
Answer: English is spoken in many countries. Present passive: am/is/are + past participle. We don't need "by someone" because we don't know or it's obvious who speaks it.
Worked example
Example 3: "The cake _____ (make) by my grandmother yesterday."
Answer: The cake was made by my grandmother yesterday. Past passive: was/were + past participle.
Exercises- Change to passive: "They make cars in Germany."
- Change to passive: "Columbus discovered America in 1492."
- Complete: "Pizza _____ (eat) all over the world."
- Complete: "The Mona Lisa _____ (paint) by Leonardo da Vinci."
- Is this active or passive? "The letter was sent yesterday." Explain how you know.
- Change to passive: "Millions of people visit the Eiffel Tower every year."
- Complete: "Spanish _____ (speak) in more than 20 countries."
- Correct: "The book was wrote by Cervantes."
- Write 3 passive sentences about your school (e.g., "The school was built in...").
- Translate: "El chocolate se fabrica con cacao. América fue descubierta en 1492."
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