Active And Passive Voice Worksheet | Simple Past Tense

Sentences are given in the active voice. Change them into the passive voice.

In the simple past tense, we make the passive verb form by putting was/were before the past participle form of the verb.

1. The police interrogated the suspect. / The suspect …………………………….. by the police.

2. She recognized him. / He ……………………………. by her.

3. The students learned their lessons. / Their lessons …………………………. by the students.

4. I watched a movie yesterday. / A movie …………………………. by me yesterday.

5. A young girl answered the phone. / The phone ………………………….. by a young girl.

6. She drank the coffee. / The coffee ……………………….. by her.

7. The teacher praised the girl. / The girl …………………….. by the teacher.

8. I baked a cake. / A cake ……………………….. by me.

9. The police caught the thief. / The thief ………………………….. by the police.

10. The jury announced its verdict. / Its verdict ………………………….. by the jury.

11. She fed the parrots. / The parrots …………………………….. by her.

12. I invited them to my party. / They …………………………….. to my party.

Answers

1. The police interrogated the suspect. / The suspect was interrogated by the police.

2. She recognized him. / He was recognized by her.

3. The students learned their lessons. / Their lessons were learned by the students.

4. I watched a movie yesterday. / A movie was watched by me yesterday.

5. A young girl answered the phone. / The phone was answered by a young girl.

6. She drank the coffee. / The coffee was drunk by her.

7. The teacher praised the girl. / The girl was praised by the teacher.

8. I baked a cake. / A cake was baked by me.

9. The police caught the thief. / The thief was caught by the police.

10. The jury announced its verdict. / Its verdict was announced by the jury.

11. She fed the parrots. / The parrots were fed by her.

12. I invited them to my party. / They were invited to my party.