{"id":75855,"date":"2022-06-17T10:22:25","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T10:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=75855"},"modified":"2022-06-17T10:22:25","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T10:22:25","slug":"active-and-passive-voice-worksheet-simple-past-tense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/active-and-passive-voice-worksheet-simple-past-tense\/","title":{"rendered":"Active And Passive Voice Worksheet | Simple Past Tense"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sentences are given in the active voice. Change them into the passive voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/simple-past-tense.htm\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/simple-past-tense.htm\">simple past tense,<\/a><\/strong> we make the passive verb form by putting <strong>was\/were<\/strong> before the past participle form of the verb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. The police interrogated the suspect. \/ The suspect \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. by the police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. She recognized him. \/ He \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. by her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. The students learned their lessons. \/ Their lessons \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. by the students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. I watched a movie yesterday. \/ A movie \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. by me yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. A young girl answered the phone. \/ The phone \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. by a young girl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. She drank the coffee. \/ The coffee \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. by her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. The teacher praised the girl. \/ The girl \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. by the teacher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. I baked a cake. \/ A cake \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. by me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9. The police caught the thief. \/ The thief \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. by the police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10. The jury announced its verdict. \/ Its verdict \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. by the jury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11. She fed the parrots. \/ The parrots \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. by her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12. I invited them to my party. \/ They \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. to my party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Answers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. The police interrogated the suspect. \/ The suspect <strong>was interrogated<\/strong> by the police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. She recognized him. \/ He <strong>was recognized<\/strong> by her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. The students learned their lessons. \/ Their lessons <strong>were learned<\/strong> by the students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. I watched a movie yesterday. \/ A movie<strong> was watched<\/strong> by me yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. A young girl answered the phone. \/ The phone <strong>was answered<\/strong> by a young girl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. She drank the coffee. \/ The coffee <strong>was drunk<\/strong> by her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. The teacher praised the girl. \/ The girl <strong>was praised<\/strong> by the teacher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. I baked a cake. \/ A cake <strong>was baked<\/strong> by me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9. The police caught the thief. \/ The thief <strong>was caught<\/strong> by the police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10. The jury announced its verdict. \/ Its verdict <strong>was announced<\/strong> by the jury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11. She fed the parrots. \/ The parrots <strong>were fed<\/strong> by her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12. 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