Change PASSIVE voice to ACTIVE voice

The child was hit by a car.

A car hit the child.

A careless student had left these books in the classroom.

Active

Hundreds of tourists are visiting the statue every year.

Active

The headlines were scanned by Mortimer.

Active: Mortimer scanned the headlines.

Small twigs were used by the bluebird to build its nest.

Active: The bluebird built its nest from small twigs.

The action is performed by the subject.

Active: The subject is performing the action

Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming.

Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin.

The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.

Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.

This book was written by an Irishman.

An Irishman wrote this book.

The house will be painted by Charles.

Charles will paint the house.

Paper was invented by Chinese.

Chinese invented paper

America was discovered by Christopher Columbus.

Christopher Columbus discovered America.

Peter is fixing coffee for everybody.

Coffee for everybody is being fixed by Peter.

Were the pictures taken yesterday?

Did anybody take the pictures yesterday?

Rivers have been polluted by factories.

Factories have polluted rivers.

Avocados are produced in Michoacan, Mexico

Farmers produce avocados in Michoacan, Mexico.

Cars are made in Detroit by Ford.

Ford makes cars in Detroit.

The house was painted last week

He painted the house last week

The bag was packed by his mother.

His mother packed the bag.

It will be finished tomorrow.

I will finish tomorrow.

People speak English in Jamaica.

Jamaicans speak English

A soda is being drunk by John.

John drinks a soda.

London was photographed from the air by Johnny.

Johnny photographed London from the air.

The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci.

Leonardo Da Vinci painted The Mona Lisa.

Facebook was created by Mark Suckerberg

Mark Suckerberg created Facebook

They built my house 50 years ago.

My house was built 50 years ago.

I was given a present by my sister.

My sister gave me (1) a present (2).

A lightning struck our lemon tree.

Our lemon tree was struck by a lightning.

A great deal of our oil will have been exported to other countries by our government.

Passive

A woman was being carried downstairs by a very strong firefighter.

Passive

Coffee is raised in many parts of Hawaii by plantation workers.

Passive

German is spoken in Germany.

Passive

Have you seen the new movie that was directed by Ron Howard?

Passive

His hair was cut by a professional.

Passive

Houses have been built.

Passive

It gets cold here during the winter.

Passive

It would have been fixed on the weekend.

Passive

Lots of houses were destroyed by the earthquake in 1906.

Passive

My books were stolen by someone yesterday.

Passive

My car is in the garage being fixed by a dubious mechanic.

Passive

The bus driver was hurt yesterday.

Passive

The car was being cleaned by its owner.

Passive

The dog is fed by Thomas.

Passive

The fire was extinguished.

Passive

The game had been won by the blue team.

Passive

The house had been broken into by someone while the owners were on vacation.

Passive

The letter was written by Marshall.

Passive

The money was stolen.

Passive

The movie is being made in Hollywood.

Passive

The national anthem is being sung by Jason this time.

Passive

The problem was solved.

Passive

The statue is being visited by hundreds of tourists every year.

Passive

The streets around the fire had been blocked off by the police.

Passive

These books had been left in the classroom by a careless student.

Passive

These cars are produced in Japan.

Passive

They are paid on Fridays.

Passive

My car is in the garage being fixed by a dubious mechanic.

Passive FIX: A dubious mechanic is fixing my car in the garage.

A woman was being carried downstairs by a very strong firefighter.

Passive FIX: A very strong firefighter was carrying a woman downstairs.

Has your homework been turned in?

Passive FIX: Have you turned in your homework?

A song is sung.

Passive FIX: I sing a song.

The beanpole was climbed by Jack.

Passive FIX: Jack climbed the beanpole.

Coffee is raised in many parts of Hawaii by plantation workers.

Passive FIX: Plantation workers in many parts of Hawaii raise coffee.

My books were stolen by someone yesterday.

Passive FIX: Someone stole my books yesterday.

Russian missiles were being assembled and supposedly aimed at New York City.

Passive FIX: The Cubans were assembling missiles and were supposedly aiming them at New York City.

A lot of candy was eaten by the children.

Passive FIX: The children ate a lot of candy.

The floor is swept every Tuesday and Thursday.

Passive FIX: The custodian sweeps the floor every Tuesday and Thursday.

Most of the questions on the test haven't been completed by the students.

Passive FIX: The students haven't completed most of the questions on the test.

Review tests are given every few weeks by the teacher.

Passive FIX: The teacher gives review tests every few weeks.

The assignments will be collected on Friday by the teacher.

Passive FIX: The teacher will collect the assignments on Friday.

The homework won't be graded by the teacher until tomorrow.

Passive FIX: The teacher won't grade the homework until tomorrow.

I was frightened when the telephone rang during the night.

Passive FIX: The telephone rang during the night and frightened me.

The computer is used by Patrick.

Patrick uses the computer.

English is spoken all over the world by people.

People speak English all over the world.

The internet is used for many things.

People use the internet for many things.

Peter's car is washed every week.

Peter washes his car every week

Tennis is played by Roger.

Roger plays tennis.

The club was founded by Ron and Peggy.

Ron and Peggy founded the club.

This T.V. was made by Samsung.

Samsung made this T.V.

The bridge can be built.

Someone can build the bridge.

The bank was robbed.

Someone robbed the bank

People make Tesla cars in California

Tesla cars are made in California

Football is played by the children.

The children play football.

My car was repaired by the dealer.

The dealer repaired my car.

The pictures were saved from the fire.

The guards saved the pictures from the fire

The painters painted the house last week.

The house was being painted last week.

The president was elected by the people.

The people elected the president.

The thief was arrested two hours ago.

The police arrested the thief two hours ago

The project was finished yesterday by the students.

The students finished the project yesterday.

A message was written on the board by the teacher.

The teacher wrote a message on the board.

The bank was robbed yesterday.

They robbed the bank yesterday

A lot of computers were sold yesterday.

They sold a lot of computers yesterday.

The documents were stolen.

They stole the documents

Which materials are used by the artist to make this sculpture?

Which materials do artists use to make this sculpture?