grammar: passive and active voice

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We have cycled five miles.

Five miles have been cycled by us.

We are not playing football.

Football is not being played by us.

Are they talking about the meeting?

Is the meeting being talked about by them?

Is she preparing the party?

Is the party being prepared by her?

Does the police officer catch the thief?

Is the thief caught by the police officer?

Did you tell them?

Were they told by you?

Somebody hit me.

I was hit by somebody.

He won't see Sue.

Sue will not be seen by him.

Kerrie has paid the bill.

The bill has been paid by Kerrie.

They have not read the book.

The book has not been read by them.

He doesn't open the book.

The book is not opened by him.

We stopped the bus.

The bus was stopped by us.

My father is washing the car.

The car is being washed by my father.

Our boss will sign the contract.

The contract will be signed by our boss.

Farmer Joe is milking the cows.

The cows are being milked by farmer Joe.

He opens the door.

The door is opened by him.

Did he send the letter?

Was the letter sent by him?

Sheila is drinking a cup of tea.

A cup of tea is being drunk by Sheila.

I have eaten a hamburger.

A hamburger has been eaten by me.

She pays a lot of money.

A lot of money is paid by her.

I draw a picture.

A picture is drawn by me.

She is taking a picture of him.

A picture of him is being taken by her.

I am writing a poem.

A poem is being written by me.

She sang a song.

A song was sung by her.

He is not wearing a tie.

A tie is not being worn by him.

Is she watering the flowers?

Are the flowers being watered by her?

Does your mum pick you up?

Are you picked up by your mum?

They wear blue shoes.

Blue shoes are worn by them.

Has she phoned him?

Has he been phoned by her?

Have they noticed us?

Have we been noticed by them?

They didn't let him go.

He was not let go by them.

They will not ask him.

He will not be asked by them.

Her boyfriend will install it.

It will be installed by her boyfriend.

You will not do it.

It will not be done by you.

A thief stole my car.

My car was stolen by a thief.

You do not write the letter.

The letter is not written by you.

Millions of people will visit the museum.

The museum will be visited by millions of people.

They will not show the new film.

The new film will not be shown by them.

You have not sent the parcel.

The parcel has not been sent by you.

I have opened the present.

The present has been opened by me.

She didn't win the prize.

The prize was not won by her.

We set the table.

The table is set by us.

They have not caught the thieves.

The thieves have not been caught by them.

They didn't make their beds.

Their beds were not made by them.

I did not tell them.

They were not told by me.

We have not agreed to this issue.

This issue has not been agreed to by us.

Will the company employ a new worker?

Will a new worker be employed by the company?

Will the teacher test our English?

Will our English be tested by the teacher?

Will the plumber repair the shower?

Will the shower be repaired by the plumber?

They don't help you.

You are not helped by them.


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