Passive Voice – Exercise 1
Fill in the present or past tense.
1. He (offer) a new job last week.
2. The bridge (blow up) yesterday.
3. This novel (write) by Hemingway.
4. Flies (catch) by spiders.
5. All the trees (cut) down yesterday.
6. We (tell) to go home now.
7. Their purse (steal) in the disco last night.
8. Rain (hold) up by fog.
9. He (throw) out of the bar a week ago.
10. Pigs (use) to find truffles.
11. The old theatre (reopen) last Friday.
12. She (ask) about the accident by the police
yesterday.
13. A lot of food (throw) away every day.
14. Mice (catch) by cats.
15. I (often / ask) for her address.

Exercise 2
. Write down the passive form of the verbs. Use
the tense in brackets.
1. Paul (send) to prison. (Future tense)
2. He (tell) to wait outside. (Past tense)
3. I (not pay) for the work. (Past tense)
4. Policemen (often ask) the way. (Present tense)
(cut) once a week. (Present tense)
5. We (ask) by the police. (Future tense)
6. The towels (not use). (Past tense)
7. They (teach) French. (Present tense)
8. The fire brigade (phone) soon after the fire had
broken out. (Past tense)
9. You (laugh) at if you talk such nonsense. (Future
tense)
10. All the fruits (eat up) by the guests. (Past tense)
11. The email (answer) tomorrow. (Future tense)
(sell) here. (Present tense)