Passive Voice in Present Tense

Look at the following sentences:

• The carpet is made of plastic.
• Plastics are produced in Indonesia.
• The book is printed in Medan.

We use the Passive Voice when we want to focus on the person
or thing affected by the action, rather than  on the 'doer' of the action.
      We use be + past participle ( Verb3 ) to form the sentence.

Practice 1.
Complete the sentences using  the right form of  present passive.
Number one is done for you.
1.   Cars are produced in Japan. ( produce )
2.   Many different languages .... in India. ( speak )
3.   All kinds of food .... in supermarket. ( sell )
4.   In Bali, notices .... in Indonesian and English. ( Write )
5.   Football .... in most coutries in the world. ( play )
6.   This book .... by Erlangga. ( publish )
7.   Every five years, a new president .... ( elect )
8.   The homework ..... on Monday mornings. ( collect )
9.   Electricity .... by power station. ( generate )
10. Cartoon films ....on TV every afternoon. ( show )

Practice 2.
Change the sentences into passive.
Number one is done for you.
1.   We celebrate our Independence Day on 17th August.
      Our Independence  Day is  celebrated on 17th august.
2.   Farmers grow rice in the rice field.
3.   Air pollution causes health problems.
4.   People speak Arabic in Egypt.
5.   A robot operates the machine.
6.   They clean this house every week.
7.   A technician checks this computer every week.
8.   We put the food in the refrigerator.
9.   The students attend the study club on Wednesday.
10. The soldiers guard the buildings.

Practce 3.
Complete the sentences using one of these verbs in the correct form.

cover    show     cause     paint      make     translate      employ     cut

1.   Many accident .... by dangerous driving
2.  Cheese ...... from milk.
3.   A cinema is a place where films ....
4.   Two hundred people ....by the company.
5.   The park .....completely by snow in winter.
6    The books ..... into English.
7.   The grass .....frequently.
8.   The house .... blue.

Practice 4.
Change these active sentences into passive sentences.
1.   Eva invites me.
2.   My father plays the guitar.
3.   Gina and Tina do their home works.
4.   Jane closes the door.
5.   I help Gina.
6.   The printer prints my document.
7.   Olivia writes a biography book.
8.   The teacher explains the lesson.
9.   Ahmad prepares the party.
10. A horse pulls the farmer's wagon.

Practice 5.
Complete these active sentences with correct be (is, am, are).
1.   The door ...... opened by Jean.
2.   The window ........closed by Sam.
3.   The documents ......... printed with the printer.
4.   I ........invited by Gina.
5.   The order .........taken by the waiter.
6.   Eva .......called by her mother.


Practice 6.
Rearrange these jumbled words to make a passive sentence.
1.   is - Eva's - stolen - wallet - a thief - by
2.   Azis - brochures - are - the - sent - by
3.   publisher - the - are - published - by - books - the
4.   waiters - served - customers - by - are - waitresses - and
5.   taught - Jaja - that - is - by - Prof - course
6.   news - I - surprised - am - by - the