How to Form the Passive worksheet

1. 1.
   These cars in Germany.a) are madeb) make
2. 2.
   The letter yesterday.a) has been sentb) was sent
3. 3.
   The road at the moment, so take another route.a) is repairedb) is being repaired
4. 4.
   The meeting until next week.a) has postponedb) has been postponed
5. 5.
   Where you born?a) wereb) was

1. 1.
   The house was build in 1920.
2. 2.
   The accident was happened at night.
3. 3.
   The report has sent.

Write three sentences of your own that use this rule. You can use these phrases.

• was born
• is made of
• is called
• is located
• has been cancelled
• is expected to

1. 1.a) are made The cars don't make anything: passive, are made.
2. 2.b) was sent Yesterday is a finished time: Past Simple passive.
3. 3.b) is being repaired In progress now: is being + participle.
4. 4.b) has been postponed The meeting doesn't postpone anything: has been + participle.
5. 5.a) were Born is passive: were you born?

1. 1.The house was built in 1920. The passive needs the past participle: built.
2. 2.The accident happened at night. Happen has no object, so it can't be passive.
3. 3.The report has been sent. The report didn't send anything: it's passive, has been + participle.

Answers will vary. Check that each sentence follows the rule on page 1, or paste them into Clarigram to have them checked.