Simple Present Tense Passive Voice Exercises with Answers

Today, we will learn how to change simple present tense active voice into passive voice. Through these examples, you will be able to learn the simple present tense active voice into passive voice.

 

Structure of Active and Passive Voice in Simple Present Tense

Active Voice

Subject  +  I form verb (V1)+ object

Passive Voice

 Object +  is/are/am +  past participle (V3)+ by+ subject

 

Rules for changing from Active to passive

1.  Identify the object in the active sentence and make it the subject of the passive sentence.

2.  Use ‘is/are/am’ according to the new subject (object of active voice)

3.  Use ‘past participle (V3)’.

4.  Write  ‘subject’ in the end of passive after ‘by’ .

5.  Unnecessary ‘subjects’ can be omitted.

Examples Active -Passive

 

    1.  She writes a letter.

 P.V.- A letter is written by her.

    2.  They eat apples.

P.V.- Apples are eaten by them.

    3.  He sings a song.

P.V.- A song is sung by him.

 

    4.  The teacher teaches English.

P.V.- English is taught by the teacher.

    5.  She cooks food.

P.V.- Food is cooked by her.

 

    6.  We watch movies.

P.V.- Movies are watched by us.

    7.  He waters the plants.

P.V.- The plants are watered by him.

 

    8.  She washes the clothes.

P.V.- The clothes are washed by her.      

    9.  They clean the house.

P.V.- The house is cleaned by them.

 

   10.          The shopkeepers sell fruits.

P.V.- Fruits are sold by the shopkeepers.

   11.           The students complete the assignments.

P.V.- The assignments are completed by the students.

 

    12.         The company hires new employees.

P.V.- New employees are hired by the company.

   13.          He checks the emails.

P.V.- Emails are checked by him.

   14.          The principal announces the result.

P.V.- The result is announced by the principal.

    15.         She designs websites.

P.V.- Websites are designed by her.

 

    16.         The sun gives us light.

P.V.- We are given light by the sun.

    17.        The scientist discovers new elements.

P.V.- New elements are discovered by the scientist.

    18.         The wind blows the leaves.

P.V.- The leaves  are blown by the wind.

    19.       The farmer grows crops.

P.V.- Crops are grown by the farmer.

    20.        The police catch thieves.

P.V.- Thieves are caught by the police.

    21.        The dog chases the cat.

P.V.- The cat is chased by the dog.

   22.           My father reads newspaper.

P.V.- Newspaper is read by my father.

    23.          My mother cook a cake.

P.V.- A cake is cooked by my mother.

 

    24.          She decorates the room.

P.V.- The room is decorated by her.

    25.         I learn English.

P.V.- English is learnt by me.