PASSIVE VOICE (SIMPLE PAST) — EXERCISE 2 (ESL)

level: Intermediate (B1/B2)

More practice transforming active sentences into the simple past passive. Remember: was/were + past participle, and pay attention to irregular past participles.

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Fill in the blanks to change each active voice sentence into a passive voice sentence.
EXAMPLE: Henry Miller wrote that book. → That book was written by Henry Miller.

Jim returned the lamp. → The lamp by Jim.

The crowd applauded the performance. → The performance by the crowd.

We revised the documents. → The documents by us.

My cousin brought the potato chips. → The potato chips by my cousin.

Peter flew the helicopter. → The helicopter by Peter.

The organizers canceled the concert. → The concert by the organizers.

Everyone forgot the name of that song. → The name of that song by everyone.

Mary hung the clothes. → The clothes by Mary.

My grandmother hid the candies. → The candies by my grandmother.

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Robert broke the vase. → The vase by Robert.

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KEEP PRACTICING — MORE EXERCISES FOR YOU:
Passive voice is essential for formal and academic English — these exercises cover every tense and variation.

More passive voice exercises:
Passive voice (simple past) 1 (B1/B2)
Passive voice (gerund) 1 (B1/B2)
Passive voice (gerund) 2 (B1/B2)
Passive voice (infinitive) 1 (B1/B2)
Passive voice (simple present) 1 (B1/B2)
Passive voice (mixed) 1 (B1/B2)

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