Topic: THE PASSIVE VOICE (SIMPLE PRESENT) 1

level: Intermediate (B1/B2)

Everyone in the house has a task that he or she normally does. Describe what everyone does, changing each active voice sentence into a passive voice sentence.
Example: John buys the food. → The food is bought by John.

1. Thomas washes the dishes. → The dishes by Thomas.

2. Frank feeds the dogs. → The dogs by Frank.

3. Maria prepares the food. → The food by Maria.

4. David cleans the stove. → The stove by David.

5. My father pays the bills. → The bills by my father.

6. The gardener trims the bushes. → The bushes by the gardener.

7. Helen sets the table. → The table by Helen.

8. My mother waters the plants. → The plants by my mother.

9. Arthur does the laundry. → The laundry by Arthur.

10. My uncle drives us to school. → We to school by my uncle.

11. Robert takes out the garbage. → The garbage by Robert.

12. Amelia sweeps the hallways. → The hallways by Amelia.

13. David irons the clothes. → The clothes by David.

14. George wipes the counters. → The counters by George.

15. Fiona cleans the refrigerator. → The refrigerator by Fiona.

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GRAMMAR REVIEW! The passive voice with the simple present tense

Structure:
Passive Voice (Simple Present) = am / is / are + past participle

When to use it:
We use the passive voice when the focus is on the action or the receiver of the action, not the doer.

Examples:
Active: The chef cooks the meal.
Passive: The meal is cooked (by the chef).
Active: People speak English all over the world.
Passive: English is spoken all over the world.
Active: They clean the room every day.
Passive: The room is cleaned every day.

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