Ex. 1 Read the following sentences and determine for each if it is active or passive voice.
Write “P” for Passive, “A” for Active
I eat an apple every day.
My neighbor’s car was stolen from the parking lot.
Crispy chicken was ordered at dinner last night.
All milk at home was used up by the guests.
Zhaniya and Perizat bake cookies once a week.
The car is towed away.
They used up all the milk at home.
One apple is eaten every day.
The cookies are baked every Friday afternoon.
She ordered a Crispy chicken at dinner last night.
Ex. 2 Rewrite the following sentences in the Passive Voice.
People use credit cards to make shopping easier.
Credit cards are used to make shopping easier
Aruza does not finish the school tasks.
Do they allow Sdogs in the restaurant?
Did I buy a ticket home last weekend?
Ayana helps people in need.
Aliya Anarbekovna called several candidates for a second interview.
You wrote a long essay yesterday.
That leaves many young people in a difficult situation.
Did we see the advertisement?
Saken Seifullin did not write “Blood and Sweat”.
Ex. 3 Decide which form of verb to use: Active or passive?
When I was 8 years old my parents (take) me on my first trip abroad. It was late October and in Europe the weather (get) colder. The coats and sweaters (pack) in a big suitcase. We (leave) Israel when it was nearly 30 degrees. Our plane (land) in Amsterdam in a much much colder weather. It was near 4 degrees.
We (go) out of the plane into the airport, which was heated. We (wait) for the big suitcase for a long time. It (not arrive). We couldn’t go out of the airport, because all the warm clothes (be) in the suitcase. Can you guess what we (do)?