In the past perfect tense, we make passive verb forms by putting had been before the past participle form of the verb.
- Active: I had received the parcel.
Passive: The parcel had been received by me. - Active: She had won many awards.
- Passive: Many awards had been won by her.
Exercise
Change the following sentences into the passive.
1Rewrite in the passive: The boy had stolen the purse. The purse ............... by the boy.
Wrong!
The past perfect active form changes to the past perfect passive form "had been stolen".
2Rewrite in the passive: The cat had drunk the milk. The milk ............... by the cat.
Wrong!
The past perfect active form changes to the past perfect passive form "had been drunk".
3Rewrite in the passive: She had taken the tablet. The tablet ............... by her.
Wrong!
The past perfect active form changes to the past perfect passive form "had been taken".
4Rewrite in the passive: I had learnt my lessons. My lessons ............... by me.
Wrong!
The past perfect active form changes to the past perfect passive form "had been learnt".
5Rewrite in the passive: I had sent the parcel. The parcel ............... by me.
Wrong!
The past perfect active form changes to the past perfect passive form "had been sent".
6Rewrite in the passive: I had booked two tickets. Two tickets ............... by me.
Wrong!
The past perfect active form changes to the past perfect passive form "had been booked".
7Rewrite in the passive: They had finished the job. The job ............... by them.
Wrong!
The past perfect active form changes to the past perfect passive form "had been finished".
8Rewrite in the passive: I had missed the flight. The flight ............... by me.
Wrong!
The past perfect active form changes to the past perfect passive form "had been missed".
9Rewrite in the passive: She had won the first prize. The first prize ............... by her.
Wrong!
The past perfect active form changes to the past perfect passive form "had been won".
10Rewrite in the passive: The constable had caught the thief. The thief ............... by the constable.
Wrong!
The past perfect active form changes to the past perfect passive form "had been caught".
11Rewrite in the passive: She had created many problems. Many problems ............... by her.
Wrong!
The past perfect active form changes to the past perfect passive form "had been created".
Done.
Score: 0/11
Answers
- Rewrite in the passive: The boy had stolen the purse. The purse had been stolen by the boy.
- Rewrite in the passive: The cat had drunk the milk. The milk had been drunk by the cat.
- Rewrite in the passive: She had taken the tablet. The tablet had been taken by her.
- Rewrite in the passive: I had learnt my lessons. My lessons had been learnt by me.
- Rewrite in the passive: I had sent the parcel. The parcel had been sent by me.
- Rewrite in the passive: I had booked two tickets. Two tickets had been booked by me.
- Rewrite in the passive: They had finished the job. The job had been finished by them.
- Rewrite in the passive: I had missed the flight. The flight had been missed by me.
- Rewrite in the passive: She had won the first prize. The first prize had been won by her.
- Rewrite in the passive: The constable had caught the thief. The thief had been caught by the constable.
- Rewrite in the passive: She had created many problems. Many problems had been created by her.
