Sentences are given in the passive voice. Change them into active voice by supplying a suitable verb.
1She was cheated by her friends. Her friends ............... her.
Wrong!
The past simple passive "was cheated" changes to the active verb "cheated".
2The man was bitten by the dog. The dog ............... the man.
Wrong!
The past simple passive "was bitten" changes to the active verb "bit".
3She has been promoted. They ............... her.
Wrong!
The present perfect passive "has been promoted" changes to the active verb phrase "have promoted".
4I was inspired by his speech. His speech ............... me.
Wrong!
The past simple passive "was inspired" changes to the active verb "inspired".
5The road is being repaired. They ............... the road.
Wrong!
The present continuous passive "is being repaired" changes to the active verb phrase "are repairing".
6You will be punished for this. They ............... you for this.
Wrong!
The future simple passive "will be punished" changes to the active verb phrase "will punish".
7The flowers were being plucked by the child. The child ............... the flowers.
Wrong!
The past continuous passive "were being plucked" changes to the active verb phrase "was plucking".
8He has been informed of the accident. We ............... him of the accident.
Wrong!
The present perfect passive "has been informed" changes to the active verb phrase "have informed".
9The suspects are being questioned by the police. The police ............... the suspects.
Wrong!
The present continuous passive "are being questioned" changes to the active verb phrase "are questioning".
10Tables and chairs are made by carpenters. Carpenters ............... tables and chairs.
Wrong!
The present simple passive "are made" changes to the active verb "make".
11The injured were being treated by the doctors. The doctors ............... the injured.
Wrong!
The past continuous passive "were being treated" changes to the active verb phrase "were treating".
12The letter was posted in the morning. I ............... the letter in the morning.
Wrong!
The past simple passive "was posted" changes to the active verb "posted".
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- She was cheated by her friends. Her friends cheated her.
- The man was bitten by the dog. The dog bit the man.
- She has been promoted. They have promoted her.
- I was inspired by his speech. His speech inspired me.
- The road is being repaired. They are repairing the road.
- You will be punished for this. They will punish you for this.
- The flowers were being plucked by the child. The child was plucking the flowers.
- He has been informed of the accident. We have informed him of the accident.
- The suspects are being questioned by the police. The police are questioning the suspects.
- Tables and chairs are made by carpenters. Carpenters make tables and chairs.
- The injured were being treated by the doctors. The doctors were treating the injured.
- The letter was posted in the morning. I posted the letter in the morning.