Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not important who or what is performing the action.

E.g.: My bike was stolen

Subject + Verb to be + Past Participle

(depend of the tense)

E.g.: A letter was written.

Tense Subject Verb Object

Simple Present

Active: Rita writes a letter.

Passive: A letter is written by Rita.

Simple Past

Active: Rita wrote a letter.

Passive: A letter was written by Rita.

I. Write passive sentences in Simple Present

1) the documents / print / not_______________________________________________2) the window / open _______________________________________________3) the shoes / buy / not_______________________________________________4) the car / wash _______________________________________________

II. Write passive sentences in Simple Past

1) the test / write_______________________________________________2) the house / build / not_______________________________________________3) the car / stop_______________________________________________4) this computes / sell / not_______________________________________________