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Passive Voice (present and past simple) – Worksheet 1

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This worksheet practises the present simple and past simple passive (is/are/was/were + past participle), including negatives and questions. It is aimed at B1 learners who know the active tenses and want to describe processes, facts and past events without focusing on who did the action.

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Exercise 1: Complete the sentences

Complete each sentence with the present simple or past simple passive of the verb in brackets.

Example: Football ___ (play) all over the world. → is played

  1. English (speak) in many countries.

  2. This bridge (build) in 1890.

  3. The hotel rooms (clean) every morning.

  4. The first phone call (make) in 1876.

  5. Many people (invite) to the wedding last summer.

  6. Cheese (make) from milk.

  7. The letters (not send) yesterday because the post office was closed.

  8. Coffee (not grow) in this country because it is too cold.

Exercise 2: Use the words in the box

Complete the sentences with the passive forms from the box. There are two extra words you do not need.

Word box was writtenis soldwere stolenare madeis usedwere givenis visitedwas bornwrote

  1. This novel by a young teacher in 2005.

  2. Fresh bread in that small shop every day.

  3. Two bikes from the school yard last night.

  4. Most smartphones in large factories.

  5. This room for meetings on Fridays.

  6. The students their test results yesterday.

  7. The old castle by thousands of tourists every year.

Exercise 3: Active to passive

Rewrite each sentence in the passive. Start with the words given in brackets. Use 'by' only if the person is important.

Example: People grow rice in many parts of Asia. (Rice …) → Rice is grown in many parts of Asia.

  1. Someone cleans the office every evening. (The office …)

  2. They built this hotel in 2010. (This hotel …)

  3. A famous artist painted this picture. (This picture …)

  4. They don't allow dogs in the park. (Dogs …)

  5. Nobody told me about the meeting. (I …)

  6. Did they cancel the concert? (Was …)

  7. Do they serve breakfast in the garden? (Is …)

  8. Where do they make these chairs? (Where …)

Exercise 4: Find and correct the mistake

Each sentence has one mistake. Write the correct sentence.

Example: The house was build last year. → The house was built last year.

  1. This song was write by my brother.

  2. The windows are clean every week.

  3. My car was repair last Monday.

  4. The children was taken to the zoo yesterday.

  5. The letter was sent from my grandmother.

  6. Was the tickets bought online?

  7. The cake didn't eaten at the party.

  8. Spanish is speak in Mexico.

Exercise 5: Put the words in order

Put the words in the correct order to make sentences and questions.

Example: made / is / glass / from / sand → Glass is made from sand.

  1. was / when / the / built / school / ?

  2. is / in / French / spoken / Canada

  3. weren't / the / invited / neighbours / party / to / the

  4. made / this / in / was / Italy / bag / ?

  5. are / emails / how many / sent / every day / ?

  6. by / the / was / fire / put out / firefighters / the

  7. not / is / smoking / allowed / here

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Printable B1 worksheet on the present and past simple passive: form, use, negatives and questions, with answers for class or self-study.

Topics covered

Present simple passivePast simple passivePassive negativesPassive questionsUsing 'by' with the agentIrregular past participles

Notes for teachers

Start by eliciting facts about the classroom or school (e.g. 'The room is cleaned every day', 'The school was built in…') to show when the passive is useful. Learners often forget the verb 'be', use the past simple instead of the past participle (was wrote), or make 'be' agree with the wrong noun. Revise common irregular participles before Exercise 1. As a follow-up, ask pairs to write a short quiz of passive questions about famous inventions or places (e.g. 'When was the telephone invented?').

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