Exercise 166

Change the active verbs to the passive verbs. Write the subject and the verb of the passive sentences.

1. PRESENT SIMPLE

   The teacher helps me. The teacher helps Jane. The teacher helps us.

   _______ _____am helped____ by the teacher. _______ __________________ by the teacher. _______ __________________ by the teacher.

2. PAST SIMPLE

   The teacher helped me. The teacher helped Jane. The teacher helped us.

   _______ __________________ by the teacher. _______ __________________ by the teacher. _______ __________________ by the teacher.

3. PRESENT PERFECT

   The teacher has helped me. The teacher has helped Jane. The teacher has helped us.

   _______ __________________ by the teacher. _______ __________________ by the teacher. _______ __________________ by the teacher.

4. FUTURE

The teacher will help me. The teacher is going to help me. The teacher will help Tim. The teacher is going to help Tim.

_______ __________________ by the teacher. _______ __________________ by the teacher. _______ __________________ by the teacher. _______ __________________ by the teacher.

Exercise 167

Change the verbs to the passive. Do not change the tenses.

Be + Past Participle

Bob mailed the package. Mr. Catt delivers our mail. The children have eaten the cake. Linda wrote that letter. Mr. Bond will manage our company. That company employs many people. That company has hired Sue. The secretary is going to fax the letter. Mr. Adams will do the work. Our boss led yesterday’s meeting.

The package was mailed by Bob. Our mail ________ ______________ by Mr. Catt. The cake ________ ______________ by the children. That letter ________ _______________ by Linda. Our company ________ _______________ by Mr. Bond. Many people _________ ______________ by that company. Sue _________ ______________ by that company. The letter _________ ______________ by the secretary. The work _________ ______________ by Mr. Adams. Yesterday’s meeting ____ ______________ by our boss.