Active Vs Passive VoiceOnline version Interactive Video Tutorial by Alina Emma Dashkewitz 1 Find the subject of the sentence and identify the tense: Rosa ate the cupcake. a Rosa, Present Simple b Rosa, Past Simple c The cupcake, Present Simple d The cupcake, Past Simple 2 Identify the tense and the subject of the sentence: Cupcakes are made by the cook. a The cook, Present Simple b The cook, Past Simple c Cupcakes, Present Simple d Cupcakes, Past Simple 3 Identify the tense and the voice of the sentence: The company employs 200 people. a passive, present b passive, past c active, present d active past 4 Identify the tense and the voice of the sentence: He is not often invited to parties. a passive, present b passive, past c active, present d active, past 5 Identify the voice and the tense of the sentence: How is this word pronounced? a passive, present b passive, past c active, present d active, past 6 Identify the voice and the tense of the following sentence: How did he pronounce that word? a passive, present b passive, past c active, present d active, past Explanation 1 The subject always comes before the main verb. 2 The subject always comes before the main verb. "ARE" tells us that the sentence is in the Present Simple. 3 This is active voice. The company is the subject and it performs the action. 4 This is Passive Voice. The subject is "he" but the action ("to invite") is performed by other people. In addition to this, we have the verb to be before the past participle of the main verb. 5 This is the Passive Voice. "Word" is the subject and "pronounce" is the action which is performed by people. 6 This is the Active Voice. The subject of the sentence is "he" and he performed the action ("to pronounce").
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