Active - Passive (simple present & simple past)
1. Somebody often drops rubbish in the playground. (simple present)
Rubbish is often dropped in the playground.
2. A thief stole some money from my jacket pocket. (simple past)
Some money was stolen from my jacket pocket (by a thief).
3. No one likes the new English teacher. (simple present)
The new English teacher is not liked.
4. My mother burned our dinner. (simple past)
Our dinner was burned by my mother.
5. A gardener cuts the grass every week. (simple present)
The grass is cut by a gardener every week.
6. The waiter serves lunch at 1 p.m.. (simple present)
Lunch is served at 1 p.m. (by the waiter).
7. An unknown burglar broke into their house. (simple past)
Their house was broken into (by an unknown burglar).
8. Drivers often break the speed limit. (simple present)
The speed limit is often broken.
9. Someone wrote the song "Greensleeves" in the 12th century. (simple past)
The song "Greensleeves" was written in the 12th century.
10. Builders build many new houses every year. (simple present)
Many new houses are built every year.
11. The police arrested the two young men at the airport. (simple past)
The two young men were arrested at the airport.
12. The boy found the purse in the school playground last week. (simple past)
The purse was found in the school playground last week.
13. The police in Britain catch hundreds of criminals every day. (simple present)
Hundreds of criminals are caught by the police in Britain every day.
14. Nobody told the president the truth about the problem. (simple past)
The president wasn't told the truth about the problem.
15. An ambulance took Trevor to hospital. (simple past)
Trevor was taken to hospital by an ambulance.
16. Mexican immigrants opened a lot of shops in Los Angeles. (simple past)
A lot of shops were opened by Mexican immigrants in Los Angeles.
17. They showed us a video of their last holidays. (simple past)
We were shown a video of their last holidays.
18. Each week farmers bring their farm products to the market. (simple present)
Each week farm products are brought to the market (by farmers).
19. Someone saw Mr Green with a strange woman. (simple past)
Mr Green was seen with a strange woman.
20. Shakespeare wrote "Romeo and Juliet". (simple past)
"Romeo and Juliet" was written by Shakespeare.
21. More than a hundred million people speak German. (simple present)
German is spoken by more than a hundred million people.
22. My grandfather built this house. (simple past)
This house was built by my grandfather.