Past or present? Active: Sarah painted the house Passive: The house was painted by Sarah Verb to be + past participle Active: Was or were? The man cleaned the windows Passive: The windows Active: The Smiths own that house Passive: That house Smith is their family name Past or present? is, are, was were Active: Mrs Smith planted the flowers Passive: Active: Sarah feeds the cat Passive: Active: A child drew that picture Passive: Active: The dog bit the postman’s leg Passive: Active: The man PRESENT, Passive: PAST, PAST PARTICIPLE Active: Oon made the Spring rolls draw drew drawn bite didPassive: done bit bitten Active: Woody did the washing up Passive: Answer Key: Active: Sarah painted the house Passive: The house was painted by Sarah Active: The man cleaned the windows Passive: The windows were cleaned by the man Active: The Smiths own that house Passive: That house is owned by the Smiths Active: Mrs Smith planted the flowers Passive: The flowers were planted by Mrs Smith Active: Sarah feeds the cat Passive: The cat is fed by Sarah Active: A child drew that picture Passive: That picture was drawn by a child Active: The dog bit the postman’s leg Passive: The postman’s leg was bitten by the dog Active: The man bit the dog Passive: The dog was bitten by the man Active: Oon made the Spring rolls Passive: The spring rolls were made by Oon Active: Woody did the washing up Passive: The washing up was done by Woody