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Listening & Speaking Time

For this activity, the teacher will list various verbs on a sheet of paper. He/she will
call students in pairs. He/she will give one verb as a cue to one pair of students. One
student has to think and speak three sentences in active voice based on that verb
cue in three tenses: past, present, and future, all in simple form. Then the second
student of the pair will speak the passive voice of the same sentences. The teacher
will monitor and help the students.
For example:
Teacher’'s verb cue: Play

First Student: The girl plays badminton.
The girl played badminton.
The girl will play badminton.
Second Student: Badminton is played by the girl.
Badminton was played by the girl.
Badminton will be played by the girl.

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Complete the following sentences with appropriate active or passive verb forms given in
brackets.
1. The policemen _____________________ the photograph of the lost person.
(was shown/showed)
2. The teacher _____________________ the diagram to the students.
(was explained/explained)
Active and Passive Voice
3. The guests _____________________ around the school grounds by the Principal.
(took/were taken)
4. Shah Jahan _____________________ the Taj Mahal for Mumtaz Mahal.
(was built/built)
5. We _____________________ him a huge loan last year. (were given/gave)
6. All _____________________ by his comments. (were shocked/shocked)

7. No one knew why Vikram _____________________ by her. (chose/was chosen)
8. The house is untidy because it _____________________ by them.
(is being painted/has painted)

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