Passive voice

1.When I came home, they had eaten the sweets.- The sweets were eaten* when I came home.
2. They are repairing the clock now. - Now the clock is being repaired.
3. I have translated the whole text. -The whole text has been translated.
4.They haven’t brought back my skates. -My skates have not been brought back.
5. Has anybody explained the rules of the game to you?- Have the rules of the game been explained to you?
6. He stole a lot of money from the shop. -A lot of money was stolen from the shop.
7. They will stage this play at the beginning of the next season. -This play will be staged at the beginning of the next season.
8. By the middle of autumn we had planted all the trees. -All the trees were planted by the middle of autumn.
9.When I fell ill, my mother sent for the doctor. - A doctor was sent for when I fell ill.
10. He will give my brother English lessons. - English lesson will be given to my brother.

*or, The sweets had been eaten when I came home.

You did very well! - A great feat was achieved!

TIP if you read some scientific texts, you will find almost everything written in the passive voice. - In reading scientific texts almost everything will be written in the passive voice.

Passive voice

1.When I came home, they had eaten the sweets.- The sweets are eaton,when i had been come home they.
2. They are repairing the clock now. -The clock are being repay now they.
3. I have translated the whole text. -The whole text has translate me.
4.They haven’t brought back my skates. -My skates have not been brought back they.
5. Has anybody explained the rules of the game to you?-
6. He stole a lot of money from the shop. -A lot of many were stolen from the shop.
7. They will stage this play at the beginning of the next season. -This play will be stage at the begining of the next season.
8. By the middle of autumn we had planted all the trees. -All the trees were planted by the middle of autumn.
9.When I fell ill, my mother sent for the doctor.
10. He will give my brother English lessons. - English lesson will be given my brother.

1. The sweets were (all) eaten by the time I came home.

2. The clock is being repaired now

3. The whole text was translated by me   

4. My skates have not been brought back by them

5. Have the rules of the game been explained to you?

6. A lot of money was stolen from the shop by him

7. This play will be staged at the beginning of the next season  (almost correct)

8. Correct :)

9. The doctor was sent for by my mother when I fell ill

10 English lessons will be given to him by my brother.

Hope this is helpful to you Yana

Laura