April 21 Classwork

Passive Voice

Simple Present
Farmers grow corn in Iowa.
Corn is grown in Iowa.
Simple Past
A witness saw the thief at the scene of the crime.
The thief was seen at the scene of the crime.
Present Perfect
The teacher has helped Joe many times.
Joe has been helped by the teacher many times.
Present Continuous
Someone is building a new mall.
A new mall is being built.
Past Continuous
Someone was painting our classroom when we arrived.
Our classroom was being painted when we arrived.
Future
An employee will send the package to you.
The package will be sent to you.
Modals
Someone had to fix our car.
Our car had to be fixed.