Passif – Free Exercise

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Exercises

Turn the active sentences into passive sentences. Use the same tense as in the active sentences.

  1. Je lis l’histoire à voix haute.
     .Présent 3rd person singular: présent of être + participé passé of lire.|Lire is an irregular verb. See the List of Irregular Verbs.I read the story aloud.
    The story is read aloud by me.
  2. L’enfant a trouvé un ballon.
     .Passé composé 3rd person singular: passé composé of être + participé passé of trouver.|Er-verbs construct the participé passé with é.The child found a ball.
    A ball was found by the child.
  3. Philippe et Loïc mangeaient le gâteau.
     .Imparfait 3rd person singular: imparfait of être + participé passé of manger.|Er-verbs construct the participé passé with é.Philippe and Loïc ate the cake.
    The cake was eaten by Phillipe and Loïc.
  4. Ses grands-parents avaient construit la maison.
     .Plus-que-parfait 3rd person singular: plus-que-parfait of être + participé passé of construire.|Construire is an irregular verb. See the List of Irregular Verbs.His grandparents had built the house.
    The house had been built by his grandparents.
  5. Mes voisins vont arroser mes plantes.
     .Futur composé 3rd person plural: futur composé of être + participé passé of arroser.|Er-verbs construct the participé passé with é.My neighbours will water my plants.
    My plants will be watered by my neighbours.

Par/de - Choose the correct word.

  1. L’homme est connu tous.De represents a condition: we can consider “being known” to be a condition.The man is known to all.
  2. La maison est construite une entreprise.Par represents a process: we can consider “being built” to be a process.The house was built by a company.
  3. Le rendez-vous a été confirmé sa secrétaire.Par represents a process: we can consider “being confirmed” to be a process.The appointment was confirmed by the secretary.
  4. Cette actrice est aimée la critique.De represents a condition: we can consider “being loved” to be a condition.This actress is adored by the critics.
  5. Il est entouré ses amis.De represents a condition: we can consider “being surrounded” to be a condition.He is surrounded by his friends.

Paraphrase the passive sentences using on.

  1. (dans les couloirs/ne pas crier - Présent)  .présent → remove the -er ending of the infinitive and add -e|crier → on crieNo shouting in the corridors.
  2. (les mains avant le dîner/se laver - Présent)  .présent → remove the -er ending of the infinitive and add -e|se laver → on se laveWe wash our hands before dinner.}}.
  3. (le remaniement ministériel/confirmer - Passé composé)  . passé composé → 3rd person singular of avoir (a) + past participle of the main verb|add -e to the stem of -er verbs to form the past partiicple|confirmer → confirméThe cabinet reshuffle has been confirmed.
  4. (un tableau de Van Gogh/retrouver - Passé composé)  . passé composé → 3rd person singular of avoir (a) + past participle of the main verb|add -e to the stem of -er verbs to form the past partiicple|retrouver → retrouvéA painting by Van Gogh has been found.
  5. (la construction de la maison en été/terminer - Futur proche)  . futur proche → 3rd person singular of aller (va) + infinitive of the main verb (terminer)The construction of the house will be finished in summer.