A) Recognizing Active and Passive Sentences. Read the following sentences. Underline the verb or verbs in each sentence and then indicate whether the verb is active or passive and also which verb tense is being used.

1. All the food at the party was eaten. - was eaten (passive - past tense) 2. I fed the cat last night. - fed (active - past tense) 3. The mail is delivered every day. - is delivered (passive - present tense) 4. The mailman delivers our mail in the morning. - delivers (active - present tense) 5. The meeting will be held in the conference room. - will be held (passive - future tense) 6. The mechanic has already fixed my car. - has fixed (active - present perfect) 7. John's car is being fixed right now. - is being fixed (passive - present continuous) 8. Twenty people were invited to the party. - were invited (passive - past tense) 9. They will make a decision at the meeting. - will make (active - future tense) 10. The wind blew down the trees. - blew (active - past tense)