Japanese Grammar Exercise: Passive Sentence

Japanese Grammar: Passive Forms

Before starting the exercise for passive sentence, please clarify any doubts you may have about the grammatical rules by referring to your grammar guidebook or dictionary. The Instantaneous Composition Method requires you to compose sentences with the target sentence pattern(s) over and over in order to use them almost effortlessly. You should already have the necessary knowledge.

Reference
Genki II - Lesson 21: Passive Sentences
Tae Kim's Guide - Causative and Passive Verbs (*second half)

Instantaneous Composition Exercise for Passive Sentence

This is not a translation exercise. This is the Instantaneous Composition Exercise. As if a reflexive action, try to create an equivalent Japanese sentence shortly after reading an English script. Try not to think for more than three seconds.

Natural Speed with Pauses

English and Hidden Japanese Scripts

I’m often told that (I’m) strange.
わたしはよくへんだとわれます。
This green tea (will) be used in the hospital. 
このおちゃびょういん使つかわれます。 
That war is forgotten.
あの戦争せんそうわすれられています。
This book is read by a lot of people. 
このほんはたくさんのひとまれています。 
English is spoken by Asian people, too. 
えいはアジアのひとにもはなされています。 
The cat was washed in water. 
ねこみずあらわれました。 
This coke was drank by someone. 
このコーラはだれかにまれました。 
I was called by my mother. 
かあさんにばれました。 
I was asked the way by a foreigner. 
外国人がいこくじんみちかれました。 
I was praised by my friends. 
友達ともだちめられました。 

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