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PASSIVE VOICE
Active: S + V + O
Passive: S + Be + PP(V3ed) +
by + O (tense)EX: My father planted this tree last year.
This tree was planted by my father last year.
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TABLE OF ENGLISH TENSES IN PASSIVE
VOICE The Simple Present Tense
Active: S + V(s/es) + O
Passive: S + am/is/are + PP + by + O
EX: He reads books every day.Books are read (by him) every day.
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TABLE OF ENGLISH TENSES IN PASSIVE
VOICE The Present Continuous TenseActive: S + am/is/are + V-ing + O
Passive: S + am/is/are + being +PP + by + O
EX: He is writing a novel at the moment.
A novel is being written (by him) at the moment.
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TABLE OF ENGLISH TENSES IN PASSIVE
VOICE The Present Perfect TenseActive: S + Has/Have + V3
ed + O
Passive: S + has/have + been +PP + by + O
EX: He has just finished a novel.A novel has just been
finished (by him).
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TABLE OF ENGLISH TENSES IN PASSIVE
VOICE The Simple Past TenseActive: S + V2
ed + O
Passive: S + was/were + PP + by + O
EX: He gave Tom a book.A book was given to Tom (by
him).Tom was given a book (by him).
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TABLE OF ENGLISH TENSES IN PASSIVE
VOICE The Past Continuous TenseActive: S + was/were + V-ing + O
Passive: S + was/were + being + PP + by + O
EX: He was writing a letter at 8.00 yesterday.A letter was being written (by him).
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TABLE OF ENGLISH TENSES IN PASSIVE
VOICE The Past Perfect TenseActive: S + had + V3
ed + O
Passive: S + had + been + PP + by + O
EX: He had finished his homework before 8.00 yesterday.
His homework had been finished (by him) before 8.00 yesterday.
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TABLE OF ENGLISH TENSES IN PASSIVE
VOICE The Simple Future TenseActive: S + will/shall + V + O
Passive: S + will/shall + be + PP + by + O
EX: He will finish the homework.The homework will be finished.
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TABLE OF ENGLISH TENSES IN PASSIVE
VOICE The Future Continuous TenseActive: S + will/shall + be + V-ing + O
Passive: S + will/shall + be + being + PP + by + O
EX: Tom will be cooking lunch at 10.00 tomorrow.
Lunch will be being cooked by Tom at 10.00 tomorrow.
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TABLE OF ENGLISH TENSES IN PASSIVE
VOICE The Future Perfect TenseActive: S + will/shall + have + V3
ed + O
Passive: S + will/shall + have + been + PP + by + O
EX: By the end of next week, he will have written 10 letters to her.
By the end of next week, 10 letters will have been written to her.
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MODAL VERBS (MV) IN PASSIVE VOICE
Modal Verbs can be used in either the present or past forms.
Active: S + MV (not) + V + O
Passive: S + MV (not) + Be + PP + by + O
EX: We can’t solve this problem.
This problem can’t be solved.
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PASSIVE VOICE WITH CAUSATIVE FORM
Active: S + Has/Have + O1 + V (BI)+ O2
S + Get + O1 + V (to-infinitive) + O2
Passive: S +Has/Have/Get + O2 + PP+(by O1)
EX: My father had Tom wash his car.My father had his car washed by Tom
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OTHER INFINITIVE COMBINATIONS IN PASSIVE
VOICEVerbs of liking/loving/wanting/wishing +
Object + infinitive form, their passive with the passive infinitive.
Active: S + V + O1 + to-infinitive + O2
Passive: S + V + O + To Be + PPEX: He wants someone to take
photographs.
He wants photographs to be taken.
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Such verbs as “have/let/make/hear/see/watch/feel/ observe” are used in the following passive structure:
Active: S + V + O + V (BI)Passive: S + To Be + PP + to-Infinitive
EX: The gravity makes things drop down.
Things are made to drop down by the gravity.
Note: The verb following “let” does not bear “to” in the passive sentence.
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OTHER INFINITIVE COMBINATIONS IN PASSIVE
VOICEWith advise/beg/order/recommend/urge +
Indirect Object + Infinitive + Object, we have two ways of making the passive voice.
<1>Active: S + V + O1 + to-infinitive + O2
Passive: S + To Be + PP + to-infinitive + O2
EX: He urged the Council to reduce the tax.The Council was urged to reduce the
tax.
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OTHER INFINITIVE COMBINATIONS IN PASSIVE
VOICEWith advise/beg/order/recommend/urge +
Indirect Object + infinitive + Object, we have two ways of making the passive voice.
<2>Active: S + V + O1 + to-infinitive + O2
Passive: S1 + V + that + S2 + should be + PP
EX: He urged the Council to reduce the tax.He urged that the tax should be
reduced.
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OTHER INFINITIVE COMBINATIONS AFTER THE
PASSIVE VERB
After acknowledge/assume/believe/claim/
consider /estimate/feel/find/know/report/
say/think /understand …, we use the infinitive construction.
Simple Infinitive: if the time in the infinitive passive is the same as that of the main active verb.
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<1>Active: S1 + V1 + that + S2 + V2 + (O)
Passive: It + To Be + PP + that + S2 + V2 + (O)
EX: People said that he was jealous of her.
It was said that he was jealous of her.
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<2>Active: S1 + V1 + that + S2 + V2 + (O)
Passive: S+ To Be + PP + to + V+ (O)
EX: People said that he was jealous of her.
He was said to be jealous of her.
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Perfect Infinitive: if the time in the infinitive passive is earlier than that of the main active verb.
<1>Active: S1 + V1 + that + S2 + V2 + (O)
Passive: It + To Be + PP + that + S2 + V2 + (O)
EX: People say that he was jealous of her.It is said that he was jealous of her.
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<2>Active: S1 + V1 + that + S2 + V2 + (O)
Passive: S+ To Be + PP + to have + PP + (O)
EX: People say that he was jealous of her.
He is said to have been jealous of her.
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OTHER GERUND COMBINATIONS IN PASSIVE
VOICEWith advise/insist/propose/recommend/suggest + Gerund + Object
Active: S + V + V-ing + O
Passive: S + V + that + S + should be + PP EX: He recommended using bullet-proof
glass. He recommended that bullet-proof glass should be used.
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OTHER GERUND COMBINATIONS IN PASSIVE
VOICEActive: S + V + O + V-ing
Passive: S + V + Being + PP + by + O
EX: I remembered my father taking me to the zoo. I remember being taken to the zoo by my father.
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Active: S + V + To-inf + O
Passive: S + V + To Be + PP + by + O EX: She started to learn English 5 years ago.
English started to be learnt 5 years ago. Active: S + V + V-ing + O
Passive: S + V + Being + PP + by + OEX: She started learning English 5 years ago.
English started being learnt 5 years ago.
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D. Complex verbs that consist of verb + preposition are treated as one unit when changed to passive.
EXERCISESEXERCISES CHAPTER 1CHAPTER 1
They laughed at him. => He was laughed at (by them). Nobody has slept in this room. => This room has not been slept in (by
anybody).
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E. Besides by, the prepositions at and with may also be used in passive sentences.
EXERCISESEXERCISES CHAPTER 1CHAPTER 1
AtAt be alarmed at be surprised at
WithWith be pleased withbe satisfied withbe covered withbe (pre)occupied with
At or WithAt or With be delighted at/withbe disgusted at/ with