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PASSIVE PASSIVE VOICEVOICE
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• Active sentences: The subject/ agent is more important. The
subject is “acting”.The maid cleans the room every day.
• Passive sentences:The action is more important.The subject/ agent is unknown or
unimportant.
The room is cleaned every day.
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Active Vs Passive sentences
Active
SUBJECT VERB OBJECT OTHER INFORMATION
The school organizes a competition
every year
Passive
SUBJECT VERB AGENT OTHER INFORMATION
A competition
is organized by the school
every year
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PASSIVE VOICE: FORMThe passive verb is formed with the verb TO BE inthe same tense as the active verb + the PASTPARTICIPLE of the main verb.
PresentPastPresent continuous +Present perfectWill
Am/is/are
Was/were
Am/is/are being
Have/has been
Will be
CleanedInvented
DiscoveredTakenMadeDone
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PASSIVE VOICE• Simple present(ACTIVE) They WATER the plants every day.
(PASSIVE) The plants ARE WATERED every day.
Past simple(ACTIVE) They WATERED the plants yesterday.
(PASSIVE) The plants WERE WATERED yesterday.
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• Present Continuous(ACTIVE)The mechanic IS REPAIRING my car now.
(PASSIVE) My car IS BEING REPAIRED now.
• Present perfect(ACTIVE) She HAS CLEANED the windows.
(PASSIVE) The windows HAVE BEEN CLEANED.
• Future Simple(ACTIVE) She WILL TIDY the bedroom.
(PASSIVE) The bedroom WILL BE TIDIED.
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Change from ACTIVE to PASSIVE.
1- People keep money in the banks.2- Fleming discovered Penicillin.3- A bee has stung Paul in his arm.4- They speak English in Australia.5- Someone will pay you for your work.6- People must obey the laws.7- The police are looking for the thief.8- The farmer was building a new barn.
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AnswersAnswers::
1- Money is kept in the banks.2- Penicillin was discovered by Fleming.3- Paul has been stung in his arm by a bee.4- English is spoken in Australia.5- You will be paid for your work.6- The laws must be obeyed.7- The thief is being looked for (by the
police)8- A new barn was being built by the farmer.
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Match the nouns in column A to the verbs in column B. Then Match the nouns in column A to the verbs in column B. Then write correct sentences using the passive voice.write correct sentences using the passive voice.
A) B)1. USA a- first make / in China2. The window b- open /a few minutes
ago.3. Wheat c- govern / Obama.4. Guernica d- make / Levi Strauss.5. The electric chair e- grow in the Netherlands6. Ice cream f- grow / Argentina. 7. The first jeans g- paint / Picasso. 8. 3 billion flowers h- invent / a dentist