PASSIVE PASSIVE VOICEVOICE

• 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.

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

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

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.

• 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.

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.

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.

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