Passive Voice

Formation Exercises

The passive voice is usually used in: Newspapers (/ news);

Formal notices;

Scientific or technical writing.

Description of processes.

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Subject Verb Object

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Active: My mom is cooking dinner.

Passive: Dinner is being cooked by my mom.

Subject Verb Object

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Active: My neighbour called the police.

Passive: The police was called by my neighbour.

Identify the subject, verb and object.

The lawyer will give you some advice.

Sue asked the policeman for directions.

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English _____ here. (Speak)

The house _______. (painted)

I _____, but I went. (Invite)

I felt I ______________. (Watch)

_____ Mary __________? (Tell)

Passive Tense Structure

Present Simple am/are/is + PP*

Present Continuous am/are/is being + PP

Past Simple was/were + PP

Past Continuous was/were being + PP

Present Perfect have/has been + PP

* PP = Past participle

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I knew I ____________. (Forget)

You ___________ soon. (Tell)

Who ____________? (Invited)

It ____ this week. (Destroyed)

Passive Tense Structure

Past Perfect had been + PP*

Will future will be + PP

Going to future am/ are / is going to be + PP

Modal verbs

can/ may/should / would/ must

can/ must / should / would / must be + PP

* PP = Past participle

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Change the underlined active verbs into the passive form.

Adam hit the ball.

The ball was hit by Adams.

Someone is ringing the bell.

The bell .

Mom washes the carpet.

The carpet by Mom.

Note: If there is a preposition with the verb, do not forget it. Sue looks after the children. The children are looked after by Sue.

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Change the underlined active verbs into the passive form.

Lorelai was listening to Music.

Music .

I was looking for some information.

Some information..

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Change the underlined active verbs into the passive form.

Children should drink milk.

Milk by children.

I have paid my checks.

Checks by me.

Tim will write a story.

A story by Tim.

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Write an active sentence and a passive one using the prompts.

The little boy / the wallet/ yesterday/ find. a) _____________________________________________ b)_____________________________________________ 2. Teachers/ students/ their/ good manners/ teach. a) _____________________________________________ b)_____________________________________________ 3. Somebody/ the students bikes/ steal a) _____________________________________________ b)_____________________________________________

This is a news story; select the correct form of the verb so it makes sense.

Doctor George Tiller, 67, was at the morning services this Sunday when he was shot/ shot, police said. The gunman was fired/fired one shot at Tiller and was threatened/ threatened two other people who tried to stop him. The suspect was taken/ took into custody in a Kansas City suburb 3 hours after the shooting. Outside Tillers clinic, flowers were placed/ placed along a fence, and Kansas Coalition for Life was left/ left a sign saying members were prayed/ prayed for his change of heart "not his murder. A man yelled that Tillers hands were covered/covered with blood.

Michigan Review

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Describe the Arepa making process.

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You are the committee of a big important company that sells toys. Unfortunately, there has been a problem with last seasons toys which

were not sold. You have the old one, so decide:

Should we take the same toy to the market this year?

Is it a possibility to redesign the toy? If so, what changes should be make to this toy?

Should be change our target in the market?

In the morning, it is said That every day I'm dragged from bed

By forces which are aimed to get me So I'm pushed to school by 8:15.

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