2. PASSIVE VOICE
Compare these active and passive sentences:
Active: Rita writes a letter
Passive: A letter is written by Rita
3. PASSIVE VOICE
General Passive Voice: BE + P.P
Present Passive: S + am/ is/ are + PP
Past Passive: S + was/ were + PP
4. PASSIVE VOICE
Use:
Passive voice is used when the focus is on the
action. We use this when we do not know who
or what does something.
My car was stolen last night.
We use the passive when we do not want to say
who or what does something.
Compare: I made a mistake.
A mistake was made.
5. PASSIVE VOICE
Put the following sentences into the
passive voice.
1. People play football all over the world
2. Leonard da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa.
3. Our uncle takes Susan to hospital.
4. Pollution destroys millions of trees every
year
5. Did you break the glass?
