Passive voice presentation

1. THE PASSIVE VOICE
When the ACTION is more important than the DOER

2. What is it?
MARY WROTE A BOOK.
A BOOK WAS WRITTEN BY MARY.
We say who did what (Subject + verb +
complement)
ACTIVE VOICE
PASSIVE VOICE
We say what was done (by whom)

3. USES OF THE PASSIVE VOICE
WE USE A PASSIVE VOICE WHEN THE DOER OF THE ACTION IS IRRELEVANT,
UNKNOWN OR WE INTENTIONALLY WANT TO OMIT IT.
The classroom was redecorated for this period.
A new way of communicating between wales have been discovered
recently by some scientists.
A man was given a prize after discovering a new chemical element.
A copy of the document can be found on the Internet.
The lesson is being explained thoroughly by the teacher.
what do you notice about the verbs in the sentences?
All the
sentences
have a form
of the verb
to be + the
past
participle
form of
another
verb.

4. FORMS OF THE PASSIVE
A passive sentence form of verb to be + past participle
VERBAL TENSE VERBAL FORMS EXAMPLE
Present Simple am/is/are
Past Participle
Kids are given a book and pencil every year.
Past Simple was/were Pluto was discovered many years ago.
Present
Continuous
am/is/are
+ being
An experiment is being conducted to determine
a new cooking method.
Present Perfect
have/has
+ been
Many new species of insect have been found in
recent years.
Modals
may/can/
must + be
This activity must be finished in 10 minutes.

5. EXERCISES. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES.
1. The first Harry Potter book ________________ (write) by J.K. Rowling in 1997.
2. These books ________________ (read) by generations of people ever since.
3. Many books ___________________ (buy) at libraries around the world.
4. The last movie _____________________ (release) in 2009.
5. New spin-off movies ____________________ (film) at the moment in the U.K.
6. J.K. Rowling _______________________ (not ask) to write more books so far.
7. The new spin-off movies ______________ (not see) for the next couple of years.

6. CHECK...
1. The first Harry Potter book WAS WRITTEN (write) by J.K. Rowling in 1997.
2. These books HAVE BEEN READ (read) by generations of people ever since.
3. Many books CAN BE BOUGHT (buy) at libraries around the world.
4. The last movie WAS RELEASED (release) in 2009.
5. New spin-off movies IS BEING FILMED (film) at the moment in the U.K.
6. J.K. Rowling HASN’T BEEN ASKED (not ask) to write more books so far.
7. The new spin-off movies WON’T BE SEEN (not see) for the next couple of
years.
8. HAVE new books BEEN ANOUNCED (announce) so far?
9. Harry Potter actors CAN BE SEEN (see) in other movies now.
10. The books ARE CONSIDERED (consider) a masterpiece of modern literature.

7. FROM ACTIVE TO PASSIVE
Scientists are conducting experiments on new species of life.
verbal forms
present continuous
are being conductedExperiments on new species of life by scientists.

8. FROM ACTIVE TO PASSIVE - EXERCISES
1. Many people are asking a lot of questions to that man.
A lot of questions are being asked to that man.
2. The security guy is taking a person out of the building now.
A person is being taken out of the building by the security guy.
3. Somebody left the car’s windows open.
The car’s windows were left open.
4. Many people received the football selection at the airport.
The football selection was received by many people at the airport.