1. STRATEGY : S.V.O vs O.V.S
(Simple Present Tense)
GGGE 6533
LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES
INSTRUCTION

2. PURPOSE
Learning a formula on how to
transform an active sentence to a
passive sentence (Simple Present
Tense) in an effective way.

3. MAIN IDEA AND USAGE
You may often be confused
between an active and passive
sentence. By using this strategy,
you will be able to acquire the
basic rule of transforming an
active sentence to a passive
sentence.

4. FORMULA
ACTIVE : S V O
PASSIVE : O V S
SUBJECT VERB OBJECT
SUBJECTVERB
Verb to be
+
Past participle
OBJECT

5. subject object
object subject

6. CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BE
NUMBER PERSON PRESENT TENSE PAST TENSE
Singular 1st (I) am was
2nd (You) are were
3rd ( He, She, It) is was
Plural 1st (We) are were
2nd (You) are were
3rd (They) are were

7. PERSONAL PRONOUNS IN PASSIVE VOICE SENTENCE
SUBJECT OBJECT
I me
You you
He Him
She her
It it
We us
They them

8. STEPS AND EXAMPLES
How To Change A Sentence From
Active To Passive
ACTIVE: S V O
PASSIVE: O V S
Saiful changes the flat tire
The flat tire is changed by Saiful

9. STEP 1: Identify the subject, verb and object in
the active sentence.
STEP 2: Find the object of the verb (the flat tire).
STEP 3:Make the object the subject of the
sentence.
Saiful changes the flat tire
subject verb
object
The flat tire changes Saiful
object verb subject
S V O
O V S

10. STEP 4: Decide which tense the verb is in.
STEP 5: Put the verb to be of this tense.
(look to see if the subject is singular or plural)
The flat tire changes Saiful
Verb (simple present tense)
The flat tire is changes Saiful
singular verb to be

11. STEP 6: Write the past participle of the verb
after the verb to be (see the irregular verb chart
if necessary).
STEP 7: Add ‘by’ before the subject.
The flat tire is changed Saiful
Past Participle
The flat tire is changed by Saiful
by + subject
verb to be
+
Past participleobject

12. LET’S TRY IT OUT
1. My grandfather plants this tree.
2. She delivers the letters.
3. Kumar takes this photograph.
4. Choong opens the windows.
5. We receive a lot of phone calls
every day.
6. Ramlah cleans the room daily.
7. Teenagers read fashion magazines.

13. LET’S TRY IT OUT
8. Zamani wears loose clothes.
9. The reporter interviews lots of
people on every programme.
10. They serve delicious food during
lunch.
11. Khairul repairs the TV set.
12. I wash my car everyday.
13. The monkey eats the banana.