11. Structure :
“Passive Voice”
Past simple form of Passive :
past
subject auxiliary verb
+ + participle
Example: The office was cleaned by her.
The office was cleaned
12. Use of the Passive Voice
We use the passive when:
we want to make the active object more important
we do not know the active subject
13. Example
My bike was stolen by robber.
subject auxiliary verb
past
participle
14. Example
A letter was written by Rita.
subject auxiliary verb
past
participle
15.
16. Conversation
Tour Guide : On your right is the clock tower,
which was designed
by Edmund Beckett.
Tourist : I thought the tower was called „Big
Ben‟.
Tour Guide: Well actually, the biggest bell, which
weighs 13 tons, is
called Big Ben. It was named after Sir
Benjamin Hall, who was the
commissioner for works when it was
put in.
17. Tourist : When was the tower built?
Tour Guide : Well, building was started in 1858 and
completed in 1859.
Tourist : Does the clock always tell the right
time?
Tour Guide : Yes. In fact it‟s famous for its
accuracy.
Tourist : Oh dear! I was supposed to meet my
wife half an hour ago. Excuse me!
18. Activity 1
Direction: Make a sentence and share with your friends. Then
find out more sentences from your friends.
Example
This pen was bought by me.
These books were stolen by the thief.
19. Example
1. “was found”
>>>> The pen was found under the table.
2. “were given”
>>>> Pencils were given to the students.
20. Activity 2
Direction:
1. Make a group of 3.
2. Use your first sentence from Activity 1 to
make a new story and draw a picture.
21. Example
The window was opened by
the man, the ball was kicked by
the boy and the picture was
painted by the girl.
