active and passive

1. Passive Voice

2. When?
We use Passive Voice when:
-we don’t know who is the doer (person doing
the action),
-it is not important to know. The action is more
important.

3. Active: She makes coffee.
Passive: Coffee is made.

4. How to make it?
Active : S+ P+ O
Passive: S + P+ O
Predicate= Passive Verb
Passive Verb: be + past participle

5. Verbs in Passive Voice
Present Simple Passive:
am/is/are + made
Past Simple Passive:
was/were + made

6. Let’s practise!
Cake is made.
The milk is drunk.

8. Let’s practise!

9. -Passive is used when we don’t know the doer is
or it is not important!
-The formula is : BE + Past Participle (-ed/III
column)!
Present Passive: am/is/are + past participle
Past Passive: was/were + past participle

10. My sister ___________________ (not/speak) English very well.
PRESENT SIMPLE
active or passive
doesn’t speak

11. Cigarettes _________________ (not/sell) here.
PRESENT SIMPLE
active or passive
aren’t sold

12. _____________________ (the bread/bake) every day?
PRESENT SIMPLE
active or passive
Is the bread baked

13. The Olympic Games _________________ (not/hold)
every year.
PRESENT SIMPLE
active or passive
aren’t held

14. Who ___________ (write)
this essay?
PRESENT SIMPLE
active or passive
wrote

15. How often _________________
(you/open) your emails?
PRESENT SIMPLE
active or passive
do you open

16. ___________________ (English/speak) in your family?
PRESENT SIMPLE
active or passive
Is English spoken

17. Our products _________________ (export) to several countries.
PRESENT SIMPLE
active or passive
are exported

18. My cousin is an author, she _______________ (write) books.
PRESENT SIMPLE
active or passive
writes

19. _______________________ (whisky/make) in Scotland?
PRESENT SIMPLE
active or passive
Is whisky made

20. ________________________
(your boss/hold) a
meeting every week?
PRESENT SIMPLE
active or passive
Does your boss hold

21. Books __________________ (sell) in that shop over there.
PRESENT SIMPLE
active or passive
are sold

22. This programme _______________ (not/show) on TV very often.
PRESENT SIMPLE
active or passive
isn’t shown

23. These computers ____________________ (not/produce) any more.
PRESENT SIMPLE
active or passive
aren’t produced

24. They _________________ (not/sell) cold drinks at the corner shop.
PRESENT SIMPLE
active or passive
don’t sell

25. My brother is a baker, he _______________ (bake) bread.
PRESENT SIMPLE
active or passive
bakes

26. They ___________ (sell) fruit and vegetables at the local market.
PRESENT SIMPLE
active or passive
sell

27. I _______________ (repair) all the computers in my firm.
PRESENT SIMPLE
active or passive
repair

28. __________________________
(the post/deliver) every day?
PRESENT SIMPLE
active or passive
Is the post delivered

29. Who ____________ (pay) the bills?
PRESENT SIMPLE
active or passive
pays