Active & Passive Voice PPT

1. Active and passive voice

2. Voice
• In Grammar, voice shows whether the subject
of the sentence is doing the action or whether
the action is done to it.

3. Active Sentence
• In active sentences, the thing doing the action
is the subject of the sentence and the thing
receiving the action is the object.
[Thing doing action] + [verb] + [thing receiving action]
Example:
Salma washes the dishes.
The teacher teaches the students.

4. Passive Sentences
• In passive sentences, the focus is on the
action. The thing or the person who does the
action ( the subject) is not important or we do
not know who does it.
Salwa washes the dishes.
The dishes are washed (by Salwa).

5. Form of the passive
Object + verb be + past participle (verb 3)

6. Form of the passive
• Subject ( object of the active) + be + past
participle
• the object of the active sentence becomes the
subject of the passive sentence
• the form of the verb is changed (to be + past
participle)
• the subject of the active sentence becomes the
object of the passive sentence (or is dropped)

7. Tense Subject Verb Object
Simple Present
Active: Muna makes tea.
Passive: Tea is made by Muna.
Present
Progressive
Active: Muna is making tea.
Passive: Tea is being made by Muna.
Simple Past
Active: Muna made tea.
Passive: Tea was made by Muna.
Past Progressive
Active: Muna was making tea.
Passive: Tea was being made by Muna.
Present Perfect
Active: Muna has made Tea.
Passive: Tea has been made by Muna.
Past Perfect
Active: Muna had made tea.
Passive: Tea had been made by Muna.
Future simple
Active: Muna will make tea.
Passive: Tea will be made by Muna.