The document provides a guide on converting active voice to passive voice, describing the structure and verb tense changes required. It includes examples of regular and irregular verbs in both voices and outlines scenarios in which passive voice is appropriate. Practice exercises are also presented to reinforce the concepts.

1. How to change active
to passive voice

2. ACTIVE VOICE
Doer
Action
Receiver
REMEMBER THE PATTERNS!
PASSIVE VOICE
Receiver
Action
Doer
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3. ACTIVE VOICE
Present Verb
Past Verb
Future Verb
Tenses of the verbs
PASSIVE VOICE
am, is, are + PP
was, were + PP
will be + PP
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4. ACTIVE VOICE
help/helps
helped
will help
Examples (Regular Verb)
PASSIVE VOICE
am/is/are + helped
was/were + helped
will be + helped
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5. ACTIVE VOICE
write / writes
wrote
will write
Examples (IRRegular Verb)
PASSIVE VOICE
am/is/are + written
was/were + written
will be + written
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6. Place the receiver of the
action as the subject
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7. Use the same verb tense of
the given verb in the passive
voice
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8. ACTIVE
They spell the words correctly.
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D A R

9. ACTIVE
They spelled the words correctly.
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D A R

10. ACTIVE
They will spell the words correctly.
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D A R

11. WHEN DO WE USE
PASSIVE VOICE?

12. When the agent is unknown
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13. example
I was being followed.
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14. When it is obvious who the
agent is
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15. example
She was praised because
she got perfect score in
the previous quiz.
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16. When it is not important to
know who the agent is
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17. example
The presentation was
prepared.
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18. ACTIVE
He stole my money.
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D A R

19. ACTIVE
He stole my money.
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D A R

20. TRY THIS!
1. Shiela cooked pork adobo.
2. Teacher Jay printed the modules.
3. Mrs. Ramos will visit the school.
4. Someone answers the modules
every morning.
5. The parents will attend the virtual
orientation on Saturday.
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21. TRY THIS!
1. Pork adobo was cooked by Shiela.
2. The modules were printed by Teacher Jay.
3. The school will be visited by Mrs. Ramos.
4. The modules are answered every morning.
5. The virtual orientation will be attended by
the parents on Saturday.
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