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PASSIVEVOICE
USE: The Passivevoice is used when the person or object that experiences the action is
important and the person or objectthat perform the action are less important ( however,
we can introducethem in the last part of the sentence using BY).
We are going to study 2 types of passivesentences:
1. PresentSimple
The books are read every morning BY the teacher
2. PastSimple
Last year, the books wereread every Thursday BY the students
STRUCTURE:
1. PresentSimple Passive: Subject+ Present “to be”+ Past Participle + BY phrase.
2. PastSime Passive: Subject+ Past“to be” + Past Participle + BY phrase.
Exercise 1:
Which of the following sentencesare Passive andwhichActive voice sentences.
Which Passive sentencesare Presentandwhichsentences are Past.
a. John has been to India many times this year.
b. Many birds were seen yesterday in the Casa de Campo.
c. We are visiting 10 students this afternoon.
d. The cakes are usually bought by my father before the party begins.
e. The robber is usually seen every afternoon in the neighborhood.
f. The police arrested the burglar last night.
ACTIVE VOICE TO PASSIVEVOICE
ACTIVE SENTENCE:
PastTense ( with irregular verb take)
The shoplifter took several items fromthe shop last night
Several items fromthe shop were taken by the shoplifter last night
PresentTense ( with regular verb search)
The police usually search all the bags before the concert begins.
All the bags are searched by the police before the concert begins.
Exercise
Change the following sentences from Active to Passivevoice.
Look at your workbook pg 57 exercises 1,2,3,4

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Passive

  • 1. PASSIVEVOICE USE: The Passivevoice is used when the person or object that experiences the action is important and the person or objectthat perform the action are less important ( however, we can introducethem in the last part of the sentence using BY). We are going to study 2 types of passivesentences: 1. PresentSimple The books are read every morning BY the teacher 2. PastSimple Last year, the books wereread every Thursday BY the students STRUCTURE: 1. PresentSimple Passive: Subject+ Present “to be”+ Past Participle + BY phrase. 2. PastSime Passive: Subject+ Past“to be” + Past Participle + BY phrase. Exercise 1: Which of the following sentencesare Passive andwhichActive voice sentences. Which Passive sentencesare Presentandwhichsentences are Past. a. John has been to India many times this year. b. Many birds were seen yesterday in the Casa de Campo. c. We are visiting 10 students this afternoon. d. The cakes are usually bought by my father before the party begins. e. The robber is usually seen every afternoon in the neighborhood. f. The police arrested the burglar last night.
  • 2. ACTIVE VOICE TO PASSIVEVOICE ACTIVE SENTENCE: PastTense ( with irregular verb take) The shoplifter took several items fromthe shop last night Several items fromthe shop were taken by the shoplifter last night PresentTense ( with regular verb search) The police usually search all the bags before the concert begins. All the bags are searched by the police before the concert begins. Exercise Change the following sentences from Active to Passivevoice. Look at your workbook pg 57 exercises 1,2,3,4