Passive presentation

1. PASSIVE
VOICE

2.  We use active voice to say what the
actor/subject does
 Passive voice is used to say what happens to
the object
Passive and Active

3. What is passive voice?
Passive voice is used when the focus is on the
action, not on the actor.
Passive VS. Active
My grandfather built a house.
Subject Object
A house was built by my grandfather.
Subject Object

4. Be (is/was/have been, etc) + Past
participle
Sb. stole my
bike
My bike was stolen (by sb)
We made a mistake A mistake was made (by us)
Sb. wrote a
letter
A letter was written (by sb.)
General Structure

5. PRESENT SIMPLE
Main Verb Is/are + Past Participle
Somebody cleans this room everyday
This room is cleaned everyday (by sb)
Verb Tenses

6. PAST SIMPLE
Main Verb Was/were + Past Participle
Somebody cleaned this room yesterday
This room was cleaned yesterday
Verb Tenses

7. SIMPLE FUTURE
Will + Main Verb Will + be + Past Participle
Somebody will clean this room tomorrow
This room will be cleaned tomorrow
Verb Tenses

8. MODAL INFINITIVE (Should, could, may,
might…)
Modal + Have + Verb (participle)
Modal + Have + Been + Past Participle
Somebody should have cleaned this room
This room should have been cleaned
Verb Tenses

9. PRESENT PERFECT
Have/has + Verb (participle)
Have/has + Been + Past Participle
This room looks nice.
Somebody has cleaned this room
This room looks nice. It has been
cleaned
Verb Tenses

10. PAST PERFECT
Had + Verb (participle)
Had + Been + Past Participle
This room looks nice.
Somebody had cleaned this
room
This room looks nice. It had
Verb Tenses

11. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Is/are + Verb(ing)
Is/are + Being + Past Participle
Somebody is cleaning this room at the moment
This room is being cleaned at the
moment
Verb Tenses

12. PAST CONTINUOUS
Was/were + Verb(ing)
Was/were + Being + Past Participle
Somebody was cleaning this room when I arrived
This room was being cleaned when I arrived
Verb Tenses

13. 1. The teacher explained the lesson clearly.
2.The students completed the project on time.
3. Maria cleaned the classroom after school.
4.The committee will announce the results
tomorrow.
5.The principal approved the new schedule.
InteractiveTask 1
Discuss It with your partner 
Convert the sentences into passive voice.

14. One object: Jane wrote a letter
T
wo objects: Jane wrote a letter to Jack
or
Jane wrote Jack a letter
1. A letter was written (by Jane)
2. Jack was written a letter (by Jane)
Verbs with two objects: Example
#1

15. One object:We gave the information
T
wo obj.:We gave the information to The Police
or
We gave The Police the information
1. The information was given to The Police
2. The police were given the information (by us)
Verbs with two objects: Example
#2

16. One object:They donated the money
T
wo obj.:They donated the money to the Non-profit
organization
or
They donated the Non-profit organization the money
1. The money was donated to the Non-profit
organization
2. Non-profit organization was donated the
money (by
them)
Verbs with two objects: Example
#3

17. One object: He told the story
T
wo obj.: He told the story to the children
or
He told the children the story
1. The story was told to the children
2. The children were told the story (by him)
Verbs with two objects: Example
#4

18. The passive of doing/seeing is being done/being seen
I am doing a homework »
A homework is being done by me
He is driving a car »
A car is being driven by him
I don’t like being… Ex #1

19. Active: I do not like people telling me what to do
Passive: I do not like being told what to do
Verb (ing)
doing/seeing
being verb (participle)
being done/seen
Active: They don’t like people asking them questions
Passive: They don’t like being asked questions
I don’t like being… Ex #1

20. Active: I remember somebody giving me a gift
Passive: I remember being given a gift (by sb)
Active: Mr. Miller do not like people keeping him busy
Passive: Mr. Miller hates being kept busy
I don’t like being… Ex #1

21. GuessThe Object Activity

22. The cake was bake by my mother yesterday.
__________________________________________
The project will completed by the team next week.
_______________________________________________
A new rule is announcing by the principal today.
_____________________________________________
The homework were checked by the teacher.
________________________________________
The letter wrote by John was very long.
________________________________________
InteractiveTask 2
Correct the mistakes with your partner 😊

23. 
The window was broken by some kids who were
playing ball

The window got broken.

The glass was shattered by a baseball.

The glass got shattered.
Get

24. 
Ted was stung by a bee while he was sitting
in the garden

Ted got stung.

I do not want these things to be damaged

I do not want these things to get damaged.
Get

25. Henry is very old. Nobody knows exactly how old he is,
but It is said that he is 108 years old.
or
He is said to be 108 years old.
Use this structure with verbs of perception like:
Thought Believed Considered
Reported Known Expected Alleged
Understood
It is said that… He is said to…

26. Jane works very hard…
It is said that Jane works 16 hours a day
[She is said to work …]
The police are looking for a missing boy…
It is believed that the boy was wearing blue
shirt
[He is believed to wear blue shirt]
It is said that… He is said to…

27. Sometimes be supposed to… = be said to…
 Let’s go and see that film, it is supposed to be
very good.
[it is said to be very good.]
But sometimes be supposed to… = be planned, arranged
or expected
 You were supposed to clean the window, did not you?
(Be) supposed to…

28. In other cases, not to be supposed to means not
to be allowed to.
 You are not supposed to park your car here. It
is private parking only.
 The policeman was not supposed to yell.
He must be polite.
Not to be supposed to…

29. In other cases, not to be supposed to means not
to be allowed to.
 You are not supposed to park your car here. It
is private parking only.
 The policeman was not supposed to yell.
He must be polite.
Not to be supposed to…

30. InteractiveTask 3
Fill-in-the blanks with your partner 😊
1.The door ______________when I tried to open it. (Stick)
2.You are _____________hand in the assignment today.
3.His phone ____________during the trip. (Damage)
4.They are ___________enter the lab without permission.
5.The package_________(Deliver) earlier than it was _________(suppose).