Passive voice
Definition: Passive voice produces a sentence in which the
subject receives an action. Passive voice often creates unclear, less direct, wordy
sentences .
Explanation: To change a sentence from passive to active voice, determine who
or what performs the action, and use that person or thing as the subject of the
sentence.
In passive voice sentence ,we use By To With
Sentences having intransitive verbs cannot be converted into passive voice .
Sentences which contain perfect continuous tense cannot change into passive voice.
In passive voice sentences we use only 3rd form of verb
Examples:
1- she plays football.
Football is played by her
2- Amina is watching a movie
Present indefinite tense
 Active voice
 Simple:
 Sub+1st form +s/es + obj
 Ali eats pizza.
 Sub+do/does not+1st form+obj
 Passive voice
 Simple:
 Obj + is/are/am+3rd form+ by + sub
 Pizza is eaten by Ali
 Obj+is/are/am+not+3rd form+by+obj
Simple: Simple
Negative: Negative:

Passive voice

  • 1.
    Passive voice Definition: Passivevoice produces a sentence in which the subject receives an action. Passive voice often creates unclear, less direct, wordy sentences . Explanation: To change a sentence from passive to active voice, determine who or what performs the action, and use that person or thing as the subject of the sentence. In passive voice sentence ,we use By To With Sentences having intransitive verbs cannot be converted into passive voice . Sentences which contain perfect continuous tense cannot change into passive voice. In passive voice sentences we use only 3rd form of verb Examples: 1- she plays football. Football is played by her 2- Amina is watching a movie
  • 2.
    Present indefinite tense Active voice  Simple:  Sub+1st form +s/es + obj  Ali eats pizza.  Sub+do/does not+1st form+obj  Passive voice  Simple:  Obj + is/are/am+3rd form+ by + sub  Pizza is eaten by Ali  Obj+is/are/am+not+3rd form+by+obj Simple: Simple Negative: Negative: