This document discusses the passive voice, including its forms, usage, and transformation from active to passive sentences. Various examples of active and passive sentences are provided to illustrate the passive voice, along with explanations of its formation in simple present, past, perfect, and progressive tenses. Exercises are included to practice transforming sentences between active and passive voice.

1. Passive Voice

2. Revision of the Passive
Voice:
usage
forms
transformation from active
into passive

3. The window was broken.

4. The snake was cut.

5. The man was eaten

6. The man was stabbed.

7. The man was punched.

8. The man was kicked.

9. The boy was kissed.

10. The man was scratched.

11. The man was killed.

12. The boy was pushed.

13. The man was bitten.

14. The boy was licked.

15. The alien was run over.

16. The alien was hit.

17. The baby was taken.

18. He was stung.

19. 10-1 ACTIVE SENTENCES AND PASSIVE SENTENCES
(a) ACTIVE: The carpenter sanded the wood.
(b) PASSIVE: The wood was sanded by the
carpenter.
same
meaning

20. • When the person who does the
action is unknown, unimportant or
obvious from the context
• When the action itself is more
important than the person who
does it
• When we want to avoid taking
responsibility

21. 10-2 FORM OF THE PASSIVE
BE + PAST
PARTICIPLE
(a) Coffee is grown by farmers.
(b) The raise was given by the boss.
(c) The photo will be printed by Alex.

22. 10-2 FORM OF THE PASSIVE
SIMPLE PRESENT Cars burn fuel.
Fuel is burned by cars.
SIMPLE PAST
PRESENT PERFECT
FUTURE
The raise thrilled Ben.
Ben was thrilled by the raise.
Al has printed the photo.
The photo has been printed
by Al.
New cars will save fuel.
Fuel will be saved by cars.

23. 10-5 THE PASSIVE FORMS OF THE PRESENT AND
PAST PROGRESSIVE
He is taking photos. (a) Photos are being
taken by him.
present progressive: passive form
am
is
are
+ being + past participle
She is writing a book. (b) A book is being
written by her.
ACTIVE PASSIVE

24. 10-5 THE PASSIVE FORMS OF THE PRESENT AND
PAST PROGRESSIVE
ACTIVE PASSIVE
He was taking photos. (c) Photos were being
taken by him.
past progressive: passive form
was
were
+ being + past participle
She was writing a book. (d) A book was being
written by her.

25. Practice Passive
• Say what and when and by whom was
invented. Use the table.
1793 Eli Whitney invent cotton
jeans
1794 Charles Wilson open the first US
museum
1839 Abner Doubleday play first
baseball
game
1850 Levi Strauss begin making
jeans

26. 1879 Thomas Edison invent electric bulb
1893 Henry Ford build the first car
1895 play professional
football
1923 Vladimir
Zvorykin
revolutioniz
e
television
1923 Charles
Birdseye
introduce fast frozen
food
1928 broadcast 1st
TV
program
1938 introduce nylon
1947 invent transistors

28. by + O
10-1 ACTIVE SENTENCES AND PASSIVE SENTENCES
(c) Carol sold the house.
(d) The house was sold by Carol.
S O
ACTIVE:
PASSIVE:
S
object of active subject of passive
subject of active object of by

29. The nuts were gathered by the squirrel.
10-1, 10-2 LET’S PRACTICE
ACTIVE
PASSIVE
The squirrel gathered the nuts.

30. The wall was painted by
Matthew.
10-1, 10-2 LET’S PRACTICE
ACTIVE
PASSIVE
Matthew painted the wall.

31. The election results will be determined by
the voters.
10-1, 10-2 LET’S PRACTICE
ACTIVE
PASSIVE
The voters will determine
the election results.

32. 10-3 LET’S PRACTICE
transitive
intransitive
Eva won a medal.
PASSIVE: _______________________A medal was won by Eva.
?

33. 10-3 LET’S PRACTICE
transitive
intransitive
Tim Berners-Lee invented the
World Wide Web.
PASSIVE: _______________________The World Wide Web was
invented by Tim Berners-Lee._______________________
?

34. 10-4 LET’S PRACTICE
ACTIVE
PASSIVE
Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.
Hamlet was written by Shakespeare.

35. 10-4 LET’S PRACTICE
ACTIVE
PASSIVE
Many students use computers.
Computers are used by many students.

36. 10-4 LET’S PRACTICE
ACTIVE
PASSIVE
Tina taught me how to knit.
I was taught to knit by Tina.

37. 10-5 LET’S PRACTICE
ACTIVE
PASSIVE
Two great teams are playing
hockey.
Hockey is being played by two great teams.

38. 10-5 LET’S PRACTICE
ACTIVE
PASSIVE
Someone was building a guest house in Bhutan.
A guest house was being built in Bhutan.

39. 10-5 LET’S PRACTICE
ACTIVE
PASSIVE
Alan is studying the memo.
The memo is being studied by Alan.