This document defines active and passive voice and provides examples of how to change sentences from active to passive voice using different verb tenses. It explains that in the passive voice, the recipient of the action becomes the subject of the sentence and is acted upon by the agent. The document then lists various verb tenses like simple present, past, future, perfect, continuous, and provides examples of changing those tenses from active to passive voice.

1. Active and Passive Voice
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2. Defining “Voice”

3. ACTIVE VOICE

4. We usually use the active voice in
writing and speaking. E.g.

5. PASSIVE VOICE

6. In the passive voice, we change this
around, so that the recipient has something
done to it by the agent. E.g.

7. REVIEW

8. Example of Active Voice

9. Example of Passive Voice

10. A group of teens put together the newspaper.
Active
Passive The newspaper is put together by a group of teens.
Changes

11. Simple Present (is, am, are) Present Continuous (is, am , are)
She writes a letter He is closing the window
A letter is written by her The window is being closed by him
Present perfect (have/has +been) Present Prefect Continuous
(have/has+ been + being)
They have played the guitar George has been writing the lesson
The guitar has been played by them The lesson has been being written by
George

12. The Structure of Passive Voice Cont…
Simple past (was/were) Past Continuous
(was/were+being)
Tracy opened the door He was drinking some water
The door was opened by Tracy Some water was being drunk by him
Past perfect (had been) Past Prefect Continuous
(had been +being)
He had written a letter He had been riding a motorcycle
A letter had been written by him A motorcycle had been
being ridden by him

13. The Structure of Passive Voice Cont…
Simple Future (will + be) Future Continuous (will + be +
being)
My mother will make some cake She will be playing the piano
Some cake will be made by my mother The piano will be being played by
her
Future Perfect (will+ have been) Future perfect continuous
(will + have been + being)
They will have finished that work He will have been playing
tennis
That work will have
been finished by them Tennis will have
been being played by him

14. The Structure of Passive Voice Cont…
Future Past (would + be) Future past continuous (would + be
+ being)
He would open the door They would be playing
tennis
The door would be opened by him Tennis would be being
played by them
Future perfect (would + have been) Future Perfect Continuous
(would + have been +
being)
She would have finished that work He would have been painting
the house
That work would have
been finished by her The house would have
been painted by him

15. Verb tenses

16. Note: