passive voice part 2

PassiveVoice
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Lesson Vocabulary!
Term Definition
actor a participant in an action or process.
active connected with a verb whose subject is the
person or thing that performs the action
purpose the intention, aim or function of
something; the thing that something is
supposed to achieve
passive the form of a verb used when the subject is
affected by the action of the verb

Passive and Active Voice
What is the focus in each of the sentences?
1.a. Your money was lost (by me).
b. I lost your money.
2.a. His house was burnt down (by us).
b. We burnt down his house.
3. a. All the cookies were eaten (by them).
b. They ate all the cookies.
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Passive and Active Voice
What is the focus in each of the sentences?
The passive voice focuses on what the action is.
The active voice focus on who did the action, the actor.
1. a. Your money was lost (by me). Passive
b. I lost your money. Active
2. a. His house was burnt down (by us). Passive
b. We burnt down his house. Active
3. a. All the cookies were eaten (by them). Passive
b. They ate all the cookies. Active

Passive Voice
What is the purpose of the passive voice?
We are going to look at three
purposes of the passive voice!

Passive Voice
What is the main purpose of the passive voice?
1. To avoid mentioning who did an
action.
• Maybe we don’t know who did it, or
it is obvious, or we don’t want to say.
• Most sentences in the passive voice
don’t have an actor!
For example, read this dialogue.
“The post office has been robbed!”
“Who did it?”
“I don’t know!”

Passive Voice
What is the purpose of the passive voice?
2. To emphasize who did an action.
• When the actor is a new and
important piece of information.
For example, read these sentences.
This painting is very valuable. It was
painted by Van Gogh.

Passive Voice
What is the least important purpose of the passive voice?
3. The passive voice is commonly
used in formal writing. For example,
when you’re writing an academic
paper.
• Honestly though, using the passive
voice is going out of style. Many
modern academic papers use the
active voice.
For example, read these sentences.
Passive: The experiment was performed.
Active: We performed the experiment.

Passive Voice
Active voice:
My cat ate the canary.
subject + verb + object
Passive voice:
The canary was eaten (by my cat).
object + verb “to be” + verb (past participle) + subject
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How do you form the passive voice?

Passive Voice
Active voice:
Italy produces a lot of olive oil.
Passive voice:
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Passive Voice
Active voice:
Italy produces a lot of olive oil.
Passive voice:
A lot of olive oil is produced by Italy.
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Summary of Part 1
Active Voice
I ate the whole cake, and I’m not sorry.
Passive voice
in the simple present
The whole cake is eaten (by me), and I’m not sorry.
in the simple past
The whole cake was eaten (by me), and I’m not sorry.
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Passive Voice Part 2
Active Voice
I ate the whole cake, and I’m not sorry.
Passive voice
in a progressive tense
The whole cake is/was being eaten (by me), and I’m not sorry.
in a perfect tense
The whole cake has/had been eaten (by me), and I’m not sorry.
in a future tense
The whole cake will be eaten (by me), and I’m not sorry.
The whole cake is going to be eaten (by me), and I’m not sorry. 13

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present&past
progressive

The Present Progressive
1. a. I am cooking breakfast for my mom.
b. Breakfast is being cooked for my mom (by me).
c. My son is winning the competition.
d. The competition is being won (by my son).
Active: verb “to be” + -ing verb
Passive: verb “to be” + being + past participle verb

The Present Progressive
Example/ I am cooking breakfast for my mom.
We use the present progressive to describe an action that takes
place over a temporary period of time.
This period of time includes the time leading up to and following
the present.
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When do we use this tense?
presentpast future
cooking

Let’s practice!
Change these active sentences into passive sentences.
Passive: verb “to be” + being + past participle
verb
1. My wife is liking the cookies.
2. Your mom is fishing pike.
3. I am meeting my sister for lunch.

Let’s practice!
verb
1. My wife is liking the cookies.
The cookies are being liked (by my wife).
2. Your mom is fishing pike.
Pike is being fished (by your mom).
3. I am meeting my sister for lunch.
My sister is being met for lunch (by me).

Let’s practice!
Please write three active - passive sentence pairs.
verb

The Past Progressive
1. a. She was reading storybooks.
b. Storybooks were being read (by her).
c. They were playing football after school.
d. Football was being played after school
(by them).
Passive: verb “to be” + being + past participle verb

The Past Progressive
Example/ She was reading storybooks.
We use the past progressive to describe an action that takes
place over a temporary period of time.
This period of time is in the past and doesn’t include the present.
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presentpast future
reading

Let’s practice!
verb
1. Thomas was cooking a delicious dish.
2. We were celebrating Christmas last year.
3. Mayra was writing a novel.

Let’s practice!
verb
1. Thomas was cooking a delicious dish.
A delicious dish was being cooked
(by Thomas).
2. We were celebrating Christmas last year.
Christmas was being celebrated last year
(by us).
3. Mayra was writing a novel.
A novel was being written (by Mayra).

Let’s practice!
verb

present&past
perfect

The Present Perfect
1. a. She has designed beautiful clothing.
b. Beautiful clothing has been designed (by her).
c. I have cooked a meal for my family last night.
d. A meal has been cooked for my family
last night (by me).
Active: verb “to have” + past participle
Passive: verb “to have” + been + past participle

The Present Perfect
Example/ She has designed beautiful clothing.
We use the present perfect to describe an action that took place
in the past, but is related to the present.
This past event has an influence over the present.
For example, maybe you’re wearing one of the dresses she
designed right now 
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presentpast future
designed wearing

Let’s practice!
1. I have fixed my computer.
2. The dog has broken my sunglasses.
3. He has received a letter each Monday.

Let’s practice!
1. I have fixed my computer.
My computer has been fixed (by me).
2. The dog has broken my sunglasses.
My sunglasses have been broken (by the dog).
3. He has received a letter each Monday.
A letter has been received each Monday (by him).

Let’s practice!

The Past Perfect
1. a. Thomas had slept six hours before the exam.
b. Six hours had been slept (by Thomas) before the
exam.
c. Ihor had collected money for the charity
after the party.
d. Money had been collected for the
charity (by Ihor) after the party.

The Past Perfect
Example/ Thomas had slept six hours before the exam.
We use the past perfect to describe an action that took place in
the past before another action in the past.
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presentpast future
slept exam

Let’s practice!
1. The geese had slept on the grass for 12 hours.
2. Everett had stopped at Superstore on his
way to church.
3. She had burnt her hand on the stove while
making tomato sauce.

Let’s practice!
1. The geese had slept on the grass for 12 hours.
The grass has been slept on (by the geese) for
twelve hours.
2. Everett had stopped at Superstore on his
way to church.
Superstore had been stopped at (by Everett)
on the way to church.
3. She had burnt her hand on the stove while
Her hand had been burnt (by her) on the stove while

Let’s practice!

futurewith“will”
&“begoingto”

The future tense with “will”
1. a. The school will dismiss their students early.
b. Their students will be dismissed early
(by the school).
c. We will collect stamps from around the world.
d. Stamps from around the world will be collected
(by us).
Active: will + simple present verb
Passive: will be + past participle

Let’s practice!
1. The pool will close their doors at 10 pm.
2. Deepa will study English.
3. Brigitte will draw cartoons in black and white.

Let’s practice!
1. The pool will close their doors at 10 pm.
Their doors will be closed at 10 pm
(by the pool).
2. Deepa will study English.
English will be studied (by Deepa).
3. Brigitte will draw cartoons in black and white.
Cartoons will be drawn in black and white
(by Brigitte).

Let’s practice!

The future tense with “going to be”
1. a. I am going to be doing homework between 4
and 8 pm.
b. Home work is going to be done between
4 and 8 pm (by me).
c. They are going to be dreaming of winning the
lottery.
d. Winning the lottery is going to be dreamt
of (by them).
Active: verb “to be” + going to be + -ing verb
Passive: verb “to be” + going to be + past participle

Let’s practice!
Passive: verb “to be” + going to be + past
participle
1. I am going to be driving a motorcycle.
2. The university is going to be finishing courses in
June.
3. My brother and I are going to be fighting over
the remote.

Let’s practice!
participle
1. I am going to be driving a motorcycle.
A motorcycle is going to be driven (by me).
2. The university is going to be finishing courses in
June.
Courses are going to be finished in June (by the
university).
3. My brother and I are going to be fighting over
the remote.
The remote is going to be fought over
(by my brother and I).

Let’s practice!
participle

Let’spractice!

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example/ You _____(will invite)to my birthday party.
You will be invited to my birthday party.
Future with will: will be + past participle
1. These dishes _____ (have washed) by Tom not by Amy.
2. The apple tree ____ (be going to plant) in the front yard.
3. The pool______ (am/is/are cleaning) by housekeeping. The pool _____
(has/have closed).
Please identify the tense of the verb
in brackets, and complete the
sentences in passive voice.
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1. These dishes have been washed by Tom not by Amy.
Present Perfect: have/has been + past participle
2. The apple tree is going to be planted in the front yard.
Future with be going to: be going to be+ past participle
3. The pool is being cleaned by housekeeping. The pool has been closed.
Present Progressive: am/is/are being+ past participle
Past Perfect: “to have” + been + past participle

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4. The snow ______(had shoveled) before I went to school.
5. The novel _____ (was/were writing) by Steve.
6. The lunch pack _____(had prepared) when he told me there was no class.

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4. The snow had been shoveled before
I went to school.
Past Perfect: had been+ past participle
5. The novel was being written by Steve.
Past Progressive: was/were being+ past participle
6. The lunch pack had been prepared when he told me there was no class.
Past Perfect: had been+ past participle

Questions?
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Thankyou!
Nastashya Wall
204-946-5140 ex. 201
nwall@myenglishonline.ca
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