This document provides steps for changing verbs from active to passive voice according to tense. It explains that the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence. There are three main steps: 1) Put the object first, 2) Change the main verb according to tense (past simple, past continuous, past perfect), 3) Change the verbs in examples provided to passive voice. Examples are given for each tense and case of the object to demonstrate the rules for transforming between active and passive voice.

1. Mohammed Antar

2. Definition
Every verb turn into from
active to passive according to
its tense.

3. The steps
1.Put the Object at the first of the sentence.
I saw the boy.
The boy was seen.

4. Cases of the Object
1.We can find the O. after the main verb in the
active sentence, and the verb which end
with “ed-ing-s”.
Ex1: We always show these costs.
Ex2:The government raised all interest
rates.
Ex3:He is playing football.
Ex4:He plays football.

5. 2. The O maybe more than one word, and ends at the
“Time and place complements and prepositions”.
Ex1: It will probably achieve its 4000th
branch
within ten years.
Ex2: The bank was slowly opening its first
few branches across Europe.
Ex3: The council constructed a new dump for
public .

6. 3.Sometimes there is no O in the
sentence.
Ex: We said it was said.

7. 2.Change the main verb according
to the tense.
According to:
*Past simple.
*Past continuous.
*Past perfect.

8. :Past simple
The formula in active:
V+2nd
The formula in passive:
Was/were+P.P
Ex1: The government raised all interest rates
yesterday.
A: All interest rates were raised yesterday.

9. Ex2: In the early days, it offered banking
service only to companies.
A:In the early days, banking service was
offered only to companies.

10. Past Continues
The formula in active:
Was/were +V+ing
The formula in passive:
Was/were +being+V+ed
Ex: Fossil fuels were causing global
warming.
A: Global warming were being caused.

11. Past perfect
The formula in active:
Had + P.P
The formula in passive:
Had+been+P.P
Ex: Scientists had measured temperatures.
A: Temperatures had been measured.

12. Change to passive
.11. Aswan High Dam created Lake Nasser.
A:
2. The bank started working in London
150
years ago.
A:
3.The king was giving a speech.
A:

13. 4. Soldiers were fighting the enemies for the last week.
A:
5. Students had submitted the assignment before
deadline .
A:
6. Edward Said had written many important books.
A: