The document discusses the use of passive voice in sentences. Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action rather than the subject performing the action. It provides examples of active and passive voice sentences. It also describes how to form sentences in passive voice by making the object of the active sentence the subject and using forms of "to be" plus the past participle of the main verb. The document discusses different types of passive voice constructions and provides exercises to practice changing sentences between active and passive voice.
Information on:
Sentence structure & types
Phrases & Clauses
Direct & Indirect Speech
Concord & Register
Ambiguity
Punctuation marks
Parts of Speech
Synonyms & Antonyms
Malapropism
Comma Splice Error
Information on:
Sentence structure & types
Phrases & Clauses
Direct & Indirect Speech
Concord & Register
Ambiguity
Punctuation marks
Parts of Speech
Synonyms & Antonyms
Malapropism
Comma Splice Error
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Use of passive
1. Use of Passive
Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not important or not known, however,
who or what is performing the action.
Example: My bike was stolen.
In the example above, the focus is on the fact that my bike was stolen. I do not know, however,
who did it.
Sometimes a statement in passive is more polite than active voice, as the following example
shows:
Example: A mistake was made.
In this case, I focus on the fact that a mistake was made, but I do not blame anyone (e.g. You have
made a mistake.).
Form of Passive
Subject + finite form of to be + Past Participle (3rd column of irregular verbs)
Example: A letter was written.
When rewriting active sentences in passive voice, note the following:
the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence
the finite form of the verb is changed (to be + past participle)
the subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence (or is dropped)
Examples of Passive
Tense Subject Verb Object
Simple Present Active: Rita
writes a letter.
Passive: A letter is written by Rita.
Simple Past Active: Rita wrote a letter.
Passive: A letter was written by Rita.
Present Perfect Active: Rita has written a letter.
Passive: A letter has been written by Rita.
2. Future I Active: Rita will write a letter.
Passive: A letter will be written by Rita.
Hilfsverben Active: Rita can write a letter.
Passive: A letter can be written by Rita.
Examples of Passive
Tense Subject Verb Object
Present Progressive Active: Rita
is writing a letter.
Passive: A letter is being written by Rita.
Past Progressive Active: Rita was writing a letter.
Passive: A letter was being written by Rita.
Past Perfect Active: Rita had written a letter.
Passive: A letter had been written by Rita.
Future II Active: Rita will have written a letter.
Passive: A letter will have been written by Rita.
Conditional I Active: Rita would write a letter.
Passive: A letter would be written by Rita.
Conditional II Active: Rita would have written a letter.
Passive: A letter would have been written by Rita.
Passive Sentences with Two Objects
Rewriting an active sentence with two objects in passive voice means that one of the two objects
becomes the subject, the other one remains an object. Which object to transform into a subject
depends on what you want to put the focus on.
Subject Verb Object 1 Object 2
3. Active: Rita
wrote a letter to me.
Passive: A letter was written to me by Rita.
Passive: I was written a letter by Rita.
.
As you can see in the examples, adding by Rita does not sound very elegant. That’s why it is
usually dropped.
Personal and Impersonal Passive
Personal Passive simply means that the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the
passive sentence. So every verb that needs an object (transitive verb) can form a personal
passive.
Example: They build houses. – Houses are built.
Verbs without an object (intransitive verb) normally cannot form a personal passive sentence (as
there is no object that can become the subject of the passive sentence). If you want to use an
intransitive verb in passive voice, you need an impersonal construction – therefore this passive is
called Impersonal Passive.
Example: he says – it is said
Impersonal Passive is not as common in English as in some other languages (e.g. German, Latin).
In English, Impersonal Passive is only possible with verbs of perception (e. g. say, think, know).
Example: They say that women live longer than men. – It is said that women live
longer than men.
Although Impersonal Passive is possible here, Personal Passive is more common.
Example: They say that women live longer than men. – Women are said to live
longer than men.
The subject of the subordinate clause (women) goes to the beginning of the sentence; the verb of
perception is put into passive voice. The rest of the sentence is added using an infinitive
construction with 'to' (certain auxiliary verbs and that are dropped).
Sometimes the term Personal Passive is used in English lessons if the indirect object of an active
sentence is to become the subject of the passive sentence.
4. Exercise on Passive Voice - Simple Past
Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.
1. She sang a song. -
A song w as s
2. Somebody hit me. -
3. We stopped the bus. -
4. A thief stole my car. -
5. They didn't let him go. -
6. She didn't win the prize. -
7. They didn't make their beds. -
8. I did not tell them. -
9. Did you tell them? -
10. Did he send the letter? -
Fill in the blanks to change each active voice sentence into a passive voice sentence:
EX: Henry Miller wrote that book. --> That book was written by Henry Miller.
1. The president gave John an award. --> John an award by the president.
2. Everyone saw them. --> They by everyone.
3. The police brought him. --> He by the police.
4. The firefighters saved the women. --> The women by the firefighters.
5. All the students understood the explanation. --> The explanation by all the
students.
6. Mrs. Richardson filed two complaints. --> Two complaints by Mrs. Richardson.
7. That man stole my wallet. --> My wallet by that man.
8. Everyone knew them. --> They by everyone.
5. 9. A snake bit him. --> He by a snake.
10. Thomas and his brother built that house. --> That house by Thomas and his
brother.
Passive voice – Past simple tense rules and application
Active voice sentence: I eat food.
Passive voice sentence: Food is eaten by me.
In the above sentence I is the subject, eat is the verb and food is the object.
1st form of verb or present tense: eat
2nd form of verb or past tense: ate
3rd form of verb or past participle: eaten
Positive sentence
(I) as a subject
Object + was + 3rd form of verb + by + subject.
Food was eaten by me.
(He) as a subject
Object + was + 3rd form of verb + by + subject.
Food was eaten by him.
6. (She) as a subject
Object + was + 3rd form of verb + by + subject.
Food was eaten by her.
(It) as a subject
Object + was + 3rd form of verb + by + subject.
Food was eaten by it.
(You) as a subject
Object + was + 3rd form of verb + by + subject.
Food was eaten by you.
(We) as a subject
Object + was + 3rd form of verb + by + subject.
Food was eaten by us.
(They) as a subject
Object + was + 3rd form of verb + by + subject.
Food was eaten by them.
Negative sentence
(I) as a subject
7. Object + was + 3rd form of verb + by + subject.
Food was eaten by me.
(He) as a subject
Object + was + 3rd form of verb + by + subject.
Food was eaten by him.
(She) as a subject
Object + was + 3rd form of verb + by + subject.
Food was eaten by her.
(It) as a subject
Object + was + 3rd form of verb + by + subject.
Food was eaten by it.
(You) as a subject
Object + was + 3rd form of verb + by + subject.
Food was eaten by you.
(We) as a subject
Object + was + 3rd form of verb + by + subject.
Food was eaten by us.
8. (They) as a subject
Object + was + 3rd form of verb + by + subject.
Food was eaten by them.
Interrogative sentence
(I) as a subject
Was + object + 3rd form of verb + by + subject.
Was food eaten by me?
(He) as a subject
Was + object + 3rd form of verb + by + subject.
Was food eaten by him?
(She) as a subject
Was + object + 3rd form of verb + by + subject.
Was food eaten by her?
(It) as a subject
Was + object + 3rd form of verb + by + subject.
Was food eaten by it?
9. (You) as a subject
Was + object + 3rd form of verb + by + subject.
Was food eaten by you?
(We) as a subject
Was + object + 3rd form of verb + by + subject.
Was food eaten by us?
(They) as a subject
Was + object + 3rd form of verb + by + subject.
Was food eaten by them?