Here are 5 sentences in the active voice changed to the passive voice: 1. Active: The students study English every day. Passive: English is studied by the students every day. 2. Active: She bakes cookies for the party. Passive: Cookies are being baked for the party by her. 3. Active: They build a new school. Passive: A new school is being built by them. 4. Active: I wash the dishes. Passive: The dishes are washed by me. 5. Active: He drives a red car. Passive: A red car is driven by him.

1. Omar ELHAMDOUNI

2. John F. Kennedy : 35th American President
(1961-1963)

3. What happened to him?
BANG!!!

4. Who killed the President?
“certainly not me, sir!”

5. The news reported:
 “ The president was killed”.
 “JFK was assassinated”.
 “He was shot”.
Who?

6. What is the difference ?
 Oswald killed
the president.
 The
president
was killed.

7. S + V + O
Ahmed breaks the lampshade
Subject
“doer”
“who acts”
Verb
action
Object
“receives
the action”
ACTIVE VOICE

8. Ahmed breaks the lampshade
The lampshade is broken ( by Ahmed)
Passive voice

9. Active: S + V + O
Passive: S + (Be + PP) + (by + O)

10. The verb “to be” takes the tense of the
verb in the active voice.
Oswald…………..the president.(to kill)
The president…………. by oswald.(to be
killed)
killed
Was killed

11. • The passive voice is used when the focus
is on the action.
• It is not important who or what is
performing the action, but the action itself
is important.

12. The street is cleaned.
The house is built.

14. The students clean the
classroom .
Our classroom is cleaned.

15. The cat was drawn by Brad.
Brad drew the cat.

16. Hossein is making tea.
Tea is being made by Hossein.

17. The mice are carrying the
cake.
The cake is being carried
by the mice.

18. The children were playing
football.
Football was being played by the
children

19. Mr. Chan has fed the dog .
the dog has been
fed by Mr. Chan.

20.  He should see a doctor.
A doctor should be
seen.

21. He will eat pizza.
Pizza will be eaten.

22.  By 2:00 they will have eaten couscous.
 Couscous will have been eaten by 2:00.

23. Examples
Active voice Passive voice
a. The students clean the
classroom .
b. Brad drew the cat.
c. Hossein is making tea.
d. The mice are carrying the cake.
e. The children were playing
football.
f. Mr. Chan has fed the dog .
g. He should see a doctor.
h. He will eat pizza.
i. By 2:00 they will have eaten
couscous.
1. Our classroom is cleaned.
2. The cat was drawn by Brad.
3. Tea is being made by Hossein.
4. The cake is being carried by
the mice
5. Football was being played by
the children.
6. The dog has been fed by Mr.
Chan.
7. A doctor should be seen.
8. Pizza will be eaten.
9. Couscous will have been eaten
by 2:00.

25. Rewrite the sentences starting with the given
words.
 1. I confirm the reservation.
 The reservation …………………………

 2. We have delivered the goods .
 The goods …………………………………….
 3. We arranged a meeting.
 A meeting …………………………
is confirmed.
have been delivered .
was arranged.

26.  4. They executed all orders carefully.
 All orders ………………………………………..
 5. You have made a mistake.
 A mistake ……………………………
 6. He has answered our letter.
 Our letter ……………………………
 7.She signed the contract.
 The contract ………………………………………
were executed carefully.
has been made
Has been answered
Was signed

27. Write sentences in the passive voice based on the
following pictures:

29. Write five sentences
in the active voice
and change them to
the passive voice.