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Use of passive voice
 The passive voice is used to show interest in the person

or object that experiences an action instead of the
person or object that do the action.
Form of the passive voice
 Passive voice of an active tense consist in putting the verb to be into the

same tense as the active verb and adding the past participle of the
active verb:
To be + past participle
active
Present simple
Past simple
Present perfect
Past perfect
Will
Going to
Must
Can
Should

passive

Eat/s
Went
Have/has done
Had given
Will make
Going to build
Must open
Can close
Should do

Is/are eaten
Was/were gone
Have been/has been done
Had been given
Will be made
Going to be built
Must be opend
Can be closed
Should be done
Active to passive transformation
To transform an active sentence to a passive one, we need to do some changes:
 Put the verb to be into the same tense as the active verb and adding the

past participle of the active verb.
 The object in active sentance transforms to subject in the passive

sentance.
Example:

Active

Passive

They are going to build a house
here.

A house is going to be built here.
Examples
Active

Passive

He forgot the door open.

The door was forgotten open.

I have seen her on the street.

She has been seen on the street.

His wife had told me that he was
coming.

I had been told that he was coming.

You must close the window.

The window must be closed.

You should do your homework.

Your homework should be done.

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Passive voice

  • 2. Use of passive voice  The passive voice is used to show interest in the person or object that experiences an action instead of the person or object that do the action.
  • 3. Form of the passive voice  Passive voice of an active tense consist in putting the verb to be into the same tense as the active verb and adding the past participle of the active verb: To be + past participle active Present simple Past simple Present perfect Past perfect Will Going to Must Can Should passive Eat/s Went Have/has done Had given Will make Going to build Must open Can close Should do Is/are eaten Was/were gone Have been/has been done Had been given Will be made Going to be built Must be opend Can be closed Should be done
  • 4. Active to passive transformation To transform an active sentence to a passive one, we need to do some changes:  Put the verb to be into the same tense as the active verb and adding the past participle of the active verb.  The object in active sentance transforms to subject in the passive sentance. Example: Active Passive They are going to build a house here. A house is going to be built here.
  • 5. Examples Active Passive He forgot the door open. The door was forgotten open. I have seen her on the street. She has been seen on the street. His wife had told me that he was coming. I had been told that he was coming. You must close the window. The window must be closed. You should do your homework. Your homework should be done.