PASSIVE VOICE Definition of passive voice In general

Rules • Present Simple Tense Active S+V 1 (s/es) He sings a song. Passive

• Present Continuous Tense Active S+ TOBE (am/are/is)+ Ving Passive S+ TOBE (am/are/is)

• Present Perfect Tense Active S+ HAVE/ HAS+ V 3 Passive S+ HAVE/

• Past Simple Tense Active S+ V 2 I killed a snake Passive

• Past Continuous Tense Active S+TOBE (was/were)+ Ving Passive S+ TOBE (was/were) being+

• Past Perfect Tense Active S+ HAD+ V 3 They had completed the

• Future Simple Tense Active S+ WILL+V 1 She will buy a car.

• Future Perfect Tense Active S+ WILL HAVE+ V 3 Passive S+ WILL

• 1. They were interviewing her for the job. She ________ for the

• 3. Everyone understands English ________ by everyone. is understood has been understood

5. The professor told him not to talk in class. He ________ by the

• 7. The fire has destroyed the house. The house ________ by the

• Exercise 1. The boy writes poems. 2. The girl drove the blue

• 9. She would reject the offer. The offer ________ by her. will

• • • 1. Poems are written by him/ the boy. 2. The

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PASSIVE VOICE • Definition of passive voice In general we tend to use the active voice. That is when a subject does an action to an object. The passive voice is used when we want to emphasize the action (the verb) and the object of a sentence rather than subject.

Rules • Present Simple Tense Active S+V 1 (s/es) He sings a song. Passive S+ TOBE (am/are/is) + V 3 A song is sung by him. He does not sing a song. A song is not sung by him. Does he sing a song? Is a song sung by him?

• Present Continuous Tense Active S+ TOBE (am/are/is)+ Ving Passive S+ TOBE (am/are/is) being+ Ving I am writing a letter A letter is being written by me. I am not writing a letter. A letter is not being written by me. Am I writing a letter? Is a letter being written by me?

• Present Perfect Tense Active S+ HAVE/ HAS+ V 3 Passive S+ HAVE/ HAS BEEN+ V 3 She has finished his work Her work has been finished by her. She has not finished her work. Her work has not been finished by her. Has she finished her Has her work been

• Past Simple Tense Active S+ V 2 I killed a snake Passive S+ TOBE ( was/were)+ V 2 A snake was killed by me. I did not kill a snake. A snake was not killed by me. Did I kill a snake? Was a snake killed by me?

• Past Continuous Tense Active S+TOBE (was/were)+ Ving Passive S+ TOBE (was/were) being+ V 3 He was driving a car. A car was being driven by him. He was not driving a car. A car was not being driven by him. Was he driving a car? Was a car being driven by him?

• Past Perfect Tense Active S+ HAD+ V 3 They had completed the assignment. Passive S+ HAD BEEN+ V 3 The assignment had been completed by them. They had not completed the assignment. The assignment had not been complete by them. Had they completed Had the assignment

• Future Simple Tense Active S+ WILL+V 1 She will buy a car. Passive S+WILL BE+ V 1 A car will be bought by her. She will not buy a car. A car will not be bought by her. Will she buy a car? Will a car be bought by her?

• Future Perfect Tense Active S+ WILL HAVE+ V 3 Passive S+ WILL HAVE BEEN+ V 3 You will have started the job. The job will have been started by you. You will have not started the job. The job will not have been started by you. Will you have started the job? Will the job have been started by you?

• 1. They were interviewing her for the job. She ________ for the job. was being interviewed was interviewed has been interviewed 2. Tom is writing the letter. The letter ________ by Tom. was written is being written has been written .

• 3. Everyone understands English ________ by everyone. is understood has been understood was understood 4. The employees brought up this issue during the meeting. This issue ________ by the employees during the meeting. has been brought up is brought up was brought up

5. The professor told him not to talk in class. He ________ by the professor not to talk in class. has been told was being told 6. They say that women are smarter than men. Women ________ to be smarter than men. were being said were said are said

• 7. The fire has destroyed the house. The house ________ by the fire. has been destroyed was being destroyed is destroyed 8. She would have told you. You ________ by her. would have been told would be told were being told

• Exercise 1. The boy writes poems. 2. The girl drove the blue car. 3. They have collected enough money. 4. They will open a new restaurant. 5. The little boy can draw pictures. 6. The guard watched the prisoner. 7. They will not play soccer. 8. They believe that he writes good poems. 9. My grandfather built this house in 1943. 10. The Government is planning a new road near my house.

• 9. She would reject the offer. The offer ________ by her. will have been rejected would be rejected will be rejected 10. This surprises me. I ________ by this. would have been surprised will be surprised am surprised

• • • 1. Poems are written by him/ the boy. 2. The blue car was driven by her/ the girl. 3. Enough money has been collected by them. 4. A new restaurant will be opened by them. 5. Pictures can be drawn by the little boy/him. 6. The prisoner was watched by the guard. 7. Soccer will be not played by them. 8. They believe that good poems are written by him 9. This house was built by my grandfather in 1943. 10. A new road is being planned by the government near my house.