2. PASSIVE VOICE
• Active: S + V + O
• Passive: S + Be + PP(V3
ed) + by + O
(tense)
• Eg: My father planted this tree last year.
This tree was planted by my father last year.
3. TABLE OF ENGLISH TENSES IN PASSIVE
VOICE
• The Simple Present Tense
Active: S + V(s/es) + O
Passive: S + am/is/are + PP + by + O
EX: He reads books every day.
Books are read (by him) every day.
4. TABLE OF ENGLISH TENSES IN PASSIVE
VOICE
• The Present Continuous Tense
Active: S + am/is/are + V-ing + O
Passive: S + am/is/are + being +PP + by + O
EX: He is writing a novel at the moment.
A novel is being written (by him) at the
moment.
5. TABLE OF ENGLISH TENSES IN PASSIVE
VOICE
• The Present Perfect Tense
Active: S + Has/Have + V3
ed + O
Passive: S + has/have + been +PP + by + O
EX: He has just finished a novel.
A novel has just been finished (by
him).
6. TABLE OF ENGLISH TENSES IN PASSIVE
VOICE
• The Simple Past Tense
Active: S + V2
ed + O
Passive: S + was/were + PP + by + O
EX: He gave Tom a book.
A book was given to Tom (by him).
Tom was given a book (by him).
7. TABLE OF ENGLISH TENSES IN PASSIVE
VOICE
• The Past Continuous Tense
Active: S + was/were + V-ing + O
Passive: S + was/were + being + PP + by + O
EX: He was writing a letter at 8.00 yesterday.
A letter was being written (by him).
8. TABLE OF ENGLISH TENSES IN PASSIVE
VOICE
• The Past Perfect Tense
Active: S + had + V3
ed + O
Passive: S + had + been + PP + by + O
EX: He had finished his homework before
8.00 yesterday.
His homework had been finished (by
him) before 8.00 yesterday.
9. TABLE OF ENGLISH TENSES IN PASSIVE
VOICE
• The Simple Future Tense
Active: S + will/shall + V + O
Passive: S + will/shall + be + PP + by + O
EX: He will finish the homework.
The homework will be finished.
10. TABLE OF ENGLISH TENSES IN PASSIVE
VOICE
• The Future Continuous Tense
Active: S + will/shall + be + V-ing + O
Passive: S + will/shall + be + being + PP + by + O
EX: Tom will be cooking lunch at 10.00
tomorrow.
Lunch will be being cooked by Tom
at 10.00 tomorrow.
11. TABLE OF ENGLISH TENSES IN PASSIVE
VOICE
• The Future Perfect Tense
Active: S + will/shall + have + V3
ed + O
Passive: S + will/shall + have + been + PP + by + O
EX: By the end of next week, he will have
written 10 letters to her.
By the end of next week, 10 letters will
have been written to her.
12. MODAL VERBS (MV) IN PASSIVE VOICE
Modal Verbs can be used in either the present or
past forms.
Active: S + MV (not) + V + O
Passive: S + MV (not) + Be + PP + by + O
EX: We can’t solve this problem.
This problem can’t be solved.
13. Exercise 4: Change active to passive
1) The policemen catch the thief.
Ans:
2) The girl puts on a beautiful dress.
Ans:
The thief is caught by the policemen.
A beautiful dress is put on by the girl.
14. Exercise 5: Change passive to active
1) The dishes are washed by Amy.
Ans:
2) The car is repaired by John and Peter.
Ans:
Amy washes the dishes.
John and Peter repair the car.
15. Exercise B: Fill in the blanks
Fred owns (own) a fast food shop in Central.
Food, drinks and snacks ___________________
(prepare) by his workers early every morning.
This morning, when Fred ______(enter) the kitchen
of his fast food shop, he saw that everybody was very busy.
It seemed that two jobs ____________ (do)
at the same time by every worker in the kitchen.
He _____ (be) very happy. Sandwiches _____________
(toast) while tea _____________ (make). Potato chips
________ (fry) while apple pies __________ (bake).
Many people _______ (like) to buy fish and
chips at Fred’s fast food shop. Besides, more
than 300 chicken wings _________ (sell) every day.
are prepared
entered
were done
was were toasted
were made
were fried were baked
like
were sold
