PASSIVE VOICE

CHAPTER 5 PART 1, PART 2 & PART 3 

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So in this blog i will discuss about "PASSIVE VOICE"

What is Passive Voice ?

The passive voice is used to show interest in the person or object that is being acted on and not the person or object that is performing the action.

Then what is the difference with active voice?

What is Active Voice ?

Active voice means that a sentence has a subject that acts upon its verb. 

Example :

Active Voice : "We were going to watch a movie tonight"

Passive Voice : "A movie is going to be watched by us tonight"

Passive Voice are commonly used to:

1. To describe process

2. To convey a more objective tone in news report

Passive Voice Formula

1. Simple Present

Subject + is/am/are + past participle / V3 + adverb

2. Present Continuous

Subject + is/am/are + being + past participle / V3 + adverb

3. Present Perfect

Subject + has/have + been + past participle / V3 + description

4. Simple Past

Subject + was/were + past participle / V3 + adverb

5. Past Continuous

Subject + was/were being + past participle / V3 + description

6. Past Perfect

Subject + had been + past participle / V3 + description

7. Simple Future

Subject + will be + past participle / V3 + adverb

8. Future Perfect

Subject + will have been + past participle / V3 + description

How to Change Active Sentences into Passive Sentences

- Pay attention to subjects and objects. Put the object in the active sentence into the subject in the passive voice.

- Put auxiliary or helping verbs according to the subject and the tenses.

- Change the main verb in the active sentence into a past participle or third form of the verb.

- If you want to mention the person or thing that did the action, then use by followed by the person doing the action 

Passive voice is widely used in some types of English. Use passive voice in the text is intended as a variation of sentence form and affirmation of the meaning of the sentence that focuses more on explaining and describing an event process.

And this is an assignment given by my teacher that i have completed. (Chap 5 Part 1)

This is an assignment given by my teacher that i have completed. (Chap 5 Part 2)

This is an assigment from Chapter 5 Part 3

* Make passive sentences using the word parts and the given tense.

1. The window–open (present perfect simple)

= The window has been open

2. Her room–paint (past progressive)

= Her room was being painted

3. He–take–to the airport (present perfect simple)

= He had been taken to the airport

4. The bike–repair–at the moment (present progressive)

= The bike is being repaired at the moment

5. The cows–feed–every morning (present simple)

= The cows are fed every morning

6. The novel–write–a hundred years ago (past simple)

= The novel was written a hundred years ago

7. The food–must put–in the fridge (present simple)

= The food must be put in the fridge

8. A press conference–hold–tomorrow afternoon (future simple)

= A press conference will be hold tomorrow afternoon

9. Our new house–just–finish (present perfect simple)

= Our new house has been just finished

10. The thief–see–by the policeman (past perfect simple)

= The thief has been seen by the policeman

11. The story–often tell–by grandmother (present simple)

= The story is often told by grandmother

12. The package–send–by a good friend (past simple)

= The package was sent by a good friend

13. He–not see–for ages (present perfect simple)

= He hasnt't been seen for ages

14. My dad–off a new job–later this week (future simple)

= My dad will be off a new job later this week

15. Breakfast–serve–from 7 to 10 (present simple)

= Breakfast is served from 7 to 10

And this is a video about Passive Voice!!! Part 1 & 2 

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