Grammar : Passive Voice
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Active
voice |
Sara |
writes |
a letter. |
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Passive
voice |
A letter |
is written |
by Sara. |
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The
rule |
Active Voice : Subject + Verb + Object |
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Passive voice: Object + be + Past
Participle (main verb) + by + Subject
(“Be”
takes the tense of the main verb in the active voice) |
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To be |
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Present
simple |
Past
simple |
Future
simple |
Present
continuous |
Past
continuous |
Future
continuous |
Present
perfect |
Past
perfect |
Future
perfect |
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I |
am |
was |
Will be |
am being |
Was being |
will be being |
have been |
had been |
will have been |
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You We They |
are |
were |
are being |
were being |
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He She It |
is |
was |
is being |
was being |
has been |
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Active: She writes a letter. Passive: A letter
is written by her.
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Active Voice |
I |
He |
She |
We |
They |
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Passive Voice |
me |
him |
her |
us |
them |
Passive voice with:
Modals : Must/should/can …Ex : Active: Sara can write a letter. Passive:
A letter can be written by Sara
going to : Active: Some friends are going to visit you. Passive:
You are going to be visited by some friends
Passive voice with the verbs :
Say / Think /
Believe / Know / assume / show / consider / expect/ report / ….
For example :
Passive voice of this sentence : “People say that mobile phones are harmful to children” Can be in
two forms
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Active
Voice |
Passive
Voice |
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They say
that women live longer than men. |
1.it
is said that women live longer than men. 2. Women
are said to live longer than men. |
I- Exercise 1:
Complete the following sentences
with the passive verb
1) Many people attended the seminar.
=> The seminar
………………………………………………………by many people.
2) The boy cleans the room.
=> The
room……………………………………………………… by the boy.
3) Marry will invite all her friends
to the party.
=> All her friends ………………………………………………………
to the party.
4) Nick has sent many e-mails to his
friends.
=> Many e-mails
……………………………………………………… to his friends.
5) Nick has sent one e-mail to his
friends.
=> One e-mail
……………………………………………………… to his friends.
6) You can buy good books from this
bookshop.
=> Good books
………………………………………………………from this shop.
7) Najib Mahfoud wrote many novels.
=> Many novels ………………………………………………………
by Najib Mahfoud
8) Students have finished the
course.
=> The course ………………………………………………………
by students.
9) She is taking all her books to a
new place.
=> All her books ………………………………………………………
to a new place.
10) She had received a package from
abroad.
=> A package ……………………………………………………… from abroad.
II- Exercise 2
Write the sentences
in the passive voice:
1.He opens the
door.
-The door is opened by him.
2.A thief has
stolen my car.
-……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3.They didn't
invite him.
-……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4.My father is
washing the car.
- …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5.Jane will buy a new computer.
- ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6.Everyone can visit the museum for free.
-……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7.Amine was fixing
my computer .
-……………………………………………………………………………………………………………8. Jack paints the house .
- ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9-My mother cooked
a pizza .
-……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10- Everybody
loves Mr Brown.
- ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
III- Exercise 2
Rewrite the
following sentences as suggested :
1- Many schools
have installed surveillance cameras.
Surveillance cameras ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2- Robert edited
the magazine in two days only.
The magazine ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3- In our
association, we give priority to disabled people
In our association,
disabled people……………………………………………...........................................
4- Ahmed Sefrioui wrote La Boite a Merveilles in 1954.
La Boite a Merveilles ……………………………………………………….........................................
5- Because of bad
weather, the airport authorities cancelled all flights
All flights ……………………………………………………………………………………………
6- Heavy rain has
destroyed many roads in the south of Morocco .
Many roads ……………………………………………………………………………………………
7- The teacher gave
the students an hour to do the test.
The student……………………………………………………………………………………
8- They will build
a big theatre in Rabat.
A big theatre …………………………………………………………………………………………
9- A multinational company offered
Leila a good job
Leila ……………………………………………………………………………………………
10- Parents should encourage
children to eat healthy food.
Children ………………………………………………………………………………………