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Passive Voice

The document discusses the passive voice, providing examples of changing sentences from the active to passive voice in both the present and past simple tenses. It also includes practice problems for the reader to change sentences to the passive voice.

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Passive Voice

The document discusses the passive voice, providing examples of changing sentences from the active to passive voice in both the present and past simple tenses. It also includes practice problems for the reader to change sentences to the passive voice.

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PASSIVE VOICE

NAME:
DATE:
GROUP:
 REMEMBER
Active voice = Subject + verb + COMPLEMENT
1 2 3
Passive voice = reverse elements 1 & 3
New subject + be + past participle / + by + new complement
3 2 1
 OBSERVE
Present simple / singular Present simple / plural
 Father buys bread * Mothers make the meals
1 2 3 1 2 3

3 2 1 3 2 1
Bread is bought by father The meals are made by mothers

Past simple / singular Past simple / plural


 The policeman arrested the thief * Sister wrote letters
1 2 3 1 2 3

3 2 1 3 2 1
The thief was arrested by the policeman. Letters were written by sister.

 PRACTICE
Write correct sentences in the passive
 Past simple  Present simple
• Telephone / invented / graham bell / by / was / • Football / played / everybody / is / by
• Brother / bitten / a dog / was / by • Repaired / cars / are / by / mechanics
• A thief / stolen / were / by / My keys • Are / woodcutters / cut down / by / trees
• The lightening / was / damaged / by / the house • Grass / is / gardeners / by / cut

Choose the correct sentence


 people choose the president  Many persons speak English
• People are chosen by the president • English was spoken by many persons
• The president is chosen by people • English is spoken by many persons
• The president is choose by people • Many persons are spoken by English
 Columbus discovered America  Benjamin Franklin created the first public
• America was discovered by Columbus library
• America were discovered by Columbus Benjamin Franklin is created by the first public
• America is discovered by Columbus library
• The first public library were created by
Benjamin Franklin
• The first public library was created by
Benjamin Franklin
 APPLY
Turn into the passive
 The maid cleans the house every day. ………………………………………………………………………..
 We make glass from sand. ………………………………………………………………………..
 They built the bridge some years ago. ………………………………………………………………………..
 The boy broke three windows. ………………………………………………………………………...
 The fire damaged many houses. ………………………………………………………………………...
 My friend offered me a nice present. ………………………………………………………………………...
 The Germans invented handball. ………………………………………………………………………..
 Mother irons our clothes. ………………………………………………………………………...

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