Passive voice

PASSIVE
VOICE
Passive voice
The passive voice is formed with the verb to be and the past participle of the main verb.
The coffee is served by the waiter.
A pizza is cooked by the chef.
ACTIVE TO Passive voice
ACTIVE:
PASSIVE:
The police catches the thief
The thief is caught by the police.
ACTIVE TO Passive voice
Sheila
the car
washes
The car
washed
By Sheila
is
ACTIVE:
Passive:

The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive one.
ACTIVE TO Passive voice
Sheila
the car
washes
The car
washed
By Sheila
is
ACTIVE:
Passive:
The verb to be in the passive sentence is in the same tense as the main verb in the active sentence.
Present
ACTIVE TO Passive voice
Sheila
the car
washes
The car
washed
By Sheila
is
ACTIVE:
Passive:
In the passive sentence, we use the past participle of the main verb in the active sentence.
Past participle
ACTIVE TO Passive voice
Sheila
the car
washes
The car
washed
By Sheila
is
ACTIVE:
Passive:
When we want to mention who performed the action, we use the word By Agent
PASSIVE VOICE
FORM:
be + V3/ V-ed
Active: S + V + O
Passive: S + be + V3/ V-ed + By +O
How to change into passive voice
Identify Subject, Verb, Object
Obj (active) Sub (passive)
Main Verb (active) be +V3/ V-ed
Sub (active) by + Obj
ACTIVE TO Passive voice
Active : James carries a new door

Passive: A new door is carried by James.
present
Active: Jack cleans the dishes

Passive : The dishes are cleaned by Jack.
ACTIVE TO Passive voice
past
Active : Philip won the race.

Passive : The race was won by Philip
 
Active : Theo directed the film.

Passive : The film was directed by Theo
ACTIVE TO Passive voice
past
Active : Jack passed the exam.

Passive : The Exam was passed by Jack
Active : The thief robbed a bank.

Passive : A Bank was robbed by the thief
Forests are cut down by human
Our environment is polluted
Wife life is threatened seriously
EXERCISE 1:
Choose the right form of the verbs in brackets
The children ( reported/ were reported) to be homeless.
Trees (grow/ are grown) well in this soil.
Can English (be spoken/ speak) at the club.
I (don`t invite/ am not invited) to the parties very often.
Many new roads (are being built/ are building) in this city.
Choose the correct one
Choose the correct one
1. He (stand) in front of a large audience. He (photograph) by many journalists now.
A. is standing/ is photographing
B. is standing/ is being photographed
C. stands/ is being photographed
D. stands/ is photographing.
2. The students (tell) about the changes of their timetable yet?
A. Have the students told B. Did the students tell
C. Have the students been told D. Were students told
3. At that time the table (lay) and I (decide) not to come in .
A. laid / decided B. was laying/ decided
C. was being laid / decide D. was being laid / decided
4. Where these young coconut trees (plant)?
A. will. be planted B. will .plant
C. will... be planting D. is... being planted
B.
C.
D.
A.
EXERCISE 2: