PASSIVE VOICE

PASSIVE VOICE
Active: S + V + O

Passive: S + Be + PP(V3ed) + by + O
(tense)
EX: My father planted this tree last year.
This tree was planted by my father last year.
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.
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.
TABLE OF ENGLISH TENSES IN PASSIVE VOICE
The Present Perfect Tense
Active: S + Has/Have + V3ed + O

Passive: S + has/have + been +PP + by + O
EX: He has just finished a novel.
A novel has just been finished (by him).
TABLE OF ENGLISH TENSES IN PASSIVE VOICE
The Simple Past Tense
Active: S + V2ed + 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).
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).

TABLE OF ENGLISH TENSES IN PASSIVE VOICE
The Past Perfect Tense
Active: S + had + V3ed + 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.

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.

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.
TABLE OF ENGLISH TENSES IN PASSIVE VOICE
The Future Perfect Tense
Active: S + will/shall + have + V3ed + 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.
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.

PASSIVE VOICE WITH CAUSATIVE FORM
Active: S + Has/Have + O1 + V (BI)+ O2
S + Get + O1 + V (to-infinitive) + O2

Passive: S + Has/Have/Get + O2 + PP
EX: My father had Tom wash his car.
My father had his car washed by Tom
OTHER INFINITIVE COMBINATIONS IN PASSIVE VOICE
Verbs of liking/loving/wanting/wishing + Object + infinitive form their passive with the passive infinitive.
Active: S + V + O1 + to-infinitive + O2

Passive: S + V + O + To Be + PP
EX: He wants someone to take photographs.
He wants photographs to be taken.
Such verbs as “have/let/make/hear/see/watch/feel/ observe” are used in the following passive structure:
Active: S + V + O + V (BI)
Passive: S + To Be + PP + to-Infinitive
EX: The gravity makes things drop down.
Things are made to drop down by the gravity.
Note: The verb following “let” does not bear “to” in the passive sentence.
OTHER INFINITIVE COMBINATIONS IN PASSIVE VOICE
With advise/beg/order/recommend/urge + Indirect Object + Infinitive + Object, we have two ways of making the passive voice.
<1>Active: S + V + O1 + to-infinitive + O2

Passive: S + To Be + PP + to-infinitive + O2
EX: He urged the Council to reduce the tax.
The Council was urged to reduce the tax.
OTHER INFINITIVE COMBINATIONS IN PASSIVE VOICE
With advise/beg/order/recommend/urge + Indirect Object + infinitive + Object, we have two ways of making the passive voice.
<2>Active: S + V + O1 + to-infinitive + O2

Passive: S1 + V + that + S2 + should be + PP
EX: He urged the Council to reduce the tax.
He urged that the tax should be reduced.
OTHER INFINITIVE COMBINATIONS AFTER THE PASSIVE VERB
After acknowledge/assume/believe/claim/
consider /estimate/feel/find/know/report/
say/think /understand …, we use the infinitive construction.
Simple Infinitive: if the time in the infinitive passive is the same as that of the main active verb.
<1>Active: S1 + V1 + that + S2 + V2 + (O)

Passive: It + To Be + PP + that + S2 + V2 + (O)
EX: People said that he was jealous of her.
It was said that he was jealous of her.
<2>Active: S1 + V1 + that + S2 + V2 + (O)

Passive: S+ To Be + PP + to + V+ (O)
EX: People said that he was jealous of her.
He was said to be jealous of her.
Perfect Infinitive: if the time in the infinitive passive is earlier than that of the main active verb.
<1>Active: S1 + V1 + that + S2 + V2 + (O)

Passive: It + To Be + PP + that + S2 + V2 + (O)
EX: People say that he was jealous of her.
It is said that he was jealous of her.
<2>Active: S1 + V1 + that + S2 + V2 + (O)

Passive: S+ To Be + PP + to have + PP + (O)
EX: People say that he was jealous of her.
He is said to have been jealous of her.
OTHER GERUND COMBINATIONS IN PASSIVE VOICE
With advise/insist/propose/recommend
/suggest + Gerund + Object
Active: S + V + V-ing + O

Passive: S + V + that + S + should be + PP
EX: He recommended using bullet-proof glass.
He recommended that bullet-proof glass should be used.
OTHER GERUND COMBINATIONS IN PASSIVE VOICE
Active: S + V + O + V-ing

Passive: S + V + Being + PP + by + O
EX: I remembered my father taking me to the zoo.
I remember being taken to the zoo by my father.
Active: S + V + To-inf + O

Passive: S + V + To Be + PP + by + O
EX: She started to learn English 5 years ago.
English started to be learnt 5 years ago.
Active: S + V + V-ing + O

Passive: S + V + Being + PP + by + O
EX: She started learning English 5 years ago.
English started being learnt 5 years ago.