2. USEd Of THE PASSIVE
VOICE
The passive voice is used in English
when it is more convenient or interesting
to stress the thing done that the doer
(agent) of it, or when the doer is
unknown.
3. fOrm Of THE PASSIVE
VErb
Structure of the passive voice:
Subject + To Be + Verb Participle
4. PrESEnT SImPlE
( PASSIVE )
The structure is:
Subject + am / are / is + Verb Participle
This chairs are bought by my parents.
5. Past simPle (Passive)
The structure is:
Subject + Was / Were + Verb Participle
The car was broken by my sister.
7. Past Perfect (Passive)
The structure is:
Subject + Had Been + Verb Participle
The house had been painted by my
mother.
8. future with “will”
(Passive)
The structure is:
Subject + Will Be + Verb Participle
I will be cured this afternoon by my
nurse.
9. GoinG to future
(passive)
The structure is:
Subject + am/is/are Going to Be + Verb
Participle
Peter is going to be seen by television.
10. Modal verb (passive)
The structure is:
Subject + Modal Be + Verb Participle
The lesson must be learned by every
student.
11. active to passive
transforMation
Active:
Subject + Verb + Object
The girl drives the red car.
Passive:
Object + To Be + Verb Participle
The red car is driven by the girl.
12. sentences ative to
pasive
My cousin broke the door.
The door was broken by my cousin.
I have drunk beer.
Beer has been drunk by me.
The child will eat candies.
Candies will be eaten by the child.
13. My friends build a new house.
A new house are built by my friends.
My wife is going to clean the windows.
The windows is going to be cleaned by
my wife.