Thesubject is typically clearer in active voice whereas in passive voice it may seem like the object is the subject. More Examples: President Barack Obama signed a rescue package on Thursday for financially strapped Puerto Rico, which is facing more than $70 billion in debt and a major payment due Friday.
Download this explanation in PDF here. See all my exercises about the passive here. An active sentence like I drank two cups of coffee has the subject first the person or thing that does the verb, followed by the verb, and finally the object the person or thing that the action happens to. So, in this example, the subject is 'I', the verb is 'drank' and the object is 'two cups of coffee'. But, we don't always need to make sentences this way. We might want to put the object first, or perhaps we don't want to say who did something. This can happen for lots of reasons see the explanation further down the page. In this case, we can use a passive, which puts the object first Two cups of coffee were drunk we can add 'by me' if we want, but it isn't necessary. How to make the Passive in English We make the passive by putting the verb 'to be' into whatever tense we need and then adding the past participle. For regular verbs, we make the past participle by adding 'ed' to the infinitive. So play becomes played. Click here to learn about irregular verbs. TenseActivePassive present simple I make a cake. A cake is made by me. present continuous I am making a cake. A cake is being made by me. past simple I made a cake. A cake was made by me. past continuous I was making a cake. A cake was being made by me. present perfect I have made a cake. A cake has been made by me. pres. perf. continuous I have been making a cake. A cake has been being made by me. past perfect I had made a cake. A cake had been made by me. future simple I will make a cake. A cake will be made by me. future perfect I will have made a cake. A cake will have been made by me. Practise with these exercises Verbs with two objects Some verbs that have two objects can make two different active sentences, and so two different passive sentences too GiveActive He gave me the book / He gave the book to me. You can choose either of the two objects to be the subject of the passive sentence. Passive I was given the book by him/ The book was given to me by him. Other verbs like this are ask, offer, teach, tell, lend, promise, sell, throw. Try an exercise about this hereThe passive in subordinate clauses You can make the passive in a subordinate clause that has a subject and a normal conjugated verb. This is really the same as a normal passive. Active I thought that Mary had kissed John. Passive I thought that John had been kissed by Mary. Active He knew that people had built the church in 1915. Passive He knew that the church had been built in 1915. You can also make the passive using a passive gerund or a passive infinitive in the same place as a normal gerund or infinitive. The child loves being cuddled. She would like to be promoted. Try an exercise about this here When should we use the Passive? 1 When we want to change the focus of the sentence The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci. We are more interested in the painting than the artist in this sentence 2 When who or what causes the action is unknown or unimportant or obvious or 'people in general' He was arrested obvious agent, the police. My bike has been stolen unknown agent. The road is being repaired unimportant agent. The form can be obtained from the post office people in general. 3 In factual or scientific writing The chemical is placed in a test tube and the data entered into the computer. 4 In formal writing instead of using someone/ people/ they these can be used in speaking or informal writing The brochure will be finished next month. 5 In order to put the new information at the end of the sentence to improve style Three books are used regularly in the class. The books were written by Dr. Bell. 'Dr. Bell wrote the books' sound clumsy 6 When the subject is very long I was surprised by how well the students did in the test. More natural than 'how well the students did in the test surprised me'
1 You invited me. 2. I was invited by you. These two sentences have the same meaning. They are simply two different ways of saying the same thing. In sentence 1, the subject âYouâ is the doer of the action, therefore, the verb âinvitedâ is said to be in the Active Voice. In sentence 2, the subject âIâ is the receiver of the action
Active voice and Passive voice, Active and Passive Verb Tenses in english, present simple, present continuous, present perfect, past simple, past continuous, past perfect, future simple, infinitive, modals;TenseActivePassivePresent simpleReporters write news reportsNews reports are written by reportersPresent continuousMichael is baking a brownieA brownie is being baked by simpleThe company hired new workers last workers were hired by the company last continuousThe salesman was helping the customer when the thief came into the customer was being helped by the salesman when the thief came into the perfectThey have already discussed the book has already been perfectHe had delivered the letters had been simpleThe company will hire new workers will be hired by the has to deliver the letters have to be must deliver the letters must be The Author englishstudyhere
5 Preposition âbyâ is not used in the conversion of active voice to passive voice in the following sentences. During the conversion from Active Voice to Passive Voice in most cases we must use the preposition âbyâ. But in some special cases we also use âtoâ , âwithâ , âatâ , âinâ , âfromâ in place of âbyâ .
Passive voice voz passiva Ă© muito comum em notĂcias de jornal, uma vez que as manchetes, frequentemente, omitem o doer o agente de uma ação. A voz do verbo pode ser tratada enquanto passiva ou ativa, dependendo do enfoque que damos ao sujeito/agente doer ou ao objeto/paciente receiver. Muitos aprendizes de lĂngua inglesa podem encontrar alguma dificuldade no uso do passive voice, porque ele Ă© formado pelo verbo to be. No entanto, para que nĂŁo restem mais dĂșvidas, abordaremos, nas seçÔes seguintes, o uso do passive voice e suas regras. AlĂ©m disso, compararemos a voz ativa e a voz passiva entre si. Pronto para continuar? Letâs go! Saiba mais Simple present quando usar esse tempo verbal? TĂłpicos deste artigo1 - Quando usamos passive voice?2 - Regras do uso da passive voice3 - Diferença entre active voice e passive voice4 - ExercĂcios resolvidosQuando usamos passive voice? A voz passiva enfatiza o objeto de uma frase. Passive voice Ă© usado em inglĂȘs quando se busca enfatizar, em uma oração, o receptor da ação, isto Ă©, o objeto da voz ativa, que na voz passiva encontra-se na posição de sujeito-paciente. Acrescenta-se o uso do apagamento do agente doer da ação, por nĂŁo ser importante na construção de sentido da frase ou por ser desconhecido1. Ainda Ă© possĂvel omitir o doer da ação quando optamos por assim fazer2. No entanto, em algumas construçÔes da voz passiva, Ă© possĂvel encontrar na posição do objeto o agente da ação, por meio da preposição by por. NĂŁo pare agora... Tem mais depois da publicidade ; Observe os exemplos Active voice sujeito agente + verbo + objeto paciente A. The dog ate my cake. O cachorro comeu meu bolo. Passive voice sujeito paciente + verbo auxiliar to be + verbo principal no particĂpio passado B. My cake was eaten. Meu bolo foi comido. Passive voice sujeito paciente + verbo auxiliar to be + verbo principal no particĂpio passado + objeto agente C. My cake was eaten by the dog. Meu bolo foi comido pelo cachorro. Mais alguns exemplos D. The bakery was stolen. A padaria foi roubada. E. We heard that the bandits were identified. NĂłs ouvimos que os bandidos foram identificados. Veja que, em nenhuma das frases anteriores, temos o agente da ação, porque o enfoque estĂĄ no objeto da voz ativa, que na voz passiva ocupa a posição de sujeito-paciente. Assim, o agente nĂŁo Ă© identificado nem no final pela preposição by, por nĂŁo ser significativo. Leia tambĂ©m Prepositions regras, exemplos, usos Regras do uso da passive voice Pode-se utilizar a voz passiva para todos os tempos verbais, desde que se adeque Ă estrutura necessĂĄria. A voz passiva Ă© formada pelo verbo to be + verbo principal no particĂpio passado. No entanto, sĂł podemos formar a voz passiva com verbos transitivos, ou seja, que sĂŁo acompanhados por um objeto, uma vez que o objeto da oração na voz ativa ocuparĂĄ a posição de sujeito na voz passiva. Observe, na tabela seguinte, a voz passiva em diferentes tempos verbais Active voice Teens invent more apps. Adolescentes inventam mais aplicativos. Passive voice Verb Tenses Examples Simple present Am, is, are + past participle More apps are invented by teens. Mais aplicativos sĂŁo inventados por adolescentes. Simple past Was, were + past participle More apps were invented by teens. Mais aplicativos foram inventados por adolescentes. Present continuous Am, is, are + being + past participle More apps are being invented by teens. Mais aplicativos estĂŁo sendo inventados por adolescentes. Past continuous Was, were + being + past participle More apps were being invented by teens. Mais aplicativos estavam sendo inventados por adolescentes. Present perfect Have, has + been + past participle More apps have been invented by teens. Mais aplicativos foram tĂȘm sido inventados por adolescentes. Past perfect Had + been + past participle More apps had been invented by teens. Mais aplicativos tinham sido inventados por adolescentes. Future perfect Will + have been + past participle More apps will have been invented by teens. Mais aplicativos terĂŁo sido inventados por adolescentes. Future Will + be + past participle More apps will be invented by teens. Mais aplicativos serĂŁo inventados por adolescentes. Going to Am, is, are + going to be + past participle More apps are going to be invented by teens. Mais aplicativos vĂŁo ser inventados por adolescentes. Diferença entre active voice e passive voice A diferença entre a voz ativa e a voz passiva baseia-se no uso que fazemos delas quando queremos enfatizar o agente de uma ação ou o paciente. Normalmente, a voz passiva aparece em contextos mais formais de escrita ou de fala3. Hoje em dia, no entanto, quando escrevemos um artigo cientĂfico em inglĂȘs, recomenda-se o uso da voz ativa para manter o texto mais coeso, uma vez que sua estrutura direta permite uma leitura mais fluida, em comparação com a passiva, que possui uma estrutura mais longa. Por exemplo A. Einstein proposed the theory of relativity. Einstein propĂŽs a teoria da relatividade. B. The theory of relativity was proposed by Einstein. A teoria da relatividade foi proposta por Einstein. As duas frases assemelham-se, porque oferecem ao leitor as mesmas informaçÔes. No entanto, a primeira frase permite-nos focalizar o sujeito-agente da ação, a pessoa que propĂŽs algo teoria da relatividade; enquanto a segunda frase ressalta o que foi proposto, isto Ă©, a teoria da relatividade, deixando em segundo plano o agente da ação. Veja mais Going to funçÔes dessa estrutura fixa ExercĂcios resolvidos QuestĂŁo 1 Cesgranrio Check the item in which there is a verb in the passive voice. a âThe oil and natural gas industry has developed and appliedâŠâ lines 1 - 2 b âOther segments of the industry have benefited from technological advances as well.â lines 25-26 c âAlso, new process equipment and catalyst technology advances have been made very recentlyâŠâ lines 31-33 d âThe industry is committed to investing in advanced technologiesâŠâ lines 38-39 e âGas hydrates could be an important future source of natural gasâŠâ lines 49-50 Resolução A resposta correta Ă© a letra c, porque a estrutura have been made indica a voz passiva. QuestĂŁo 2 The correct passive voice form for the sentence âYour body needs energy to work normally and keep you aliveâ is a Energy has been needed by your body to work normally and keep you alive. b Energy is needed by your body to work normally and keep you alive. c Your body should need energy to work normally and keep you alive. d Your body will need energy to work normally and keep you alive. Resolução A resposta correta Ă© a letra b, porque o objeto da frase na voz ativa Ă© energy, e o presente simples da voz passiva Ă© formado pelo verbo to be + verbo principal no particĂpio passado. Notas 1DECAPUA, 2008. 2EASTWOOD, 2002. 3CLANDFIELD; BENNE, 2015. Por Patricia Veronica Moreira Professora de InglĂȘs
Contoh2: Passive Voice -> Active Voice. Active Voice: The cat was chased by the dog. Passive Voice: The dog chased the cat. Contoh Penggunaan Active Voice dan Passive Voice dalam Berbagai Tenses. Sebagai latihan untuk mengasah logika berpikir, yuk, coba perhatikan perubahan bentuk dari active voice menjadi passive voice dalam 16 tenses bahasa
Take a sentence like âI want ice cream now.â Itâs clear and straightforwardâyou know immediately that the subject, I, wants an object, ice cream. Now, recast this sentence, flipping it so that the object is in the position of the subject âIce cream is wanted by me now.â It isnât just longer, but itâs also more detached, roundabout, and a little awkward, too. Those two sentences are examples of the active voice and the passive voice. Certain kinds of writing are best suited for the active voice, while the passive voice is most appropriate for other kinds of writing. Understanding how, when, and why to use each is key to being an effective writer and speaker. Hereâs a tip Want to make sure your writing shines? Grammarly can check your spelling and save you from grammar and punctuation mistakes. It even proofreads your text, so your work is extra polished wherever you write. What is active voice, what is passive voice, and what are their different functions? In the active voice, the subject is performing an action The dog chases the ball. Notice how the subject, dog, is performing the action, chase, on the target of the action, ball. This is a simple, direct example of the active voice. In the passive voice, the actionâs target, ball, is positioned first as the focus of the sentence. The sentence gets flipped, and the subject is now being acted upon by the verb. In other words, the subject is passive The ball is being chased by the dog. Active and passive are the two grammatical voices in English. Neither is inherently better than the other, but each is suited to certain types of writing. Thereâs a reason why news anchors sound detached from the stories theyâre reporting They often speak using the passive voice. Thereâs also a reason why the authors of opinion pieces sound so sure of their positions They usually write in the active voice. Although the idea of teachers telling their students to avoid the passive voice is repeated so frequently that it feels like a trope, the truth is that the passive voice does have its applications. Weâll get into those later. For now, letâs look at how to recognize the active voice and the passive voice in your writing and in othersâ work. Active voice As weâve learned, in the active voice, the sentenceâs subject performs the action. Here are two examples of sentences in the active voice Shira likes birdwatching. She loves twilight. No matter what verb you use, structuring your sentence so the subject performs the verb is writing in the active voice. The active voice has a direct, clear tone. Use it when you want the reader to focus on the subject of your sentence and the action it is doing rather than on the actionâs target. Passive voice In the passive voice, the actionâs target is the focus, and the verb acts upon the subject. Or, to put it in the passive voice, the subject is acted upon by the verb. Every sentence in the passive voice contains two verbs A conjugated form of âto beâ The main verbâs past participle Take a look at the previous examples, now written in passive voice Birdwatching is liked by Shira. Twilight is loved by her. Notice how the targets of the actionâalso the direct objects of the sentencesâare now the focus. The sentences now contain a conjugated form of âto beâ is and the main verbâs past participle liked and loved. Often, sentences in the passive voice are longer than sentences in the active voice simply because they have to include additional words like prepositions. Take a look at this sentence in the passive voice Summer break is [conjugated form of âto beâ] loved [past participle of the main verb] by [preposition] my friends. However, sentences written in the passive voice donât necessarily need a preposition. Take a look at the example sentences below The check was paid. He will be remembered. The Philippines is known for its marine biodiversity. The passive voice has a subtler tone than the active voice has. Sometimes your writing needs this tone, like when you want your reader to focus on the action being described or the actionâs target rather than on who or what is performing the action. This is why the passive voice is used in lab reportsâit conveys scientific objectivity by minimizing the focus on the doer of the action. Active and passive voice usage Although you may have been told that writing in the passive voice is âbad writing,â itâs actually more nuanced than that. For most of the writing you do, like emails, blog posts, and many kinds of essays, the active voice is a more effective way to communicate the ideas, themes, and facts youâre expressing. In certain kinds of writing, though, the passive voice is necessary. Think about how news reports about crime and incidents are usually written and delivered A car was broken into on Elm Street last night. Cash was stolen from the register. In these kinds of reports, the passive voice is used to emphasize the action that occurred rather than the individual or group who committed the action, often because the perpetrator isnât known or hasnât yet been found guilty of the offense. There are other kinds of writing where the action itself, rather than the doer of the action, is the primary focus. These include scientific and, in some cases, historical reports. These use the passive voice to keep the readerâs focus on what has happened or is happening. Here are a few examples The rats were placed into the maze. The governor was inaugurated at the statehouse. Notice how in both of these sentences, the doer of the action isnât mentioned. Thatâs because itâs either implied or irrelevant. In the first example, the scientist performing the experiment is the one who placed the rats in the maze. In the second, those conducting the inauguration ceremony arenât relevant to whatâs being expressed in the sentence. How to change passive voice to active voice After you finish your first draft, read it. You might even want to read it aloud and listen to how it sounds. By reading and listening to your own work, you can catch awkward sentences and unclear phrasing and mark them as points to revise in your next draft. Youâll also hear where you used the active and passive voices and how they shift your workâs tone as a whole. Letâs say youâve detected a few instances of the passive voice in your argumentative essay More flexible scheduling options are deserved by students. Significant amounts of tuition are paid to the university every year, and many feel the level of service being paid for by students is not being received. See how these sentences feel like theyâre dancing around the topic at hand rather than addressing it head-on? The writer isnât making a particularly persuasive argument, but they can make their writing far more impactful by changing it to the active voice. Sentence-by-sentence, identify who or what is performing the action, and make that the subject when you rewrite it. In the first sentence, make students the subject, since thatâs who is performing the action. The main verb in this sentence is deserve, and the target is more flexible scheduling options, which will become the direct object in your new sentence. With these identified, restructure the sentence so the subject is now directly performing the verb. In the active voice, this sentence would read like this Students deserve more flexible scheduling options. See how this version gets right to the point? It makes the writer sound more confident too, which is a priority in argumentative writing. Letâs try changing the second sentence to the active voice, which also allows us to condense Students pay a significant amount of tuition to the university every year, and many feel they arenât receiving the level of service theyâre paying for. As you can see from the compound sentence above, you can write any kind of sentence in the active or passive voice as long as the sentence has a transitive verb. Whether itâs a simple or complex sentence or even a compound-complex sentence, you can dramatically alter your tone by simply reworking its structure. If you arenât sure whether a sentence is active or passive based on how it sounds, use the rules we outlined above to identify the two voices in your work. The biggest clue you have a passive voice sentence on your hands will be a form of âto beâ followed by a past participle was requested or will be missed. Not every passive voice sentence says who is performing the action, but if it does, youâll see a preposition next to it by zombies or by my brother. You can use either voice when youâre paraphrasing a longer work. Sometimes, such as in cases where youâre paraphrasing a scientific article, youâll need to use the passive voice in your paraphrased version. In others, you might actually make the original clearer by paraphrasing in the active voice. Active and passive voice examples Take a look at these examples of both the active and passive voices in action Active Is Ajani visiting us today? Passive Will we be visited by Ajani today? As you see, questions can be written in either voice. Other kinds of sentences, like exclamatory and imperative sentences, are often best written in the active voice Active Please remove your shoes before entering my house. Passive Shoes should be removed before entering my house. Active Lock the door! Passive Let the door be locked! See how with the first pair, the passive voice makes the request feel more like a suggestion? In the second pair, the passive voice makes the message sound stilted and formal rather than an urgent exclamation. Now take a look at these two examples Active I poured the solution into the beaker and heated it to 100â. Passive The solution was poured into the beaker and heated to 100â. Active and passive voice FAQs What is active voice, what is passive voice, and whatâs the difference? In the active voice, the sentenceâs subject performs the action on the actionâs target. In the passive voice, the target of the action is the main focus, and the verb acts upon the subject. There are numerous differences between the two grammatical voices, but the most important is that the active voice is clearer and more direct, while the passive voice is subtler and can feel more detached. When should you use active vs. passive voice? Use the active voice in any sentence that focuses on the doer of the action. Unless the majority of your writing is scientific or reporting incidents involving unknown perpetrators, most of the sentences you write should be in the active voice. The passive voice is meant for sentences where you need to emphasize the target of an action or the action itself rather than who or what is performing the verb. How do you change passive voice to active? To change the passive voice to the active voice, determine who is actually performing the action in the sentence, then restructure the sentence so that the performer is the focus, clearly performing the verb upon the sentenceâs direct object. Passive Salsa dancing has always been loved by our community. Active Our community has always loved salsa dancing. Hereâs a tip You donât have to guess whether youâre using certain words correctly or breaking grammar rules in your writing. 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Active and Passive Voice has been a very important chapter in English Grammar. You must have read Active and Passive Voice since the beginning. Have you ever thought what active and passive voice is? In grammar perspective, we know that it is very important but what is its importance in our day to day life? Have you ever thought about it? For better understanding, we should relate the Grammar to our practical world. We should find out the use of active and passive voice in our life. Ok Letâs understand the important terms which we are going to use. They are Active voice and Passive voice. First, let us see how people define. See the definition given by Wikipedia. As we see the type and explanation of active and passive voice according to Wikipedia. But that is not easy to understand. Isnât it? Now, let me do my part of the job. There are two types of voice. Active Voice Passive Voice Let us have an Active and Passive Voice definition. Active and Passive Voice Definition You must have read an active voice and passive voice definition before. But before going ahead, let us have a look at the format of sentences. Do you know what is the format of sentences? See below- SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT John teaches English. John is subject, teaches is verb/action word and English is an object It consists of Subject, Verb and Object. In other words, we can say that there are doer, action words and object in most of the sentences. Mostly, the subject is the doer of the action in many sentences. For example- John teaches English. Here in the above sentence, John is the subject and doer in the sentence. But in some cases, the subject of the sentence is not the doer of the action word. See the example below- English is taught by John. Here in this sentence, English is the subject of the sentence but not the doer of the action word. The doer is John which is at the place of the object. So this sentence is different from the first sentence. To conclude, let us find the final active and passive voice definition. Active Voice Definition If the subject of a sentence is the doer of the verb, it is called Active Voice. For instance- Carol beats the thief. Carol is the subject and the doer in the sentence. Passive Voice Definition If the subject of a sentence is only the subject of the sentence, not the doer of the verb, it is called passive voice. For instance- The thief is beaten by Carol. The thief is the subject only not the doer of the verb because the doer is Carol so it is a passive voice. Now, let us find out some more active and passive voice differences to make it clear. Active Voice The subject is the doer of the verb. The forms of verbs differ in the sentences according to the tenses. The subject is the hero of the sentence because it performs the action with the verbs. Passive Voice The subject is not the doer of the verb but the object is the doer in the sentence. The forms of the verbs do not differ in the sentences but remain the same third form of the verb. The object tries to become the hero but does not perform the action with the verbs. Finally, you must be clear about the active and passive voice definition. Letâs go ahead now and clear the basic rules of Active and Passive voice. First, we need practice to identify active and passive voice sentences. For the same, do the quiz. Active and Passive Voice Formula Basic Principles There are some basic principles for active and passive voice conversion. They are below- First, a sentence changes into passive voice if it contains a transitive verb. If it contains an intransitive verb, it does not change into passive voice. Secondly, the subject should always be changed into an object and Similarily, the object should always be changed into the subject. If it bears pronoun, that changes according to the case below and byâ is used before the object in the passive voice. 3- Thirdly, the forms of the verb is always in the third form in the passive voice. Active and Passive Voice Rules Basic Level You should start learning the rules with the Tenses. And for that, you should have the basic knowledge of Tenses. One more thing, if you learn the active and passive voice rules in details, you can not get it easily. On the other hand, if you try to study the rules with the chart below, it will make you easy to understand. You, therefore, should see the chart below You might think you are not going to read the rules in details. No, you will surely learn it but after it. Now, you can get the rules with the help of the chart above. And you must have got there are only 8 tenses that can be changed into passive voice. The remaining 4 tenses are not changed into passive voice. You can see it in another way as well. See how helping verbs changes in tenses. Do/Does change into Is/Am/Are. Is/Am/Are change into Is being/Am being/Are being. Has/ Have change into Has been/ Have been. Did changes into Was being/ Were being? Had changes into Had been. Will/ Shall change into Will be/ Shall be. Will have/ Shall have change into Will have been/ Shall have been. The rest of the 4 tenses do not change into passive voice. They are â Future Continuous Tense, Present Perfect Continous Tense, Past Perfect Continous Tense Future Perfect Continuous Tense. Let us go onto the next step explaining the rules in details. Basic Rules Active and Passive Voice in Details Now see the rules in details. Passive Voice of Present Indefinite Tense If the active voice is in present indefinite tense and s/es form of verbs/do/doesâ is used, you should use is/am/areâ in the passive voice. See the examples below. For instance, He writes a letter. s/es forms of verbs â present indefinite tense Make an effort to change the following into passive voice. First, take the subject he to the object place a letter. He writes a letter. âŠâŠâŠâŠâŠâŠâŠâŠâŠ..him. in the objective case Then, take the object A letter to the subject place. He writes a letter. A letterâŠâŠâŠâŠâŠâŠâŠ..him. Then, place byâ before the object. He writes a letter. A letterâŠâŠâŠâŠâŠâŠâŠ..by him. Then, let us work on helping verb. Since the sentence is in the present indefinite tense, you should use is/am/areâ. A letterâ is singular in number so you should use isâ He writes a letter. A letter is âŠâŠâŠâŠ.. by him. Now, itâs time to work on the action word writeâ. As I already mentioned that in the passive voice, you should always use 3rd forms of verbs. He writes a letter. A letter is written by letter. Well done! you have changed the active voice in to passive voice. Thatâs it. You won the battle. The same goes in all the tenses. Click here for more Exercises of Present Indefinite Tense Passive Voice of Present Continuous Tense If the active voice is in a present continuous tense and the helping verbs is/am/areâ is used, you should use is being/ am being/ are beingâ in the passive voice. For example, Sam is Playing football. Football is being played by Sam. Click here for more Exercises of Present Indefinite Tense Passive Voice of Present Perfect Tense If the active voice is in the present perfect tense and the helping verbs has/haveâ is used, you should use has been/ have beenâ in the passive voice. For example, I have taught him grammar. Grammar has been taught to him by me. Or He has been taught grammar by me. Note If there are two objects in the sentence, any of them can be used while making passive voice. Try to understand with the above example. There are two objects grammar and him. You can use either grammar as a subject or him as a subject. Both the sentences are right. Click for Exercises Passive Voice of Past Indefinite Tense If the active voice is in the past indefinite tense and 2nd forms of verbs/ didâ is used, you should use was/ wereâ in the passive voice. For example, Ram wasted time. Time was wasted by Ram. Click for Exercises Passive Voice of Past Continuous Tense If the active voice is in the past continuous tense and was/wereâ is used, you should use was being/were beingâ in the passive voice. For example, She was taking a bath early in the morning. A bath was being taken by her early in the morning. Click for Exercises Passive Voice of Past Perfect Tense If the active voice is in the past perfect tense and hadâ is used, you should use had beenâ in the passive voice. For instance. Carol had completed her writings. Her writings had been completed by Carol. Click for Exercises Passive Voice of Future Indefinite Tense If the active voice is in the future indefinite tense and will/shallâ is used, you should use will be/shall beâ in the passive voice. For example. You will take medicine daily. Medicine will be taken daily by you. Click for Exercises Passive Voice of Future Perfect Tense If the active voice is in the future continuous tense and will have/shall haveâ is used, you should use will have been/shall have beenâ in the passive voice. For example. He will have finished work tomorrow. Work will have been finished tomorrow by him. Click for Exercises And as I mentioned above, the 4 tenses like the present perfect continuous tense, the past perfect continuous tense, the future perfect continuous tense and the future continuous tense do not change into passive voice. Do the quiz given below for Tense practice. Active and Passive Voice Rules with Examples â Modals and Imperative
1active forms are used more than passive in news writing. 2- modal verbs are commonly used b y the journalist more than other types. The.
Learn how to form the passive voice and do the exercises to practise using it. Level beginner Transitive verbs have both active and passive forms Active Passive The hunter killed the lion. The lion was killed by the hunter. Someone has cleaned the windows. The windows have been cleaned. Passive forms are made up of the verb be with a past participle Subject be Past participle Adverbial English is spoken all over the world. The windows have been cleaned. Lunch was being served. The work will be finished soon. They might have been invited to the party. If we want to show the person or thing doing the action, we use by She was attacked by a dangerous dog. The money was stolen by her husband. Active and passive voice 1 GapFillDragAndDrop_MTY0MTg= Active and passive voice 2 GapFillDragAndDrop_MTY0MTk= Active and passive voice 3 GapFillTyping_MTY0MjE= Level intermediate The passive infinitive is made up of to be with a past participle The doors are going to be locked at ten o'clock. You shouldn't have done that. You ought to be punished. We sometimes use the verb get with a past participle to form the passive Be careful with that glass. It might get broken. Peter got hurt in a crash. We can use the indirect object as the subject of a passive verb Active Passive I gave him a book for his birthday. He was given a book for his birthday. Someone sent her a cheque for a thousand euros. She was sent a cheque for a thousand euros. We can use phrasal verbs in the passive Active Passive They called off the meeting. The meeting was called off. His grandmother looked after him. He was looked after by his grandmother. They will send him away to school. He will be sent away to school. Active and passive voice 4 ReorderingHorizontal_MTY0MjI= Active and passive voice 5 GapFillTyping_MTY0MjM= Level advanced Some verbs which are very frequently used in the passive are followed by the to-infinitive be supposed to be expected to be asked to be told to be scheduled to be allowed to be invited to be ordered to John has been asked to make a speech at the meeting. You are supposed to wear a uniform. The meeting is scheduled to start at seven. Active and passive voice 6 GapFillDragAndDrop_MTY0MjQ= Active and passive voice 7 GapFillTyping_MTY0MjU= Do you need to improve your English grammar? Join thousands of learners from around the world who are improving their English grammar with our online courses.
Theverb to be indicates the tense. The main verb in the passive voice is always in the past participle. So the active sentence: Kate kissed Peter. changes to the passive sentence: Peter was kissed by Kate. In this sentence Peter is now the subject. Peter does not do the action. Peter receives the action.
Active vs. passive voiceExamplesRulesActive vs. passive voiceActive voice occurs when the subject of a sentence performs the action of the verb, whereas when a sentence is written in passive voice, the subject is the recipient of the actionActive Voice The teacher took an informal Voice An informal poll was taken by the in the passive voice contain a conjugated form of the verb to be is, was, has been, will be, etc. and the past participle form of a verb. Past participle refers to an action that was started and completed in the past. These verbs typically end in -ed, -d, -en, or -t. Passive voice sentences often contain a preposition or prepositional phrase, like vs. passive voiceActive voice helps writers present their information clearly and concisely. Passive voice emphasizes the action or the object within a sentence, limiting the importance of the vs. passive voice examplesBelow are two lists of example sentences written in both the active and passive following are examples of active voice sentencesShe delivered the letters teacher assigned a book company will hire at least two new salesman helped the confused customer at the of tourists visit the museum each are examples of sentences written with a passive voiceThe letters were delivered by her book report was least two new employees will be hired by the confused customer was helped at the museum is visited each year by hundreds of and passive voice rulesGeneral rules for active and passive voice include the followingThe placement of the subject, verb, and object determines if a sentence is active or Voice subject + verb + objectPassive Voice object + to be + past participle verb + subject optionalInterchanging the object and subject determines if a sentence is active or Voice The dog subject jumped over the fence object.Passive Voice The fence object was jumped over by the dog subject.The subject does not need to be directly identified when using passive Voice The fire was extinguished in less than an verb form can determine if a sentence is active or Voice He ate past tense verb the entire cake by himself. Passive Voice The entire cake was eaten past participle by himself. How to change passive voice to active voiceTo change a sentence from passive to active, first determine what makes the sentence passive, and then apply one of the following rulesPosition of subject and object The position of the subject and the object in a passive sentence are often switched, with the object placed before the verb and the subject placed after. How to change passive to active voiceSwitching the position of the object and subject will change the sentence to active Voice A letter object was written by him subject to his Voice He subject wrote a letter object to his Subject The grammatical subject of the sentence is often omitted in passive voice. If the subject or âdoerâ of the action is not identified, rewrite the sentence with it positioned before the main verb. Passive Voice The apples were sold all Voice The farmer subject sold the apples all day. Conjugation and Past Participle Sentences written in passive voice include a conjugated form of to be followed by the past participle form of the main verb. To change this type of passive voice to an active sentence, remove the verb to be and change the verb form to agree with the subject. The subject should then be placed before the new Voice The pizza was conjugated form of to beeaten past participle verb by the entire team. Active Voice The entire team ate new conjugated verb the to use active vs. passive voiceIt is typically recommended that writers use active voice in academic writing, as it allows the writer to provide direct and concise information. However, use of the passive voice can be preferred under certain circumstancesTo emphasize the action in the sentence rather than the actorTo create mystery regarding the subject To avoid naming the subject or when the subject is unknownTo focus on the object rather than the subjectTo focus on objective or factual information, like in scientific writingWhen to use active vs. passive voice
Tensesin the Passive Voice Print; Email; 1. Active and Passive Voices; 3. Passive Sentence with Two Objects The use of a tense in a passive sentence must be the same as that in
Back to Active-Passive VoicesSimple Present TensePresent Continuous TensePresent Perfect TenseSimple Present TensePast Continuous TensePast Perfect TenseSimple Future TenseFuture Perfect TenseSimple Present TenseActive VoicePassive VoiceI water the plants The plants are watered by helps the poor peopleThe poor people are helped by herDipu does the house chores The house chores are done by DipuPresent Continuous TenseActive VoicePassive VoiceHe is organizing the event. The event is being organized by him. Krishna is eating butter Butter is being eaten by Krishna I am giving you thisThis is being given to you by mePresent Perfect TenseActive VoicePassive Voice I have done the work The work has been done by me She has received a giftA gift has been received by herMother rebuked me I was rebuked by motherSimple Present TenseActive VoicePassive VoiceI made it It was made by me They staged a play A play was staged by themThe dog bit himHe was bitten by the dog Past Continuous TenseActive VoicePassive VoiceI was listening to a songA song was being listened to by meThe crow was eating the fruit The fruit was being eaten by the crow The painter was drawing a picture A picture was being drawn by the painterPast Perfect TenseActive VoicePassive VoiceThe writer had written a novel A novel had been written by the writer The bird had made a nest on the treeA nest on the tree had been made by the bird She had written a letter to meA letter to me had been written by her Simple Future TenseActive VoicePassive VoiceI shall clean the house The house shall be cleaned by me. He will call you You will be called by himThe will build a house A house will be built by them Future Perfect TenseActive VoicePassive VoiceI shall have bought the bookThe book will have been bought by meRina will have read the newspaperThe newspaper will have been read by Rina Raju will have seen her She will have been seen by Raju The voice change of perfect continuous and future continuous tense is not usual and applicable in English grammar.
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Test your knowledge on grammar â English tenses active and passive voice. After submitting your answers, you will see how well you have done in the test. Hadrian's Wall Fill the gaps with the correct tenses active or passive voice. In the year 122 AD, the Roman Emperor Hadrian visit his provinces in Britain. On his visit, the Roman soldiers tell him that Pictish tribes from Britain's north attack them. So Hadrian give the order to build a protective wall across one of the narrowest parts of the country. After 6 years of hard work, the Wall finish in 128. It be 117 kilometres long and about 4 metres high. The Wall guard by 15,000 Roman soldiers. Every 8 kilometres there be a large fort in which up to 1,000 soldiers find shelter. The soldiers watch over the frontier to the north and check the people who want to enter or leave Roman Britain. In order to pass through the Wall, people must go to one of the small forts that serve as gateways. Those forts call milecastles because the distance from one fort to another be one Roman mile about 1,500 metres. Between the milecastles there be two turrets from which the soldiers guard the Wall. If the Wall attack by enemies, the soldiers at the turrets run to the nearest milecastle for help or light a fire that can / see by the soldiers in the milecastle. In 383 Hadrian's Wall abandon . Today Hadrian's Wall be the most popular tourist attraction in northern England. In 1987, it become a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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