Active and Passive

Good day and

God bless
you!
Welcome Jewels!
ENGLISH 9
CONTENT STANDARD

The learner demonstrates understanding of how

Anglo-American literature and other text types
serve as means of preserving unchanging values
in a changing world; also how to use the features
of a full-length play, tense consistency, modals,
active and passive constructions plus direct and
indirect speech to enable him/her competently
performs in a full-length play.
PERFORMANCE STANDARD
The learner competently performs in a

full- length play through applying
effective verbal and non-verbal
strategies and ICT resources based on
the following criteria: Focus, Voice,
Delivery and Dramatic Conventions.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
How does one perform

an effective
theatrical play?
OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:

• Identify the active and passive voices in the sentence,
• Appreciate the value of using active and passive voices
• Construct sentences using active and passive voices
PICTIONARY
PICTIONARY
THE
PICTIONARY
HE WITH
AND
PICTIONARY
ARE
USED AGAINST
BY
THE
Column A Column B
Face shields and
He washes his Facemasks are
hands with soap used by the
and water. people against
COVID-19.
Active Voice
• John gives a present to the little boy.

• Carlos revealed the reality about social
discrimination.
• Aespa’s Ningning sings a song.
• James finished the homework.
• The puppy chewed the shoe.
Active Voice
In the active voice, the subject is the doer of the
action. (Subject + Verb + Object or SVO)
Ex:
• The teachers prepared the materials for classes.
• The doctor visited her patients in the hospital.
Passive Voice
• The song was sung by Aespa’s Ningning.

• The homework was finished by James.
• The shoe was chewed by the puppy.
Passive Voice
In the passive voice, the subject is the receiver of
the action. (Object + Verb + Subject or SVO)
Verb = was, were, has, had, have
Ex:
• The materials were prepared by the teachers.
• The patients were visited by the doctor.
Active and Passive Voice
1. He has been teaching English for ten years.

2. A cake was made by my mother yesterday.
3. A lot of crops were damaged by the heavy rain in
Davao City.
4. She has written a novel.
5. You should do your homework.
Active to Passive Voice
1. Place the receiver of the action, as a subject.
2. Place the doer of the action, as the predicate of the
sentence in passive voice and use the preposition
“by”.
3. The passive verb is formed with “be verb”
(auxiliary) plus the main verb.
1. Place the receiver of the action, as a subject.
Example:
Active Voice: Vernon cooked the rice.
2. Place the doer of the action, as the predicate of the
sentence in passive voice and use the preposition
“by”.
Example:
Passive Voice: The rice
3. The passive verb is formed with “be verb”
(auxiliary) plus the main verb. (past participle)
Example:
Passive Voice: The rice Vernon

Passive Voice: The rice was cooked by
Vernon.
Active Voice: She wrote the letter.

Passive Voice: The letter was written by
her.
Active Voice: He wrote the lyrics.

Passive Voice:
• I ran the obstacle course

• I ran the obstacle course
• The obstacle course was run by me

• Mom read the novel in one day.

• Mom read the novel in one day.
• The novel was read by Mom in one day.

Passive to Active Voice
1. The subject in passive voice becomes the object in

active voice.
2. Change the auxiliary verb be and replace it with the
main verb to emphasize the doer of the action.
3. Place the receiver of the sentence into the doer
slot.
1. The subject in passive voice becomes the object in
active voice.
Example:
Passive: The piano was pounded by the little girl.
Active:
Example:
Passive: The piano was pounded by the little girl.
Active: the piano.
Example:
Passive: The piano has been pounded by the little girl.
Active: pounded the piano.
Passive Voice: The piano was pounded

by the little girl.
Active Voice: The little girl pounded the
piano.
• At dinner, six shrimp were eaten by Harry.

• At dinner, six shrimp were eaten by Harry.
• Harry ate six shrimp at dinner.

• The flat tire was changed by Sue.

• The flat tire was changed by Sue.
• Sue changed the flat tire.

• A movie is going to be watched by us tonight.

• A movie is going to be watched by us tonight.
• We are going to watch a movie tonight.

• In transforming a sentence from active to passive
or vice versa, take note of the tense of the verb.
Simple Present Tense Present Progressive Tense

Simple Past Tense Past Progressive Tense
Simple Future Tense
Simple Present Tense
(subject + present Helping Verb + past participle

+ by + predicate)
Active Sentences Passive Sentences
He writes an essay An essay is written by him
She cares for the rabbit The rabbit is cared by her
Jacob always plays the guitar The guitar is always played by Jacob
Present Continuous Tense
(subject + present Helping Verb + being + past

participle + by + predicate)
They are eating bananas The bananas are being eaten by
them
Bob is drawing a diagram A diagram is being drawn by Bob
Samta is playing the piano A piano is being played by Samta
Simple Past Tense
(subject + past Helping Verb + past participle +

by + predicate)
Ria paid the bills The bills were paid by Ria
The teacher called the student The student was called by the
teacher
She did not buy the fruits The fruits were not bought by her
Past Progressive/Continuous Tense
(subject + past Helping Verb + being + past

participle + by + predicate)
They were waiting for him He was being waited for by them
Astha was learning French French was being learnt by Astha
She was playing kabaddi Kabaddi was being played by
her
Simple Future Tense
(subject + will be + past participle + by +

predicate)
He will write a letter A letter will be written by him
He will repair her cycle Her cycle will be repaired by him
He shall start the meeting The meeting will be started by
him
In a nutshell . . .
Meaning
In the active voice, the subject is the doer
Active Voice of the action. (Subject + Verb + Object or
SVO)
In the passive voice, the subject is the
Passive Voice receiver of the action. (Object + Verb +
Subject or SVO)
Active Voice
1. James opens the door.

Active Voice
1. James opens the door.
The door is opened by James.

Passive Voice
2. The picture was drawn by
the girl.
Passive Voice
2. The picture was drawn by
the girl.
The girl drew the picture.

Passive Voice
3. Nests are built by birds.
Passive Voice
3. Nests are built by birds.
Birds build nest.

Active Voice
4. Farmers will harvest the
crops next month.
Active Voice
4. Farmers will harvest the
crops next month.
The crops will be harvested by
the farmers next month.
Active Voice
5. Rachel bought the camera
in Japan.
Active Voice
5. Rachel bought the camera
in Japan.
The camera was bought by
Rachel in Japan.
KAHOOT
Compose a single paragraph with 3 sentences in
active voice and 2 sentences in passive voice
based on your experience or awareness about the
Covid-19 Pandemic that we are struggling right
now. Express your views and opinions on how do
you feel about it.
There are five objects here that you can easily see and use inside the
house. What you have to do is to construct sentences both in active and
passive voice by using these words.

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Good day and

The learner demonstrates understanding of how

The learner competently performs in a

How does one perform

At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:

• John gives a present to the little boy.

• The song was sung by Aespa’s Ningning.

1. He has been teaching English for ten years.

1. Place the receiver of the action, as a subject.

Active Voice: Vernon cooked the rice.

Active Voice: She wrote the letter.

Active Voice: He wrote the lyrics.

• I ran the obstacle course

• I ran the obstacle course

• The obstacle course was run by me

• Mom read the novel in one day.

• Mom read the novel in one day.

• The novel was read by Mom in one day.

1. The subject in passive voice becomes the object in

Passive Voice: The piano was pounded

• At dinner, six shrimp were eaten by Harry.

• At dinner, six shrimp were eaten by Harry.

• Harry ate six shrimp at dinner.

• The flat tire was changed by Sue.

• The flat tire was changed by Sue.

• Sue changed the flat tire.

• A movie is going to be watched by us tonight.

• A movie is going to be watched by us tonight.

• We are going to watch a movie tonight.

Simple Present Tense Present Progressive Tense

(subject + present Helping Verb + past participle

(subject + present Helping Verb + being + past

(subject + past Helping Verb + past participle +

(subject + past Helping Verb + being + past

(subject + will be + past participle + by +

1. James opens the door.

The door is opened by James.

The girl drew the picture.

Birds build nest.

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