Active Passive Voice

ACTIVE & PASSIVE

VOICE
Agenda
• Greeting
• Reflection
• Active-Passive Voice
English tenses:
Be-Simple Tenses-Continuous Tenses
Perfect Tenses
“Risks
should be taken if
you want to
succeed in life.”
The mouse was eaten by the cat.

The mouse ate the cat.

WHAT
Peter gave Rosy some roses.
doer main receiver
verb
WHAT
Luis paints his house.
doer main receiver
verb
What is the difference
between active and
passive voice?
Active Voice
•The subject of the sentence does

the action.
EXAMPLE:
The explorers climbed the

tallest mountain in the world.
Passive Voice
•The subject of the sentence

receives the action.
The window
was broken.
Active Form
Thing Thing
doing + verb + receiving
action action
The explorers climbed the mountain.

subject verb object
doing action receiving action
Passive Form
Thing past Thing
receiving + be + participle + doing
action Auxiliary of verb action
The window was broken (by the kid).

subject past object
be
receiving Auxiliary participle doing action
action of verb
Passive
Voice
To be Past participle
Transitive Verb
Reflects the action

WHO - WHAT
on an object
Transitive Verbs
become fit
consist of have No
passive
cost resemble1 voice
equal3 suit2
be located in Only
be born passive
be composed4 of voice
1. to be like or similar to 3. to make equal
2. to be appropriate 4. to make up
Verb = Transitive or Intransitive
What?
• William moved all boxes

yesterday. Transitive
What? preposition
• The crowd moved across Intransitive

the field.
Exercise : Transitive or Intransitive
What?
• She usually leaves the books on Transitive

the table.
What? adverb
• The train sometimes leaves early on Sunday.
Intransitive
Active and Passive Voice
 VOICE indicates if the subject does or receives the
action.
 ACTIVE VOICE: Claire wrote the report (the subject,

Claire, acts).
 PASSIVE VOICE: The report was written by Claire

(the subject, the report, receives the action).
Let’s Practice
Directions: Change sentences 1,2 and 3 to active voice.
1. The statue is being visited by hundreds of tourists every year.
2. My books were stolen by someone yesterday.
3. These books had been left in the classroom by a careless student.
Directions: Change sentences 4,5 and 6 to passive voice.
4. When she arrived, the changes amazed her.

5. The government built a road.
6. Mr. Ross broke the vase as he walked through the store.
Simple Tenses
ContinuousTenses
Perfect Tenses
Passive
Voice Modal Auxiliary
Modal Perfect
Going to
Periphrastical Modal
To be Active Voice Passive Voice
Present
Aff.
She is happy.
Neg.
She is not happy.
Inter.
Is she happy?
Tense Active Voice Passive Voice
Past
Aff.
She was happy.
Neg.
She was not happy.
Inter.
Was she happy?
Tense Active Voice Passive Voice
Future
Aff.
She will be happy.
Neg.
She will not be
happy.
Inter.
Will she be happy?
Simple T. Active Voice Passive Voice
Present is / are / am + past
participle
Aff.
Luis throws the ball
Neg.
Inter.
Past Luis throws the ball was / were + past
participle
Aff.
Neg.
Inter.
will be + past
Future Luis throws the ball
participle
Aff.
Neg.
Inter.
Continuous Passive Voice
Active Voice
is
Present Luis throws the ball are + being + past
am participle
Aff.
Neg.
Inter.
Active Voice
was + being + past
Past Luis throws the ball were participle
Aff.
Neg.
Inter.
Active Voice
Aff.
Neg.
Inter.
Perfect T. Active Voice Passive Voice
have + been + past
Present Luis throws the ball has participle
Aff.
Neg.
Inter.
had + been + past
Past Luis throws the ball
participle
Aff.
Neg.
Inter.
will + have + been + past
Future Luis throws the ball participle
Aff.
Neg.
Inter.
Perfect Passive Voice
Continuous
Active Voice
Present Luis throws the ball
Aff.
Neg.
Inter.
Continuous
Active Voice
Past Luis throws the ball
Aff.
Neg.
Inter.
Continuous
Active Voice
Aff.
Neg.
Inter.
Going to Active Voice Passive Voice
is + going to + be + past
Present Luis throws the ball. are participle
am
Aff.
Neg.
Inter.
Going to Active Voice Passive Voice
was + going to + be + past
Past Luis throws the ball. were participle
Aff.
Neg.
Inter.
Periphrastic
Modals
Active Voice Passive Voice
Need to + be + past
Luis throws the ball. Used to participle
Aff.
Neg.
Inter.
Modal Aux. Active Voice Passive Voice
can, must Luis throws the ball modal + be + past
participle
Aff.
Neg.
Inter.
Modal Active Voice Passive Voice
Perfect
would, Luis throws the ball. modal + have + been + past
should participle
Aff.
Neg.
Inter.

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ACTIVE & PASSIVE

The mouse ate the cat.

•The subject of the sentence does

The explorers climbed the

•The subject of the sentence

The explorers climbed the mountain.

The window was broken (by the kid).

Reflects the action

• William moved all boxes

• The crowd moved across Intransitive

• She usually leaves the books on Transitive

• The train sometimes leaves early on Sunday.

 ACTIVE VOICE: Claire wrote the report (the subject,

 PASSIVE VOICE: The report was written by Claire

Directions: Change sentences 4,5 and 6 to passive voice.

4. When she arrived, the changes amazed her.

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