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Passive Voice Converter

This document appears to describe how to convert sentences from active to passive voice by changing the verb structure and inserting the appropriate form of "to be" matching the tense of the main verb. It provides examples of changing sentences between active and passive voice using different tenses, including the present, past, future, continuous and perfect tenses. The document also notes some special cases involving modal verbs, verbs with two objects, and forming questions in the passive voice.

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Passive Voice Converter

This document appears to describe how to convert sentences from active to passive voice by changing the verb structure and inserting the appropriate form of "to be" matching the tense of the main verb. It provides examples of changing sentences between active and passive voice using different tenses, including the present, past, future, continuous and perfect tenses. The document also notes some special cases involving modal verbs, verbs with two objects, and forming questions in the passive voice.

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Passive Voice Converter Machine

Verb To Be in the same tense as the main Verb in the


Machine thinking

*)?= To be or not
to be

Past Participle

Active Sentence + This is the procedure to turn any sentence from Active into

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Passive Voice. IS Lets see other examples in the next pages produced
Press to Start Verb To Be Produce Is inPresent In Present Simple + Simple Past Participle of Produce

Next

They

produce

coffee

in Brazil

Passive Voice Converter Machine


Remember !!! Verb To Be in the same tense as the main verb ?? Active Sentence + Sentence plus the Past Participle of that verb in the Active Lets see other examples in the next pages was
broken

Verb To Be in the same tense as the main Verb in the

Machine thinking

*)?= To be or not
to be

Past Participle

Press to Start Verb To Be Broke Is inPast In Past Simple + Simple Past Participle of Break

Next

Somebody

broke

the window

last week

Passive Voice Converter Machine


Verb To Be in the Machine thinking Past *)?= same tense as the To be or not to be main Verb in theIf it is important to mention the Agent Active Sentence + (the person who does the action)
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Participle

We introduce it with the Preposition by Will be Lets see other examples in the next pages
invited

Verb To Be Invite Past In Future Is in Future of Participle Simple + Simple Invite

Press to Start

Next

Tim

Will invite

By Tim Betty

To his birthday party

Passive Voice Converter Machine


Verb To Be in the Machine thinking Past Participle *)?= same tense as the To be or not to be main Tip !in the Verb Be careful! When the Object in the Active Sentence
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becomes the Active Sentence + Subject the form may change in number from singular to plural Have Lets see other examples in the next pages been
written

Press to Start Has written Verb To Be Is inPresent In Present Perfect + Perfect Past Participle of write

Next

Somebody

Has Written

the walls

With a marker

Passive Voice Converter Machine


Verb To Be in the same tense as the main Verb in the Active Sentence +
Machine thinking

*)?= To be or not
to be

Past Participle

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Modal Verbs are followed by the Infinitive of the Verb To Be. Lets see other examples in the next pages Must be
posted

Press to Start Modal + verb Modal + verb To Be infinitive In Infinitive+ Past Participle of post

Next

You

must post

this letter

today

Passive Voice Converter Machine


Verb To Be in the same tense as the main Verb in the Active Sentence +
Machine thinking

*)?= To be or not
to be

Past Participle

?? May be stolen

Press to Start Modal + verb Modal + To Be Infinitive In Infinitive+ Past Participle of steal

Next

Somebody

may steal

your wallet

If you are not careful

Passive Voice Converter Machine


Verb To Be in the Machine thinking Past Participle *)?= same tense as the To be or not to be main Verb verbs which take two Objects, such as: ask, bring, tell With in the
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Active Sentence +teach, promise, offer, give, pay, lend, etc we can send, show,

form the passive in two ways but remember: add to before was the person in the Object sent Lets see the other way in the next page
Press to Start Verb To Be Sent Past In PastIs in Past Participle of Simple +Simple send

Next

someone

sent

Kate

a To Kate present

yesterday

Passive Voice Converter Machine


Verb To Be in the same tense as the main Verb in the Active Sentence +
Machine thinking

*)?= To be or not
to be

Past Participle

??

was sent

Press to Start Verb To Be Sent Past In PastIs in Past Participle of Simple +Simple send

Next

someone

sent

Kate

a present

yesterday

Passive Voice Converter Machine


Verb To Be in the same tense as the main Verb in the Active Sentence +
Machine thinking

*)?= To be or not
to be

Past Participle

?? Are being opened

Press to Start Verb To Be Open Is inPresent In Present continuous + Continuous Past Participle of open

Next

They

Are opening

The mails

now

Passive Voice Converter Machine


Verb To Be in the same tense as the main Verb in the Active Sentence +
Machine thinking

*)?= To be or not
to be

Past Participle

?? Was being cooked

Press to Start Verb To Be cook Is inPast In Past Continuous + Continuous Past Participle of cook

Next

Someone

was cooking

a delicious pie

at the baker s

Passive Voice Converter Machine


Verb To Be in the Machine thinking Past Participle *)?= same tense as the To be or not to be main make questions follow the same rule but with the verb to To Verb in the Active Sentence +
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be in the interrogative form Lets see an example with a Wh- in the next page
was repaired

Verb To Be In Past Simple Interrogative+

Press to Start Repair is in Past Simple Interrogative Past Participle of Repair

Next

Did

they

repair

the computer

yesterday morning

Passive Voice Converter Machine


Verb To Be in the same tense as the main Verb in the Active Sentence +
Machine thinking

*)?= To be or not
to be

Past Participle

??

was published

Press to Start Verb To Be In Past Simple Interrogative+ publish Past Is in Past Participle of Simplepublish

Next

Who

published

The new dictionary? by?

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