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Passive Voice Theory

The document discusses how to change sentences from active to passive voice, providing examples of changing the tense of verbs in sentences from active to passive voice. It also discusses using impersonal 'it' structures with passive voice when mentioning general words or thoughts of people.

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Form: Subject+ TO BE + Past Participle-regular verb+ed (worked)

-3rd form of irregular verbs(written)

From Active Voice to Passive Voice RULE! The object of the Active Voice becomes the
subject of the Passive Voice sentence, keeping in mind that the TENSE of the verb in the
ACTIVE VOICE dictates the TENSE of TO BE in the Passive Voice .Keep in mind that the
verb also dictates the past participle!
*object-complemet; We can have direct objects and indirect objects, they match the
Romanian ones, thus they answer the following questions:What?-D.O and to whom? I.O.
Examples of Passive Forms
The students write
reports.

Reports are written by

the students.

The students wrote

reports.

Reports were written by

the students.

The students will

write reports.

Reports will be written

by the students.

The students are

writing reports.

Reports are being written

by the students.

The students were

writing reports.

Reports were being

written by the students.

The students have

written reports .

Reports have been

written by the students.

The students had

written reports.

Reports had been written

by the students.

The students are

going to write
reports.

Reports are going to be

written by the students.

The students can

write reports.

Reports can be written

by the students.

The students could

write reports.

Reports could be written

by the students.

The students should

write reports.

Reports should be
written by the students.

The students must

write reports.

Reports must be written

by the students.

The students
may/might write
reports.

Reports may/might be
written by the students.

The students have to Reports have to be

write reports.
written by the students.

Impersonal "it" with passive

When we mention the words or thoughts of people in general, we often use an impersonal "it"
structure:

It is said that an an earthquake will happen soon.

It is considered that water shortages will damage the crops.

It is assumed that the user is familiar with cut-and-paste techniques.

It is believed that Cervantes' life as a slave from 1575 to 1580 became the source of
inspiration for some episodes in Don Quixote.

It is estimated that 90% of the visible universe is composed of hydrogen.

It is expected that the student will be able to finish all the course requirements within two
years.

It is known that ultraviolet radiation absorption generates free radicals in damaged cells.

It is thought that Titan, Saturn's largest moon, may possess bodies of liquid ethane.

It is understood that this application becomes a contract when signed by us.

It was agreed that students should be encouraged to buy wireless cards with any new
laptops.

It was decided that applicants must be fluent in English.

It was felt that the meeting should be held in a neutral country.

It was reported that a car had been vandalized while parked in front of the police station.

It was rumored that he had fought with the French resistance during World War II.

Pay attention!
It is said that Tim earns a lot of money from selling second-hand cars.
Tim is said to earn a lot of money from selling second-hand cars.
It is known that our school is the best in town.