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Grammar Passive Voice Lesson

The document discusses the passive voice, providing the definition, examples of active and passive voice sentences, and how to form the passive voice in different tenses. It also includes exercises to practice changing sentences from active to passive voice.

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Grammar Passive Voice Lesson

The document discusses the passive voice, providing the definition, examples of active and passive voice sentences, and how to form the passive voice in different tenses. It also includes exercises to practice changing sentences from active to passive voice.

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Grammar: Passive voice Teacher: Najem Assahraoui

Use: We use the passive voice when the doer of the action is unknown or unimportant.

Example: Form:
Mary makes a cake. (active voice) Subject + verb + object.

Object (A.V) + be (A.tense) + main v (PP) + by + subject (A.V)


A cake is made by Mary. (passive voice)

Forming the passive


Tenses Active voice Passive voice (be + verb – past participle)
Present simple Mary makes a cake. A cake is made by Mary.
Present continuous Mary is making a cake. A cake is being made by Mary.
Past simple Mary made a cake. A cake was made by Mary.
Past continuous Mary was making a cake. A cake was being made by Mary.
Present perfect simple Mary has made a cake. A cake has been made by Mary.
Present perfect continuous Mary has been making a cake. A cake has been being made by Mary.
Past perfect simple Mary had made a cake. A cake had been made by Mary.
Past perfect continuous Mary had been making a cake. A cake had been being made by Mary.
Will Mary will make a cake. A cake will be made by Mary.
Going to Mary is going to make a cake. A cake is going to be made by Mary.
Can,should,would,may Mary can make a cake. A cake can be made by Mary.
Subject pronouns (before verbs) I You He She It We You They
Object pronouns (after verbs) Me You Him Her It Us You Them

I. complete the sentences with the right form II. Rewrite the following sentences.
of the verbs. 1- In this hotel, they serve breakfast at 7 a.m.
1. Jack plays tennis. In this hotel, breakfast ……………………… .
- Tennis …………………….………… by Jack. 2- The government has taken new measures for
2. My mother cleaned the house. the benefit of illegal immigrants.
- The house ………………...……by my mother. New measures ………………………………..
3. Students are painting the classroom. 3- Heavy rain has destroyed many roads in the
- The classroom ……………………by students. south of Morocco.
4. My friends will watch a nice movie. Many roads ……………………………….... .
- A nice movie ……………..……by my friends. 4- Our school has used Massar to process
5. The girl has washed all the dishes. students’ marks.
- All the dishes ………………………by the girl. Massar ……………………………………… .
6. The teacher will take the books. 5- We should encourage students to take part in
- The books ……………………...by the teacher. social activities.
7. Najib Mahfoud wrote many novels. Students …………………………………….. .
- Many novels ………………by Najib Mahfoud 6- A multinational company offered Leila a job.
8. Students are doing the exercise. Leila …………………………………………. . .
- The exercise ………………………by students. 7- A Moroccan association built a school for
9. The dog was eating the bone. disabled students in our city.
- The bone ……………………..……by the dog. A school for disabled people………………….
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