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Good day, Grade 8!

Objectives
• Identify active and passive
voice of verbs
• Transform active voice to
passive and vice versa
• Construct sentences with
verbs in the active and passive
voices
Keywords for review
• Subject of a sentence
• Simple predicate or verb
• Regular and irregular verb
• Verb phrase
• Object
• Tenses of verbs
• Subject - verb agreement
Active and
Passive Voice
Active Voice
- Applies ONLY to sentences with S – TV – DO pattern.
 S-TV-DO means Subject – Transitive Verb – Direct
Object
 Subject is the one talking (I, we) or being talked to (you),
or being talked about (he, she, it, etc.) in a sentence
 Transitive verb is an action verb that always needs a DO
 Direct Object is the one being affected by the action of
the verb. It answers the question who or what after the
verb.
Review on Tenses/Aspects of Verbs
Simple Tenses Progressive/ Continuous Perfect Aspects/ COMBINATION
Tenses/ Aspects Tenses

Present Simple Present Progressive/ Present Perfect Present Perfect


-s form / Continuous has/have + past Progressive/ Continuous
base form am/is/are + -ing verb participle has/have + been +-ing verb
Past Simple Past Progressive/ Past Perfect Past Perfect Progressive/
(reg./irreg.) Continuous had + past Continuous
-d/-ed/diff. was/were + -ing verb participle had + been +-ing verb
spellings [2 actions] [2 actions] [2 actions]

Future Simple Future Progressive/ Future Perfect Future Perfect Progressive/


will + base form Continuous will + have + Continues
will + be + -ing verb past participle will + have + been +-ing
[2 actions] [2 actions] verb
[2 actions]
Regular vs Irregular Verbs
Regular Verbs Irregular Verbs

Present Tense -> Past Tense -> Perfect Tense Present Tense -> Past Tense -> Perfect Tense

bake -> baked -> has/have/had baked eat -> ate -> has/have/had eaten

follow -> followed -> has/have/had followed draw -> drew -> has/have/had drawn

jump -> jumped -> has/have/had jumped cut -> cut -> has/have/had cut

SUBJECT – VERB AGREEMENT


If the subject is singular, the verb must also be singular. If the subject is plural, the verb must also be
plural

VERB PHRASE – refers to the helping verb/auxiliary verb + the main verb (usually an action verb)
There are 23 helping verbs.
Active voice in the simple tenses
 the subject is the doer of the action
 is usually more preferred than passive voice

Example: Sir A / teaches / English. => Active


S TV DO
English is taught by Sir A => Passive

Sir A cooks Adobo. => Adobo is cooked by Sir A

Simple present tense [-base form or –s form of the verb]


Active voice in the simple tenses
 the subject is the doer of the action
 is usually more preferred than passive voice

Example: Setonians / read / books. => Active


S TV DO
Books are read by Setonians => Passive
Setonians follow rules and regulations. => Active
Rules and regulations are followed by Setonians. => Passive

Simple present tense [-base form or –s form]


Active voice in the simple tenses
 the subject is the doer of the action
 is usually more preferred than passive voice

Example: Sir A / taught / English to Vietnamese learners. => Active


S TV DO
English was taught to Vietnamese learners by Sir A. => Passive
Setonians played the different intramural games. => Active
The different intramural games were played by Setonians. => Passive

Simple past tense [-d or –ed form of the verb; -en, -n, irregular form of
the verb]
Active voice in the progressive tenses
 the subject is the doer of the action
 is usually more preferred than passive voice

Example: The learners / are studying / short stories. => Active


S TV DO
Short stories are being studied by the learners. => Passive
Setonians were conducting an experiment. => Active
An experiment was being conducted by Setonians. => Passive

Present progressive/continuous tense [is/are -ing form of the verb]


Past progressive/continuous tense [was/were –ing form of the verb]
Active voice in the perfect tenses
 the subject is the doer of the action
 is usually more preferred than passive voice

Example: The learners / have completed / the projects. => Active


S TV DO
The projects have been completed by the learners. => Passive
The learners’ projects have been completed [by them] => Passive

Present perfect tense [has/have + past participle form of the verb]


Active voice in the perfect tenses
 the subject is the doer of the action
 is usually more preferred than passive voice

Example: A team / had filed / a protest. => Active


S TV DO
A protest had been filed by a team. => Passive

Past perfect tense [had + past participle form of the verb]


Active voice in the perfect tenses
 the subject is the doer of the action
 is usually more preferred than passive voice

Example: The athletes / had completed / the warm-up activities. => Active
S TV DO
The warm-up activities had been completed by the athletes. => Passive

Past perfect tense [had + past participle form of the verb]


Rules in transforming active to passive
1. Change subject pronouns to object pronouns.
2. Put the original subject after the by phrase.
3. Make the original DO [IO] as the new subject.
4. Add one more helping verb to the new sentence.
5. Maintain the tense/aspect of the verb of the
original sentence.
Analyze if the verb is in the active or passive voice.
Write A or P only. Change the sentence.
1. The pupils are submitting
S TV
their reports now.
DO

A
A/P
Their reports are being
submitted by the pupils now.
Analyze if the verb is in the active or passive voice.
Write A or P only.
2. The food will be distributed
S V
by our personnel.

P
A/P
Our personnel will distribute
the food.
Analyze if the verb is in the active or passive voice.
Write A or P only.
3. Liquid fills the inner ear.
S TV DO

A
A/P
The inner ear is filled by liquid.
Analyze if the verb is in the active or passive voice.
Write A or P only.
4. The Wright brothers invented
S V
the airplane.
DO

A
A/P
The airplane was invented by
the Wright brothers.
Analyze if the verb is in the active or passive voice.
Write A or P only.
5. The naughty pupil was scolded
S V
by the teacher.

P
A/P
The teacher scolded the
naughty pupil.
Change the sentences into the active voice.
Underline the verb.
6. I was recommended by my
S V
adviser.

My adviser recommended me.


Change the sentences into the active voice.
Underline the verb.
7. The corrupt officials were asked to step down from
office by the people.

The people asked the corrupt


officials to step down from
office.
Change the sentences into the active voice.
Underline the verb.
8. The youth are corrupted
S V
by irresponsible media

Irresponsible media corrupt


the youth.
Change the sentences into the active voice.
Underline the verb.
9. The town was attacked by the
S V
rebels because the mayor refused to
give them money.

The rebels attacked the town


because the mayor refused to
give them money.
Change the sentences into the active voice.
Underline the verb.
10. The motion picture camera
S
was invented by Thomas Edison.

Thomas Edison invented the


motion picture camera.
Change the sentences into the passive voice.
Underline the verb.

11. The messenger delivered the


S V
package to the police station.

The package was delivered to


the police station by the
messenger.
Change the sentences into the passive voice.
Underline the verb.

12. Someone stole the gold bars


S V DO
inside the safety box.

The gold bars inside the safety


box were stolen by someone.
Change the sentences into the passive voice.
Underline the verb.

13. An Italian invented the piano


S V DO

The piano was invented by an


Italian.
Change the sentences into the passive voice.
Underline the verb.

14. We gave roses to Mrs.


S V DO
Elemento, our English teacher.

Roses were given to Mrs.


Elemento, our English teacher
by us.
Change the sentences into the passive voice.
Underline the verb.
15. Our school janitor / won / the jackpot prize worth one million.
S V DO

The jackpot prize worth one


million was won by our school
janitor.

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