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Active Passive Voicevhj

The document explains the differences between active and passive voice, emphasizing the focus on the action in passive constructions. It provides examples of various verb tenses in both voices and illustrates how to convert sentences from active to passive. Additionally, it discusses the use of phrases like 'it is said that' and 'be supposed to' in passive constructions.

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Active Passive Voicevhj

The document explains the differences between active and passive voice, emphasizing the focus on the action in passive constructions. It provides examples of various verb tenses in both voices and illustrates how to convert sentences from active to passive. Additionally, it discusses the use of phrases like 'it is said that' and 'be supposed to' in passive constructions.

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Passive and Active

 We use active voice to say what the


actor/subject does

 Passive voice is used to say what happens to


the object
What is passive voice?
Passive voice is used when the focus is on the
action, not on the actor.
Passive VS. Active
My grandfather built a house.
Subject Object

A house was built by my grandfather.


Subject Object
General Structure
Be (is/was/have been, etc) + Past participle

Sb. stole my bike My bike was stolen (by sb)

We made a mistake A mistake was made (by us)

Sb. wrote a letter A letter was written (by sb.)


VerbTenses
PRESENT SIMPLE

MainVerb Is/are + Past Participle

Somebody cleans this room everyday

This room is cleaned everyday (by sb)


VerbTenses
PAST SIMPLE

MainVerb Was/were + Past Participle

Somebody cleaned this room yesterday

This room was cleaned yesterday


VerbTenses
SIMPLE FUTURE

Will + MainVerb Will + be + PastParticiple

Somebody will clean this room tomorrow

This room will be cleaned tomorrow


VerbTenses
MODAL INFINITIVE (Should, could, may, might…)

Modal + Have + Verb (participle)

Modal + Have + Been + Past Participle

Somebody should have cleaned this room

This room should have been cleaned


VerbTenses
PRESENT PERFECT

Have/has + Verb (participle)

Have/has + Been + Past Participle

This room looks nice.


Somebody has cleaned this room

This room looks nice. It has been cleaned


VerbTenses
PAST PERFECT

Had + Verb (participle)

Had + Been + PastParticiple

This room looks nice.


Somebody had cleaned this room

This room looks nice. It had been cleaned


VerbTenses
PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Is/are + Verb(ing)

Is/are + Being + Past Participle

Somebody is cleaning this room at the moment

This room is being cleaned at the moment


VerbTenses
PAST CONTINUOUS

Was/were + Verb(ing)

Was/were + Being + Past Participle

Somebody was cleaning this room when I arrived

This room was being cleaned when I arrived


Verbs with two objects: Example #1

One object: Jane wrote a letter


Two objects: Jane wrote a letter to Jack
or
Jane wrote Jack a letter

1. A letter was written (by Jane)


2. Jackwas written a letter (by Jane)
Verbs with two objects: Example #2

One object:We gave the information


Two obj.:We gave the information to The Police
or
We gave The Police the information

1.The information was given to The Police


2. The police were given the information (by us)
Verbs with two objects: Example #3

One object:They donated the money


Two obj.:They donated the money to the Non-profit
organization
or
They donated the Non-profit organization the money

1. The money was donated to the Non-profit


organization
2. Non-profit organization was donated the money (by
them)
Verbs with two objects: Example #4

One object: He told the story


Two obj.: He told the story to the children
or
He told the children the story

1.The story was told to the children


2. The children were told the story (by him)
I don’t like being… Ex #1
The passive of doing/seeing is being done/being
seen

I am doing a homework »
A homework is being done by me

He is driving a car »
A car is being driven by him
I don’t like being… Ex #1
Active: I do not like people telling me what
to do
Passive: I do not like being told what to do

Verb (ing) being verb (participle)


doing/seeing being done/seen

Active: They don’t like people asking them


questions
Passive: They don’t like being asked questions
I don’t like being… Ex #1
Active: I remember somebody giving me
a gift
Passive: I remember being given a gift
(by sb)
Active: Mr. Miller do not like people keeping him
busy
Passive: Mr. Miller hates being kept busy
Get

 The window was broken by some kids who were


playing ball
 The window got broken.
 The glass was shattered by a baseball.
 The glass got shattered.
Get

 Ted was stung by a bee while he was sitting in the


garden
 Ted got stung.
 I do not want these things to be damaged
 I do not want these things to get damaged.
It is said that… He is said to…
Henry is very old. Nobody knows exactly how old he is, but
It is said that he is 108 years old.
or
He is said to be 108 years old.

Use this structure with verbs of perception like:


Thought Believed Considered Reported Known
Expected Alleged Understood
It is said that… He is said to…
Jane works veryhard…
It is said that Jane works 16 hours a day
[She is said to work … ]

The police are looking for a missing boy…


It is believed that the boy was wearing blue
shirt
[He is believed to wear blue shirt]
(Be) supposed to…
Sometimes be supposed to… = be said to…
 Let’s go and see that film, it is supposed to be very
good.
[it is said to be very good.]

But sometimes be supposed to… = be planned, arranged or


expected
 You were supposed to clean the window, did not you?
Not to be supposed to…
In other cases, not to be supposed to means not to
be allowed to.

 You are not supposed to park your car here. It is


private parking only.

 The policeman was not supposed to yell. He


must be polite.
PEOPLE SAY THAT WOMEN LIVE LONGER
THAN MEN
IT IS SAID THAT WOMEN LIVE LONGER
THAN MEN
WOMEN ARE SAID TO LIVE LONGER THAN
MEN
WOMEN ARE SUPPOSED TO LIVE LONGER
THAN MEN
IT IS SUPPOSED THAT WOMEN LIVE
LONGER THAN MEN

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