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PASSIVE VOICE

Learn the passive voice rules for various tenses with engaging exercises and examples to improve your English proficiency.

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PASSIVE VOICE

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  1. PASSIVE VOICE • Definition of passive voice In general we tend to use the active voice. That is when a subject does an action to an object. The passive voice is used when we want to emphasize the action (the verb) and the object of a sentence rather than subject.

  2. Rules • Present Simple Tense

  3. Present Continuous Tense

  4. Present Perfect Tense

  5. Past Simple Tense

  6. Past Continuous Tense

  7. Past Perfect Tense

  8. Future Simple Tense

  9. Future Perfect Tense

  10. 1. They were interviewing her for the job.She ________________ for the job.  was being interviewed  was interviewed  has been interviewed2. Tom is writing the letter.The letter ________________ by Tom.  was written  is being written  has been written.

  11. 3. Everyone understands English.English ________________ by everyone.  is understood  has been understood  was understood4. The employees brought up this issue during the meeting.This issue ________________ by the employees during the meeting.  has been brought up  is brought up  was brought up

  12. 5. The professor told him not to talk in class.He ________________ by the professor not to talk in class.   has been told  was told  was being told6. They say that women are smarter than men.Women ________________ to be smarter than men.  were being said  were said  are said

  13. 7. The fire has destroyed the house.The house ________________ by the fire.   has been destroyed  was being destroyed  is destroyed8. She would have told you.You ________________ by her.   would have been told  would be told  were being told

  14. Exercise • The boy writes poems. • The girl drove the blue car. • They have collected enough money. • They will open a new restaurant. • The little boy can draw pictures. • The guard watched the prisoner. • They will not play soccer. • They believe that he writes good poems. • My grandfather built this house in 1943. • The Government is planning a new road near my house.

  15. 9. She would reject the offer.The offer ________________ by her.  will have been rejected  would be rejected  will be rejected10. This surprises me.I ________________ by this.  would have been surprised  will be surprised  am surprised

  16. 1. Poems are written by him/ the boy. • 2. The blue car was driven by her/ the girl. • 3. Enough money has been collected by them. • 4. A new restaurant will be opened by them. • 5. Pictures can be drawn by the little boy/him. • 6. The prisoner was watched by the guard. • 7. Soccer will be not played by them. • 8. They believe that good poems are written by him • 9. This house was built by my grandfather in 1943. • 10. A new road is being planned by the government near my house.

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