Passive Voice: All You Need To Know

Notice: ‫الحظ‬

The businessman established a new company in our village

Subject: ‫الفاعل‬ Verb: ‫الفعل‬ Object: ‫المفعول به‬ ‫معلومات إضافية‬

The businessman established a new company in our village

A new company was established by The businessman in our village

Object: ‫المفعول به‬ ‫الفعل في‬ Subject: ‫الفاعل‬ ‫معلومات إضافية‬

Past participle
‫] في زمن الفعل‬..........[ ‫فعل‬
‫الرئيسي في الجملة‬ ‫نضعها قبل الفاعل‬
Exercise

Rewrite the following sentences starting with the words given.

1. Johnson writes letters every day.

 Letters ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Picasso painted a beautiful painting
 A beautiful painting ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Picasso painted many beautiful writings
 Many beautiful paintings …………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. He is writing an essay at the moment.
 An essay …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. The government is making a great effort to help the poor people.
 A great effort ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. The government is making great efforts to help the poor.
 Great efforts …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. I have just received an email from Anna.
 An email ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. She had made many mistakes in her writing before.
 Many mistakes ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
9. The mayor will build a new school in this rural area.
 A new school ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. They sold their old house last year.
 The old house ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
11. You should not leave the baby in the kitchen alone.
 The baby …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
12. The headmaster did not send the application letter.
 The application letter ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
13. Jamal does not write letters.
 Letters ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..