ACTIVE VOICE

IT IS OUR COMMON WAY OF SPEAKING

PASSIVE VOICE
Report about something in a different communicative
way
(VERB TO BE IN ALL TENSES)

1. VERB TO BE: am – is - are

2. PRESENT SIMPLE: am – is – are
3. The class is being paid attention by Diego

4. PRESENT CONTINUOUS: am – is – are + ing

Diego is paying attention to the class
5. The class is being paid attention by Diego
6. PRESENT PERFECT: has – have + been
7. The class has been paid attention by Diego

8. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: has – have + been + ing

9. The class has been being paid attention by Diego

10. PAST SIMPLE: was – were

Angela walked by the park
The park was walked by Angela
11. PAST CONTINUOUS: was – were + ing
12. The park was being walked by Angela

13. PAST PERFECT: had + been

 14. The park had been walked by Angela

15. PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS: had + been + ing

16. The park had been being walked by Angela

17. UNSURE FUTURE: will + be

Luz marina will prepare a delicious ajiaco next Sunday
A delicious ajiaco will be prepared by Luz Marina next sunday
18. SURE FUTURE: am – is –are + going to + be
19. A delicious ajiaco is going to be prepared by Luz Marina
next sunday
20.
21. FUTURE CONTINUOUS: will + be + ing
22. A delicious ajiaco will be being prepared by Luz Marina
next sunday
23.
24. PERFECT FUTURE: will + have + been
25. A delicious ajiaco will have been prepared by Luz Marina
next sunday
26.
27. PERFECT FUTURE CONTINUOUS: will + have + been + ing
28. A delicious ajiaco will have been being prepared by Luz
Marina next sunday

RULES FOR PASSIVE VOICE

1. To identify the subject and the object into every
sentence.
2. Exchange places: the subject goes to the place of
the object and contrary.
3. Identify the tense of the sentence.
4. Write the verb to be in the tense of the original
sentence.
5. Identify the principal verb of the sentence and
ALWAYS write it IN PAST PARTICIPLE FORM.
6. previously to the subject in the place of the

object, write the preposition “BY” ( no for all the

cases)