The passive voice The passive voice

Eg: Active sentence : Learners clean the classroom Eg: Active sentence : Learners clean the classroom

Passive sentense : The classroom is cleaned by learners Passive sentense : The classroom is cleaned by learners

1- The object of the active voice sentence ( the classroom) becomes the 1- The object of the active voice sentence ( the classroom) becomes the
subject of the passive voice sentence. subject of the passive voice sentence.
2- In the passive voice sentences we focus more on the action. 2- In the passive voice sentences we focus more on the action.
3- Passive forms made up of “ to be + the past participle of the verb”. 3- Passive forms made up of “ to be + the past participle of the verb”

Tenses Active Passive Tenses Active Passive

Present simple Learners clean the The classroom is cleaned by Present simple Learners clean the The classroom is cleaned by
classroom learners classroom learners
Past simple Learners cleaned the The classroom was cleaned Past simple Learners cleaned the The classroom was cleaned
classroom by learners classroom by learners
Present Learners are cleaning The classroom is being Present Learners are cleaning The classroom is being
continuous the classroom cleaned by learners continuous the classroom cleaned by learners
Past continuous Learners were cleaning The classroom was being Past continuous Learners were cleaning The classroom was being
the classroom cleaned by learners the classroom cleaned by learners
Present perfect Learners have cleaned The classroom has been Present perfect Learners have cleaned The classroom has been
the classroom cleaned by learners the classroom cleaned by learners
Past perfect Learners had cleaned The classroom had been Past perfect Learners had cleaned The classroom had been
the classroom cleaned by learners the classroom cleaned by learners
Future simple Learners wil clean the The classroom will be Future simple Learners wil clean the The classroom will be
classroom cleaned by learners classroom cleaned by learners
Future be going Learners are going to The classroom is going to be Future be going Learners are going to The classroom is going to be
to clean the classroom cleaned by learners to clean the classroom cleaned by learners
Modals Learners must clean the The classroom must be Modals Learners must clean the The classroom must be
classroom cleaned by learners classroom cleaned by learners