At the end of the lesson you will be able to:

1) Define active voice.

2) Define passive voice.
3) Identify the use of passive voice.
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Who did it?
 In the Active Voice
the Agent/Doer is the SUBJECT.
Let’s remember: What happened at the beginning?
Subject/agent/doer Verb Object/Receiver
•A sentence in which the subject is the doer
(agent) of the action denoted by the verb, is
said to be in the active voice.

•The verb that expresses the action done by

the subject is said to be in the Active Voice.

•It tells us what the doer/agent/subject did.

 Ratatouille (it is the subject. It does the actions to others)
Make 6 sentences (active voice) using six of the following verbs:

Cross Stir
Wave Polish
Ride Talk to
Crash Put into
Climb Hold
Look at Open
Climb Put into
Find Slap
Move
Cross – Wave- Ride- Crash- Climb- Look at- Find Move- Listen to- Look at-
See- Move - Open- Check in- Put into- Stir- Polish- Talk to- Slap to

The rat crosses the street. The rat waves at someone.

A man rides a bike.
The rat climbs the stairs.
The rat climbs a broom.
The rat moves the chef.
She polishes a knife.
She puts a card into the slot.
The man crashes a car.
The rat looks at the kitchen.
The rat finds a chef.
He/The chef stirs a soup.
She talks to him.
She slaps to him
 In the Passive Voice
the Object/Receiver is the
SUBJECT.
Let’s remember :
What happened at the beginning of the class?

(By Billy)
Subject/Object/Receiver (Doer/Agent)
•A sentence in which the subject does not
act but is the receiver of the action, is said to
be in the passive voice.

•The verb that expresses what is done to

the subject is said to be in Passive Voice.

•It tells us what was done to the object.

was broken
 In the Passive Voice
the Object/Receiver is the
SUBJECT.
List of verbs
was
was
 was

was
are
are
is are
was

was
were
was were
were was
was
was

were was
were was
 In the Passive Voice
the Object/Receiver is the SUBJECT.
The window was broken by Billy.
Hand out Passive Voice Main Rules
Passive Cards Guessing games
Get In groups of three or four (you can work in pairs, too
Find a leader /s/he has to tell or mime an object…
Guess the object using following questions….

What is it used for?

What is it made of?
Where is it found?
Where is it bought?
Who is it used by?
Now…
A List of Verbs is given to you by the teacher ! 

Passive voice need

the past participle of
the verbs
Group leaders, please come! 
Possible answers are:
A ball A fridge A copybook A candle
A car A bottle A sweatshirt A vase
A tent A mirror A fur coat A table
 In the Passive Voice
the Object/Receiver is the SUBJECT.
The window was broken by Billy.
 Billy

In the Passive Voice

the Object/Receiver is the SUBJECT.
The window was broken by Billy.
Thewindow
Write these sentences in passive voice.
The rat crosses the street.
The rat waves at someone.
A man rides a bike.
The man crashes a car.
The rat climbs stairs/broom.
The rat finds a chef.
He/The chef stirs a soup.
She polishes a knife.
She puts a card into the slot.
She slaps to him
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Hand out 1 (exercises)
So, this is the end of the lesson… are you
able to… ?

1) Define active voice.

2) Define passive voice.
3) Identify the difference between
active and passive voice.
So, this is the end of the lesson… are you
able to… ?

1) Define active voice.

So, this is the end of the lesson… are you
able to… ?

1) Define active voice.

It shows
what the subject/doer/agent
does to an object. 
So, this is the end of the lesson… are you
able to… ?

1) Define active voice. 

2) Define passive voice.
So, this is the end of the lesson… are you
able to… ?

1) Define active voice. 

2) Define passive voice.

It shows
what is done to an object
by an agent/doer. 
So, this is the end of the lesson… are you
able to… ?
1) Define active voice. 
2) Define passive voice. 
3) Use of passive voice.
So, this is the end of the lesson… are you
able to… ?
1) Define active voice. 
2) Define passive voice. 
3) Use of passive voice.
Used in written and formal English
(Reports of crimes or legal procedures,
newspaper reports, scientific written,
announcements, notices. 
So, this is the end of the lesson… are you
able to… ?

1) Define active voice 

2) Define passive voice 
3) Use of passive voice 
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