Republic of Iraq

Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific

Research
University of Kirkuk
College of Engineering/ Oil department

English
•Report about :( Active and Passive voice)

•Prepared
by first
stage student
/A

Amjad Hassan Jassim

•Supervisor : Adnan Ajam

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Active voice means thata sentence has a subject
thatactsupon its verb. Passive voice means
thata subject is a recipient of a verb’s
action. You mayhave learned thatthe passive voice
is weak and incorrect, but it isn’t thatsimple.
When used correctly and in moderation, the
passive voice is fine.
In English grammar, verbs have five properties:
voice, mood, tense, person, and number; here,
we are concerned with voice. The two
grammatical voices are active and passive.

Present simple :
Active :
S + V.present + Object +
C

( We use oil for heating.)

Passive:
Object + is, are, am + P.P + C

Positive:
Oil is used for heating.
Negative:
Oil isn’t used for heating.
 Question: Is
oil used for heating?

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Present continuous :
Active :
S + is, are ,am +V.ing + Object + C

( Asaad is cleaningthe classroom now.)

Passive: Object
+is, are, am +being +P.P+C

Positive : The
classroom is being cleaned now.
Negative: The
classroom isn’t being cleaned now.
Question : Is The
classroom being cleaned now?

Present Perfect simple:

Active :
S
+ has,have + V + Object + C
(Somebody has made three depositsinto my account.)

Passive : Object +
has,have + been + P.P + C

Positive : Three depositshave been made

into my account. Negative : Three deposits
haven’t been made into my

account.
Question : have Three depositsbeen into my
account ?

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Past simple :
Active :
S + V.ed + Object + C

(Somebody robbed The bank yesterday.)

Passive :
Object + was,were +
P.P + C

Positive :
The bank was robbed yesterday.
Negative :
 The bank wasn’t robbed yesterday.
Question : was
the bank robbed yesterday?

Past continuous :
Active :
S + was,were + V.ing + Object + C

( My brother was repairing my car yesterday.)

Passive :
Object + was,were + being + P.P +
C

Positive : My car was being

repairedyesterday.
Negative : My car wasn’t being
repairedyesterday. Question :
Was my car being repairedyesterday?

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Past perfect simple :
Active :
S + had + P.P
 +Object + C
( Shehad broken the window.)

Passive :
Object + had + been +
P.P + C
Positive
: The window had been broken.
Negative :
The window hadn’t been broken.
Question :
Had the window been broken?

Future :
Active :
S + will + be +
V + Object + C

( He will post this letter tomorrow.)

Passive :
Object + will + be + P.P +C
 Positive : Thisletter will be
posted tomorrow.
Negative : Thisletter won’t
be posted tomorrow.
Question : will Thisletter be posted tomorrow?
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Future continuous :
Active :
S
+ will + be + V.ind + Object +C

( We will be playing the cards.)

Passive :
Object +
will be + being + P.P + C

Positive : The cards

will be being played.
Negative : The cards
won’t be being played.
Question : will the cards be being
played?
Passive with (going to) :
Active :
S +
is,are,am + going to + V +Object +C

( They are going to repair this building.)

Passive: Object + is,are,am +

going to + be +P.P+ C

Positive : Thisbuilding is going

to be repaired.
Negative : Thisbuilding isn’t going
to be repaired. Question : Is
this building going to be repaired?

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