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Active and Passive Voice Intermediate Level
Active and Passive Voice Intermediate Level
Form
The subject in the active sentences becomes the object in the passive sentence. The verb forms also
change in the passive voice. The verb form changes are given in the table below.
Uses
The Passive is used:
A. When it is not necessary to mention the doer of the action as it is obvious who he is / was /
will be:
The rubbish hasn’t been collected.
The streets are swept every day.
Your hand will be X-rayed.
B. When we don’t know, or don’t know exactly, or have forgotten who did the action:
The minister was murdered.
You will be met at the station.
My car has been moved!
I have been told that...
C. When the subject of the active verb would be ‘people’:
He is suspected of stealing. (People suspect him of stealing.)
D. When we are more interested in the action than in who does it.
A new public library is being built.
The house next door has been sold.
E. To avoid an awkward or ungrammatical sentence:
When he arrived home, he was arrested.
When their mother was ill, the children were looked after by the neighbors.
Worksheet
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Answers
Kikhanza Foundation – International Education and Training Network
Ruko Bukit Cimanggu City Blok C1 No. 19 Bogor
Hotline (WA) +628128780149
Fanpage : English in Bogor
Email : englishinbogor@gmail.com