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1 Year BAC
T : Moutia Hmza Passive voice .

1. Read the following text and answer the questions below.

The minister’s car was stolen yesterday by a group of people. This news has just been reported by
different journalists. In fact, such major news is always highlighted by editorials too. For example, last week,
when the immigrants were being arrested by authorities in Tangier, editorials kept giving their opinion as
regards the issue. Even at the moment, the issue is still being given attention to by the teacher.

A. What happened to the minister’s car?...........................................................................................................................

B. Who stole the minister’s car? ………………………………………………………………………………………..
C. Who has reported this news?........................................................................................................................................
D. What happens to such major news?…………………………………………………………………………………..
E. What were the authorities doing to the immigrants?....................................................................................................
F. Who is still giving attention to the issue at the moment? …………………………………………………………..
 2. Complete the table following the example:

Active: Editorials highlight such major news (object) Form :

 Active voice : subject+verb+object
 Passive voice: subject +to be in the tense of the
Subject+ to be + pp of the verb main verb+past participle of the
main verb+by+subject of the active
Passive: such major news is highlighted by editorials. voice (the doer)
Use: passive voice is used when…………………………
……………………………………………………………
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 Tenses Active voice Passive voice
-Simple present -Editorials highlight such major news -Such major news is highlighted by editorials.

-Simple past -the car was stolen by a group of people.

-present perfect -Journalists have just reported the news
-Past continuous -The immigrants were being arrested by authorities
-Present -The teacher is giving attention to the issue.
continuous

1. Change the following sentences into passive voice:

A. Mourad always plays football:………………………………………………………………….……………………
B. Smail broke the glass:…………………………………………………………………………..…………………….
C. Nawal has just bought new clothes:…………………………………………………………………………………
D. The teacher is explaining the lesson:…………………………………………………………..……………………..
E. My father was telling a story:……………………………………………………….……………………………..…
2. Change the following sentences into active voice:
A. A snake was killed by hunters:………………………………………………………………………………………
B. Noise is refused by teachers:…………………………………………………………………………………………
C. The lecture is being given by the professor:………………………………………………………………………….
D. Many mistakes have been made by the student:……………………………………………………………………..
E. A story was being written by Amal:……………………………………………………………………………...…..
Writing:
Tell of an event of your choice using passive voice (5 lines maximum).