PASSIVE VOICE

MARY BOUGHT HIM

A
PRESENT

A
WAS BOUGH TO HIM
PRESENT
T

The direct
object
becomes the
subect of the
passive
The verb TO
BE MUST BE in
the SAME
TENSE as the
main verb in
the active
After the verb
TO BE you
MUST USE THE
BYPAST
MARY
PARTICIPLE of
the verb in the
active

PASSIVE VOICE
MARY BOUGHT HIM

HE

WA
S

A
PRESENT

BY MARY
BOUGH A
T
PRESENT

YOU CAN ALSO USE THE INDIRECT OBECT AS

SUBJECT OF THE PASSIVE

BE CAREFUL!!! The verb TO BE MUST BE IN THE

SAME TENSE AS THE MAIN VERB IN THE ACTIVE
VOICE

They PLAY records in

the Gym

Records ARE PLAYED in the Gym

She WILL BUY the tickets

The tickets WILL BE BOUGHT (by her)
Peter HAS FOUND the
keys
The keys HAVE BEEN FOUND by Peter

Lucy IS READING a
book

A book IS BEING READ by Lucy

ASSIVE VOICE - Question

When DID YOU FIND the
coin? Simple
past
HAS she WRITTEN the
note? Present
Perfect

When WAS the coin FOUND?

Simple
past
HAS the note BEEN WRITTEN (by
Present
her)?
Perfect

How WILL your mother COOK

dinner?
Future
How WILL dinner BE COOKED by your
mother?Future

BE CAREFUL WITH QUESTIONS IN THE PASSIVE