Future Simple

active/passive Voices

Grade:VIII
Subject Teacher: Tahira Ali
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 FORMATION (FUTURE)

Subject + will future form of the verb to be

+ Past Participle (3rd form of verbs)

Examples:
Charles will write a book.
A book will be written by Charles.

Charles will clean the windows.

The windows will be cleaned by Charles.
 ACTIVE PASSIVE

I will write a book. A book will be written by me

You will write a book. A book will be written by you

He will write a book. A book will be written by him

We will write a book. A book will be written by us.

You will write a book.
A book will be written by you
They will write a
A book will be written by
book. them
The dog will chew the bone.

Circle the subject in this sentence.

 The dog will chew the bone.

That’s right – the dog is the subject in this

sentence.
 The dog will chew the bone.

Now, find the verb and put a circle around it.

 The dog will actively chew the
bone!
So this is an

sentence.

How could we change this sentence in passive

around?
 The bone will be chewed
by the dog.

How have we changed this sentence around?

The bone will be chewed by the dog.

This is a sentence.
The subject-the bone is not doing
anything, it is ‘passively’ having
something done to it. It is being
chewed!
The mother will not bake muffins.

Now circle the subject in this sentence.

 The mother will not bake muffins.

The mother is now the subject of this sentence.

While it is a negative sentence.
The mother will not bake muffins.

Change this sentence in passive voice?

Draw a rectangle around the verb.
The muffins will not be baked by the
mother.

Did you get it right?

Will not+be+past participle
Is this sentence active or
passive?

Will Sarah draw a picture?

 Will Sarah draw a picture?

That’s right! This sentence is active.

Sarah is actively drawing the picture.
Will a picture be drawn by Sarah?

Well done! This sentence is passive. The subject

of the sentence is a picture. The picture had
something done to it – Sarah will be drawn it!
Solve the attached practice
sheet and fill the gaps with
passive form.
Create five active sentences
and change them into passive
sentences in your notebook.