Passive Voice

THE FORMS OF THE PASSIVE VOICE

 Was,wer
e

Am,are,is Will be

V3,
 V3 ( ზმნის მე-3 ფორმა)
Regular verbs ( any verb Irregular verbs ( in the
with –ed- ending) list have their own forms)
Palyed Go-----gone
Cleaned Take-----taken
Looked Feel-----felt
Watched Fall------fallen
Washed Give------given
Smiled Buy-----bought
Laughed and so on… Drive------driven and so
on
 Past Simple vs Passive Voice
Actions happened in the
finished time in the past
We played tennis yesterday.
( I know who did the
action).
Dad drove his car every day
last year.( I know Dad did
it)
Mum cleaned the kitchen
two days ago. ( I know
Mum did it).
Actions can happen in the
Present, Past and Future
Tennis was played
yesterday. ( I don’t know
who did the action,
because it’s not
important to me)
The car was driven (by
Dad) every day last year.
The kitchen was cleaned
( by Mum) two days ago.
 Passive Voice vs Active Voice

Active Voice Passive Voice

People grow coffee in Coffee is grown in Brazil.

Brazil.( Present Simple) ( Present Simple)
The policeman arrested The Thief was arrested by
the thief yesterday. the policeman yesterday.
( Past Simple) ( Past Simple)
The secretary will send The letter will be sent

the letter next week next week. ( Future

Simple)
( Future Simple)
Questions and negative sentences in the Passive Voice

Questions Negative sentences

Is coffee grown in Tea isn’t grown in

Brazil? Brazil
Did Dad drive his car The car wasn’t driven
yesterday? yesterday.
Will Mum clean the The kitchen won’t be
kitchen tomorrow? cleaned tomorrow.