PASSIVE

BY : MS. DHAMAS
FORMULA :
TO BE + V3
Why should you use the passive
voice ?
1. You don’t want to say who/what did the action.
2. You don’t know who did the action.
3. The object is the most important part of the
sentence.
STEPS
1. Identify the subject , the verb and the object.
2. Move the object become the new subject of the sentence.
3. Check the active sentence. What is the verb tense in the active sentence ?
4. Conjugate the verb “be”
5. Add the past participle (V3) of the main verb after be
6. Subject of the active sentence
Someone has stolen my neighbour’s car.
S be V O

My neighbour’s car has been stolen (by someone).

S be V3
The children ate the cake
S V O

The cake was eaten (by the children)

S be V3
SIMPLE PRESENT (is/am/are/do/does)
POSITIVE SENTENCE
ACTIVE : Tania makes a cup of tea every morning.
PASSIVE : A cup of tea is made by Tania every morning.

ACTIVE : Tania makes three cups of tea every morning.

PASSIVE : Three cups of tea are made by Tania every morning.
SIMPLE PRESENT (is/am/are/do/does)
NEGATIVE SENTENCE
ACTIVE : Tania doesn’t make a cup of tea every morning.
PASSIVE : A cup of tea isn’t made by Tania every morning.

ACTIVE : Tania doesn’t make three cups of tea every morning.

PASSIVE : Three cups of tea aren’t made by Tania every morning.
SIMPLE PRESENT (is/am/are/do/does)
INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE
ACTIVE : Does Tania make a cup of tea every morning?
PASSIVE : Is a cup of tea made by Tania every morning?

ACTIVE : Does Tania make three cups of tea every morning?

PASSIVE : Are three cups of tea made by Tania every morning?
SIMPLE PAST (was/were/did)
POSITIVE SENTENCE
ACTIVE : Tania made a cup of tea yesterday morning.
PASSIVE : A cup of tea was made by Tania yesterday morning.

ACTIVE : Tania made three cups of tea yesterday morning.

PASSIVE : Three cups of tea were made by Tania yesterday morning.
SIMPLE PAST (was/were/did)
NEGATIVE SENTENCE
ACTIVE : Tania didn’t make a cup of tea yesterday morning.
PASSIVE : A cup of tea wasn’t made by Tania yesterday morning.

ACTIVE : Tania didn’t make three cups of tea every morning.

PASSIVE : Three cups of tea weren’t made by Tania yesterday morning.
SIMPLE PAST (was/were/did)
INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE
ACTIVE : Did Tania make a cup of tea yesterday morning?
PASSIVE : Was a cup of tea made by Tania yesterday morning?

ACTIVE : Did Tania make three cups of tea yesterday morning?

PASSIVE : Were three cups of tea made by Tania yesterday morning?
PRESENT PERFECT : (has/have)
POSITIVE SENTENCE
ACTIVE : Tania has made a cup of tea .
PASSIVE : A cup of tea has been made by Tania.

ACTIVE : Tania has made three cups of tea.

PASSIVE : Three cups of tea have been made by Tania.
PRESENT PERFECT : (has/have)
NEGATIVE SENTENCE
ACTIVE : Tania hasn’t made a cup of tea .
PASSIVE : A cup of tea hasn’t been made by Tania.

ACTIVE : Tania hasn’t made three cups of tea.

PASSIVE : Three cups of tea haven’t been made by Tania.
PRESENT PERFECT : (has/have)
INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE
ACTIVE : Has Tania made a cup of tea ?
PASSIVE : Has a cup of tea been made by Tania?

ACTIVE : Has Tania made three cups of tea?

PASSIVE : Have three cups of tea been made by Tania?
FUTURE (will)
POSITIVE SENTENCE
ACTIVE : Tania will make a cup of tea .
PASSIVE : A cup of tea will be made by Tania.

ACTIVE : Tania will make three cups of tea.

PASSIVE : Three cups of tea will be made by Tania.
FUTURE (will)
NEGATIVE SENTENCE
ACTIVE : Tania won’t make a cup of tea .
PASSIVE : A cup of tea won’t be made by Tania.

ACTIVE : Tania won’t make three cups of tea.

PASSIVE : Three cups of tea won’t be made by Tania.
FUTURE (will)
INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE
ACTIVE : Will Tania make a cup of tea ?
PASSIVE : Will a cup of tea be made by Tania?

ACTIVE : Tania will make three cups of tea?

PASSIVE : Will three cups of tea be made by Tania?