PASSIVE VOICE

Active: S+V+O

Passive: S + Be + PP(V3ed) + by + O
(tense)
e.g: My father planted this tree last year.
This tree was planted by my father last
year.
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IN PASSIVE VOICE
The Simple Present Tense
Active: S + V(s/es) + O

Passive: S + am/is/are + PP + by + O
e.g: He reads books every day.
Books are read (by him) every day.
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IN PASSIVE VOICE
 The Present Continuous Tense
Active: S + am/is/are + V-ing + O

Passive: S + am/is/are + being +PP + by + O

e.g: He is writing a novel at the moment.
A novel is being written (by him)
at the moment.
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IN PASSIVE VOICE
 The Present Perfect Tense
Active: S + Has/Have + V3ed + O

Passive: S + has/have + been +PP + by + O

e.g: He has just finished a novel.
A novel has just been finished
(by him).
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IN PASSIVE VOICE
 The Simple Past Tense
Active: S + V2ed + O

Passive: S + was/were + PP + by + O
e.g: He gave Tom a book.
A book was given to Tom (by him).
Tom was given a book (by him).
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IN PASSIVE VOICE
The Past Continuous Tense
Active: S + was/were + V-ing + O

Passive: S + was/were + being + PP + by + O

e.g: He was writing a letter at 8.00 yesterday.
A letter was being written (by him)
at 8.00 yesterday.
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IN PASSIVE VOICE
 The Past Perfect Tense
Active: S + had + V3ed + O

Passive: S + had + been + PP + by + O

e.g: He had finished his homework
before 8.00 yesterday.
His homework had been finished
(by him) before 8.00 yesterday.
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IN PASSIVE VOICE
 The Simple Future Tense
Active: S + will/shall + V + O

Passive: S + will/shall + be + PP + by + O
e.g: He will finish the homework.
The homework will be finished.
 MODAL VERBS (MV) IN
PASSIVE VOICE
Modal Verbs can be used in either the present
or past forms.
Active: S + MV (not) + V + O

Passive: S + MV (not) + be + PP + by + O
e.g: We can’t solve this problem.
This problem can’t be solved.
(by…)
 Summary
NO Active Passive

1. Is / am / are / was / were + Is / am / are / was / were +

verb ing being verb 3
2. Verb 1 Is / am / are + verb 3

3. Verb 2 Was/ were + verb 3

4. Has / have verb 3 Has / have + been verb 3

5. Had - verb 3 Had + been verb 3

6. has to / have to + verb 1 Has to / have to + be verb 3

7. Modal + verb 1 Modal + be verb 3

 Subjective and Objecttive Pronouns

No Subjective Pronouns Objective Pronouns

1 I me

2 You you

3 They them

4 We us

5 He him

6 She her