PASSIVE VOICE

Get ready for review of Passive

Voice Structures and be able to
apply to our Writing Essays
 REVIEW OF COMMON TENSES IN PASSIVE FORM
1. The Present Simple (Hiện tại Đơn)
Review of FORMS

2. The Past Simple (Quá Khứ Đơn)

3. The Present Continuous (Hiện tại tiếp diễn)

Practice in each
tense or
4. The Past Continuous (Quá khứ tiếp diễn) sentences

5. The Present Perfect ( Hiện tại hoàn thành)

6. Model Verb (can/could/should/ may/might

Apply to our writing

or WILL)
 THE SIMPLE TENSES

The Present Simple The Past Simple

Subject Be + P.P (by) Prep. Of Subject Be + P.P (by) Object Prep. Of
(Noun/ Object time/place (Noun/ time/place
Pronoun) Pronoun)
Smoking is banned in public Smoking was banned in public
places. places.
The are often to do The were often by the to do group
university asked group university asked teachers work.
students work. students

NOTES:
(*) Object: can be optional based on our writing.
To be = am/is/are
Verb = regular verbs (Động từ có quy tắc _ Ved) or
irregular verbs (Động từ bắt quy tắc_ go/went/gone)
NOTES:
To be = was/ were
Verb = regular verbs (Động từ có quy tắc _ Ved) or
irregular verbs (Động từ bắt quy tắc_ go/went/gone)

Common regular verbs used:

1) develop-developed
2) Increase-increased
 LET GIVE IT A TRY!
oActive sentence: My teacher give us homework.

oPassive sentence: We are given homework by our teacher.

o1) Social networking and online communication increase social isolation.

LET GIVE IT A TRY!
 THE CONTINUOUS TENSES

The Present Continuous Simple The Past Continuous Simple

Subject am Prep. Of Subject was Prep. Of
(Noun/ is + being + P.P time/place (Noun/ + being + P.P time/place
Pronoun) are Pronoun) were
Smoking is being banned in public Smoking was being banned in public
places. places.
The are being often asked to do The were being by the to do group
university group university often asked teachers work
students work students

NOTES: NOTES:
To be = am/is/are To be = was/ were
Verb = regular verbs (Động từ có quy tắc _ Ved) or Verb = regular verbs (Động từ có quy tắc _ Ved) or
irregular verbs (Động từ bắt quy tắc_ go/went/gone) irregular verbs (Động từ bắt quy tắc_ go/went/gone)

Notes: Objects sometimes can be optional based on the writer’s ideas.

 LET GIVE IT A TRY!
oActive sentence: My teacher is giving us homework.

oPassive sentence: We are being given homework by our teacher.

o1) Social networking and online communication are increasing social isolation.
LET GIVE IT A TRY!
 THE PRESENT PERFECT

The Present Perfect: active form The Present Perfect: passive form
Subject has Prep. Of Subject has (by) Prep. Of
(Noun/ + P.P time/place (Noun/ + been P.P Object time/place
Pronoun) have Pronoun) have
Smoking has banned (*) in public Smoking has been banned in public
places. places.
The have asked to do The have been asked by the to do group
university group university teachers work.
students work. students

NOTES: NOTES:
(*) Object: can be optional based on our writing style. To be = was/ were
To be = am/is/are Verb = regular verbs (Động từ có quy tắc _ Ved) or
Verb = regular verbs (Động từ có quy tắc _ Ved) or irregular verbs (Động từ bắt quy tắc_ go/went/gone)
irregular verbs (Động từ bắt quy tắc_ go/went/gone)
(*) be - was/were- been

Common regular verbs used:

1) develop-developed
2) Increase-increased
 LET GIVE IT A TRY!
oActive sentence: My teacher has given us homework.

oPassive sentence: We have been given homework by our teacher.

o1) Social networking and online communication have increased social isolation.
LET GIVE IT A TRY!
 M O D E L V E R B : C A N / C O U L D / S H O U L D / M AY / M I G H T / W I L L

Module verbs: active form Model verbs: passive form

Subject can Prep. Of Subject can (by) Prep. Of
(Noun/ could + base verb time/place (Noun/ could + be P.P Object time/place
Pronoun) will Pronoun) will
Smoking can ban (*) in public Smoking can be banned in public
places. places.
The will ask to do The will be asked by the to do group
university group university teachers work.
students work students

NOTES:
(*) Object: can be optional based on our writing style.
Verb = regular verbs (Động từ có quy tắc _ Ved) or
irregular verbs (Động từ bắt quy tắc_ go/went/gone)
NOTES:
Verb = regular verbs (Động từ có quy tắc _ Ved) or
irregular verbs (Động từ bắt quy tắc_ go/went/gone)

Common regular verbs used:

1) develop-developed
2) Increase-increased
 LET GIVE IT A TRY!
oActive sentence: My teacher will give us homework.

oPassive sentence: We will be given homework by our teacher.

o1) Social networking and online communication will increase social isolation.
LET GIVE IT A TRY!
 NOTES
1) Khi Danh từ chỉ sự vật/ sự việc đứng đầu làm chủ ngữ, động từ thường được
chia về thể bị động
Example: Education should be developed in rural areas.
Roads should be built more in the countryside.

2) Khi hàm ý của người viết muốn diễn tả ở thể bị động:

Example: Smoking should be banned in public places.
The students should be given more time for outside activities.