Active Voice &
Passive Voice
Presented by
Miss Asma
Active voice and
Passive voice
+ Why do we use passive voice?
+ (1) We use passive voice when
the object of the sentence is
more important than the subject.
+ For instance :
+ Active voice:They executed
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.
+ Passive voice:Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
was executed
Active voice and Passive
voice
+ 2,we use passive voice when
it is not necessary to mention
the doer of action or it is
already known who the
subject is.
+ Example:
+ Active voice: Doctors will
operate on him.
+ Passive voice: He will be
operated on.
+ [Link] use passive voice when
we do not know the doer of
action or we have forgotten
who has done the action.
+ Active voice: someone has
stolen my laptop.
+ Passive voice: my laptop has
been stolen.
Simple Present Tense
+ S+ verb 1 +s/es +object Active
voice: Hameed writes a novel .
+ Object+ is/ am /are + verb 3 + by
+ subject
+ Passive voice: Novel is written by
Hameed.
Present continuous
Tense)
+ Sub +is +am+ are +,verb 1st
Ing +object
+ Active:Aqsa is writing a letter
.
+ Object is am/ are /being+
verb 3 by + subject
+ Passive: a letter is being
written by aqsa.
Present perfect Tense
Has /Have+ Verb 3rd form+objective
Active voice :
My students have seen the miracle movie .
Passive voice
Has/have +been +verb 3 +by + subject
The miracle movie has been seen by my
students .
Simple past
Tense
+ S+verb second form +object
+ Active voice:
+ Zarnish fought tirelessly for the
rights of the downtrodden.
+ Object+was /were+verb
3+subject.
+ Passive voice:The rights of the
downtrodden were fought
tirelessly by Zarnish.
Past continuous
tense
+ S+ was /were verb 1st Ing object
+ Active voice:We were travelling
during the pandemic .
+ Object+was/were+being+verb-3
+by+subject
+ Passive voice:Travel was being
undertaken by us during the
pandemic .
Past perfect Tense
+ S+had+verb 3+object.
+ Active voice:Amaan had studied
the structure of the human brain.
+ Object+had been +verb 3+by
+subject
+ Passive voice:The structure of
the human brain had been
studied by Amaan.
+
Simple Future Tense
+ S+Will/shall+verb 1+object
+ Active voice:Scientists will study the
human brain's neural connections next
year.
+ Object+will/shall+be+verb
3+by+subject
+ Passive voice:The human brain's
neural connections will be studied
by scientists.
Future perfect
Tense
+ S+will/shall have+ verb3+object
+ Active voice:Zara will have finished her
project by Tomorrow.
+ Object+will/
shall+have+been+verb3+by+subject
+ Passive voice:The project will have been
finished by Zara tomorrow.
+
Future perfect Tense
+ S+will/shall have+ verb3+object
+ Active voice:Zara will have
finished her project by Tomorrow.
+ Object+will/
shall+have+been+verb3+by+su
bject
+ Passive voice:The project will
have been finished by Zara
tomorrow.
Modal verbs
+ Modal verbs are used to express:
+ . Possibility
+ Ability,
+ Permission,
+ Obligation,
+ . Necessity,
+ Prohibition,
+ Future plans,
+ Certainty,
+ . Doubt,
+ and Hypothetical situation
+ Model verbs are: can , could,may
might,should ,would,will, must
Modal verbs )S+modal verbs+
base verb +object For example:
+ Modal verbs )S+modal verbs+ base verb +object
For example:.
+ 1,Ameer can write the report
+ . 2. Iqra may finish the project.
+ 3. Eman must complete the task.
+ However, when using passive voice, the word order
changes to:
+ *Object + Modal Verb + be + Past Participle (Verb)
+ by + Subject*
+ For example:
+ 1. The report can be written by Ameer.
+ 2. The project may be finished by Iqra.
+ 3. The task must be completed by Eman.
Imperatives
+ Imperative sentences are used for commands,
instructions, or requests. They typically begin with a
verb and end with a period or exclamation mark.
+ *Imperative Sentence Structure:*
+ 1. Verb (base form) + Object
+ 2. Do/Does + Verb (base form) + Object
Examples:*
+ 1. Don't distrub the baby!
+ 2. Close the door.
+ 3. Follow the instructions!
+ 4. Answer the phone .
+ 5 Do not insult the poor.
Passive Voice in Imperative
Sentences:
+ 1. Let + Object + be + Past Participle (by + Agent)
+ 2. Have + Object + Past Participle (by + Agent)
+ *Examples:*
+ 1. Let the baby be left undisturbed !
+ 2. Let the door be closed!
+ 3. Let the instructions be followed!
+ 4. Let the phone be answered !
+ [Link] the poor not be insulted!
