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Today’s topic

Voice Change
Mastering Passive
Voice in Different
Tenses
 Today’s learning
outcome
By the end of this lesson, we will be able to:
• Transform of passive voice to active voice in
different tenses.
• Practice converting sentences from passive voice to
various tenses
 Voice

Voice refers to the form of a verb that shows whether the

subject performs the action (active) or receives the action
(passive).
Voice হলো Verb এর গঠণ যার দ্বারা Subject নিজে কিছু করে
বা অন্যের কাজ তার উপর এসে পড়ে তা বুঝায় ।
Voice
Voice is 2 types. They are:-

Active Passive
Voice Voice
 Active
Voice
Active Voice: The subject of the sentence performs the
action expressed by the verb.

Subject → Verb → Object

My mother (subject) cooked (verb) the dinner. (object)

1. The dog chases the cat.

2. I eat rice.
=== Rice is eaten by me.
 Importance of Active
Voice
• Active voice is used in writing and speaking because it is
direct and clear.
• Active voice focus on the doer of the action.
• Active voice tends to be more engaging and dynamic.
• Active voice often results in shorter, more concise
sentences.

The firefighter saved the cat.

The cat was saved by the firefighter.
 Passive
Voice
Passive Voice: The subject of the sentence receives the
action expressed by the verb.
Subject → Auxiliary Verb → Past Participle → (by +
Object)
The mouse (subject) was chased (verb) by the cat
(object).

1. The cat was chased by the dog.

2. The homework was completed by her.
3. The lesson was explained by the teacher.
 Importance of Passive
Voice
• Passive voice is used in scientific and formal writing to
maintain objectivity and focus result.
• Passive voice is emphasize the action or the recipient of
the action.
• When the doer of the action is unknown or not important,
passive voice is useful.

• The writer wrote the book.

The Book was written by the writer.
 Transformation of Voice
BE VERBS
Be Base Form
Am/is/are Present Form

Was/were Past Form

Been Past Participle Form (V3)

Being Continuous form

 Mechanism of Voice
Change
Sentence Active Form of Verbs Passive Form of Verbs
AV Be V3
He writes a letter. writes --- Is/are written
She is cooking rice. Is cooking is being cooked
They played football. played ----- Was/were played
We will arrange the meeting. Will arrange (base) will Be arranged
I can do this work. Can do can Be done
The teacher has checked the paper. Has checked (v3) has been checked

She had completed the project. Had completed had been Complete
d
 Transformation of Voice
Sentence Object Passive Form of Verbs Subject (Active)
(Active)
AV Be V3

He writes a letter. A letter Is written him

She is cooking Rice is being cooked her
rice.
They played Football was played them
football.
We will arrange The will be arranged us
the meeting. meeting by
I can do this work. This work can be done me
The teacher has The paper has been checked the teacher
checked the
 Transformation of Voice
Sentence Object (Active) Passive Form of Subject (Active)
Verbs
AV Be V3
He is writing a A letter is being writte by him
letter. n

The company will A new product wil be launch by the company

launch a new l ed
product.

Rina sings Tagore songs ---- Are sung by Rina beautifully.

Tagore songs
beautifully.
 Transformation of Voice
Sentence Object Passive Form of Verbs Subject (Active)
(Active)
AV Be V3

I had visited The had been visited by Me before it was renovated.

the museum museum
before it was
renovated.

The child has The toys have been brok The child
broken the en
toys.
The teacher English Has bein taug The teacher
has been been g ht
teaching
English for ten
 Fun
time

Go and drink a glass of

water. Human body
consists of 66% water.
 Quiz : Active Voice

Write the following sentence in passive voice:-

1. The chef is preparing a meal.
2. The children are playing games in the park.
3. I know this technique very well
4. The gardener is watering the plants
5. The students are studying for exams. ***
6. Hero Alom annoyed me.
7. His result surprised me.
8.Smoke filled this space.
 Practice 2: Active
Voice
Write the following sentence in passive
voice:-
1. The teacher taught a lesson on Bangladeshi
history.
2. Sima bought fresh fish from the market.
3. Hasan helped his father in the paddy fields.
4. The villagers organized a boat race during the
monsoon.
5. The children flew kites during the harvest
festival.
 Practice: 3

Transform the active sentence into passive voice:-

1. The farmer plows the field in the early morning.
2. The bird builds a nest in the tree.
3. The baker decorates a cake with colorful icing.
4. The child rides his bicycle down the street.
5. The doctor examines the patient in her clinic.
 Exercis
e
Rewrite the following active voice sentences into
passive voice sentence keeping the tense
unchanged:-
1. Shezan is studying for his university entrance exams.
2. The cat is eating all the fruits.
3. The chef cooked a delicious meal for his family.
4. The workers repaired the broken road after the storm.
5. Her Father prepares spicy biryani at his restaurant.
6. Sabrina is playing with her friends in the park.
7. The tailor is stitching a saree for a wedding.
 Exercis
e
Rewrite the following active voice sentences into
passive voice sentence keeping the tense unchanged:-
8. The chief will introduce a new technique. ( ANT will be
introduced by the chief.)
9. Workers will construct a new playground.
10. Sima buys fresh fish from the market everyday. (Fresh fish
is bought …..
12. The guard watches our building.
15. Seek it. ( Let it be sought (by you) )
16. Do it. Let it Be done.
 Recap
➢ Passive Voice: The subject receives the action.
Example: "The food was made by my aunt."
➢ Transformation of passive voice:
○ Identify the true doer of the action.
○ The doer of action becomes the subject.
○ Tense is determined by the use of auxiliary
verb in passive.
○ Passive subject becomes object in active.
 Homework
➢ Write the following sentences into
active voice:-
1.The cake was baked by my grandmother.
2.The letter was written by John.
3.The package has been delivered by the
courier.
4.The problem was solved by the team.
5.The movie will be watched by millions of
people.