PASSIVE VOICE

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Definition of Passive Voice

Passive Voice is sentences are subject to a work or action meaning that the subject does not perform action.



Passive Voice = S + Auxiliary Verb + V3



     



a. Simple Present

Active  : S + V1 + Object

Passive : Object + tobe + V3

Example :

Active  : I eat that cake.

Passive : That cake is eaten by me.

b. Present Future

Active  : S + will + V1 + Object

Passive : Object + will + be + V3

Example :

Active  : I will do the homework.

Passive : The homework will be done by me.

c. Present Perfect

Active  : S + Have/Has + been + V3 + Object

Passive : Object + Have/Has + been + V3

Example :

Active  : You have taken the pencil.

Passive : The pencil has been taken by you.

d. Present Continuous

Active  : S + tobe + V-ing + Object

Passive : Object + tobe + being + V3

Example :

Active  : He is eating a huge cake.

Passive : A huge cake is being eaten.

e. Present Future Perfect

Active  : S + will + Have + V3 + Object

Passive : Object + will + Have + been + V3

Example :

Active  : We will have finished all the tasks.

Passive : All the tasks will have been finished by us.

Make a 10 the Active Voice sentence Passive Voice.

1. Robert took that book from the desk.

a. The book was take from the desk by Robert.

b. The book was taken from the desk by Robert.

Answer: B

2. Pierre will eat the cake.

a. The cake will be eat by Pierre.

b. The cake will be eaten by Pierre.

Answer: B

3. Beatrice has finished the report.

a. The report has been finished by Beatrice.

b. The report has finish by Beatrice.

Answer: A

4. Ms. Smith will leave the tickets at the box office.

a. The tickets be left at the box office by Ms. Smith.

b. The tickets will be left at the box office by Ms. Smith.

Answer: B

5. The police easily captured the thief.

a. The thief were easily captured by the police.

b. The thief was easily captured by the police.

Answer: B

6. Many people attended the lecture.

a. The lecture was attended by many people.

b. The lecture were attended by many people.

Answer: A

7. John returned the money last night.

a. The money was returned by John last night.

b. The money was returning by John last night.

Answer: A

8. They started dancing class last week.

a. A dancing class was started by them last week.

b. A dancing class was starting by them last week.

Answer: A

9. Everybody will see this film soon.

a. This film will soon be seen by everybody.

b. This film will soon being seen by everybody.

Answer: A

10. Somebody has taken my book.

a. My book has been taking by somebody.

b. My book has been taken by somebody.

Answer: B

Make a 10 the Passive Voice sentence Active Voice.

1. A new ring road is being built.

a. They are building new ring road round city

b. They was building new ring road round city

Answer: A

2. The article is edited by the editor.

a. The editor edits the article.

b. The editor be editing the article

Answer: A

3. All cake have been being eaten by me.

a. She was been eating all cakes.

b. She has been eating all cakes.

Answer: B

4. The glass was broken by me.

a. I broke the glass.

b. The glass has broken by me.

Answer: A

5. The money would be spent by me.

a. I would spend the money.

b. I would spended the money.

Answer: A



6. A cup of coffee was being drink by me.

a. I has drinking a cup of coffee.

b. I was drinking a cup of coffee.

Answer: B

7. That movie would have been watched by them.

a. They would have been watched that movie.

b. They would have watched that movie.

Answer: B

8. The house would be being cleaned by us.

a. We would be cleaning the house.

b. We would be clean the house.

Answer: A

9. Your fish had been eating by my cat.

a. My cat had been eating your fish.

b. My cat had been eat your fish.

Answer: A

10. The dinner will have been being cooked soon by me.

a. I will had been cooking the dinner soon.

b. I will have been cooking the dinner soon.

Answer: B