Passive Voice

PASSIVE VOICE
(Present tense simple)
ACTIVE PASSIVE

My mother cleans my My room is cleaned by my

room mother

Form:
to be +
3 rd form (am, is, are ) +

( gone, cleaned...)
 PASSIVE VOICE
(Past tense simple)
ACTIVE PASSIVE

My mother cleaned My room was cleaned by

my room my mother

Form:
To be
+ (was, were )
3 rd form +
( gone, cleaned...)
 ACTIVE OR PASSIVE?

1. Joe cleaned his 1. ACTIVE

room.
2. PASSIVE
2. The problem was
solved.

3. Is your hair often 3. PASSIVE

cut?

4. ACTIVE
4. Who is in that room?
 PASSIVE VOICE
(Present Perfect tense
simple)
ACTIVE PASSIVE

My mother has My room has been cleaned

cleaned my room by my mother

Form:
to be
(has been, have been) +
+
3 rd form (gone, cleaned...)
 PASSIVE VOICE
(Past Perfect tense simple)
ACTIVE PASSIVE

My mother had My room had been cleaned

cleaned my room by my mother
Form:
to be +
3 rd form (had been)
+
(gone, cleaned...)
ACTIVE OR PASSIVE?

1.Sue has been hurt by Tim.

1. PASSIVE

2. Sue had hurt him before

she left.
2. ACTIVE

3. Who has won that game? 1. ACTIVE

4. By who had the cat been

wounded? 2. PASSIVE
 PASSIVE VOICE
(Future tense)
ACTIVE PASSIVE
Mary will ride my bike My bike will be ridden by
Mary
Joe will wash my cars My cars will be washed by
Joe

Form:
will
will
+
be +
+ be
3 rd form
+
(gone, cleaned...)
 PASSIVE VOICE
( Progressive tenses)
ACTIVE PASSIVE
Mary is riding my bike My bike is being ridden by
Mary
Joe was washing my cars My cars were being
washed by Joe

Form:
to be (am, is, are, was, were )
+ +
being being
+ +
3 rd form (gone, cleaned...)
 Find two passive
sentences
Mother tells 1. A story is told to the
children by mother
her children a
story 2. The children are told
a story by mother

1. The men are being

They are paid 800 $ (by them)

paying the 2. 800 $ are being paid

men 800 $ to the men (by them)
 THE PASSIVE INFINITIVE
ACTIVE PASSIVE
They should clean their Their rooms should be
rooms cleaned by them

The fine had to be paid by

They had to pay the fine
them

Form: Modal verb

+
be
+
3 rd form
 THE PAST INFINITIVE
PASSIVE
ACTIVE PASSIVE
My room should have
My mother should have
cleaned my room been cleaned by my
mother

Form: MODAL VERB

+
ENJOY USING
have been THE
+
3 rd form
PASSIVE!!