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    This document discusses the passive voice in English. It provides examples of sentences in the active and passive voice for different tenses, including present simple, past simple, present perfect, present continuous, and modal verbs. It explains that the passive voice uses some form of "to be" plus the past participle of the main verb. The document also includes exercises asking the reader to identify whether examples are in the active or passive voice and to rewrite examples from active to passive voice.

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    This document discusses the passive voice in English. It provides examples of sentences in the active and passive voice for different tenses, including present simple, past simple, present perfect, present continuous, and modal verbs. It explains that the passive voice uses some form of "to be" plus the past participle of the main verb. The document also includes exercises asking the reader to identify whether examples are in the active or passive voice and to rewrite examples from active to passive voice.

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    This document discusses the passive voice in English. It provides examples of sentences in the active and passive voice for different tenses, including present simple, past simple, present perfect, present continuous, and modal verbs. It explains that the passive voice uses some form of "to be" plus the past participle of the main verb. The document also includes exercises asking the reader to identify whether examples are in the active or passive voice and to rewrite examples from active to passive voice.

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    Passive Voice Ready Made

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    This document discusses the passive voice in English. It provides examples of sentences in the active and passive voice for different tenses, including present simple, past simple, present perfect, present continuous, and modal verbs. It explains that the passive voice uses some form of "to be" plus the past participle of the main verb. The document also includes exercises asking the reader to identify whether examples are in the active or passive voice and to rewrite examples from active to passive voice.

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    The passive Voice

    M. ELKADAOUI

    a. Ahmed prepares the food.


    The active
    voice
    Subject
    ?
    Does the subject prepare
    the food ?
    The subject does the
    action
    .
    The subject
    is active.

    Verb? prepar

    es
    Present simple

    a. Ahmed prepared
    the food.
    Form of the passive
    verb :

    is prepared by Ahmed
    b. The food
    ..
    Subject
    ?
    Does the subject ( food)
    prepare the food ?
    The subject doesnt do the
    action
    .
    The subject
    is passive .

    Verb ?

    is (to be) +
    prepared
    Present simple

    b. The food was prepared by


    Ahmed

    To be ( in the same tense as the verb of the active voice ) + past


    participle of the verb.

    Tense

    Active

    People speak English


    Present
    all over the world .
    Simple
    Someone stole my car
    Past simplelast night

    Present
    Perfect

    Ayoub has written this


    paragraph

    Passive
    English is spoken all over the
    world.
    My car was stolen last night.
    This paragraph has been
    written
    by Ayoub
    The
    house. hasnt been

    They havent cleaned


    the house.
    cleaned .
    My mother is preparing The dinner is being
    Continuous the dinner
    prepared
    by
    my
    mother.
    People should protect
    The
    environment
    should
    Modals
    the environment.
    be protected .

    Present
    Perfect
    Present

    Form of the
    passive :

    To be ( in the same tense as the verb of the active voice ) + past


    participle
    of the/ verb.
    Modals
    : should
    can / must / will /need/ have to /
    Modal + be + past participle of the verb.

    Tense

    Active

    People speak English


    Present
    all over the world .
    Simple
    Someone stole my car
    Past simplelast night

    Present
    Perfect

    Ayoub has written this


    paragraph

    Passive
    English is spoken all over the
    world.
    My car was stolen last night.
    This paragraph has been
    written
    by Ayoub
    The
    house. hasnt been

    They havent cleaned


    the house.
    cleaned .
    My mother is preparing The dinner is being
    Continuous the dinner
    prepared
    by
    my
    mother.
    People should protect
    The
    environment
    should
    Modals
    the environment.
    be protected .

    Present
    Perfect
    Present

    Active
    Or
    Passiv
    e?

    1. Mona Lisa was Painted by the Da Vinci .

    2. The government has built a new hospital .

    3. Palestine will be regained by Muslims.

    4. It can be Done by you.


    5. This car is not made Germany.

    Tense

    Active

    People speak English


    Present
    all over the world .
    Simple
    Someone stole my car
    Past simplelast night

    Present
    Perfect

    Ayoub has written this


    paragraph

    Passive
    English is spoken all over the
    world.
    My car was stolen last night.
    This paragraph has been
    written
    by Ayoub
    The
    house. hasnt been

    They havent cleaned


    the house.
    cleaned .
    My mother is preparing The dinner is being
    Continuous the dinner
    prepared
    by
    my
    mother.
    People should protect
    The
    environment
    should
    Modals
    the environment.
    be protected .

    Present
    Perfect
    Present

    Exercise 2: Write the following sentences in the Passive voice:


    1. People admired YOUR LAST BOOK.
    Your last book.
    2. Someone is knocking at THE DOOR.
    The door .
    3. Someone has stolen MY CAR.
    My car .
    4. They bought US sandwiches.
    Sandwiches .
    5. The neighbours will show YOU my house.
    You ..

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