The document discusses the passive voice in English and its formation in the present, past, future, and present perfect tenses. It provides examples of active and passive voice constructions and shows how the passive is formed by using different forms of the verb "to be" plus the past participle of the main verb. Examples are given for each tense to illustrate how the subject and object swap places in passive constructions compared to their active counterparts.
The document discusses the passive voice in English and its formation in the present, past, future, and present perfect tenses. It provides examples of active and passive voice constructions and shows how the passive is formed by using different forms of the verb "to be" plus the past participle of the main verb. Examples are given for each tense to illustrate how the subject and object swap places in passive constructions compared to their active counterparts.
The document discusses the passive voice in English and its formation in the present, past, future, and present perfect tenses. It provides examples of active and passive voice constructions and shows how the passive is formed by using different forms of the verb "to be" plus the past participle of the main verb. Examples are given for each tense to illustrate how the subject and object swap places in passive constructions compared to their active counterparts.
The document discusses the passive voice in English and its formation in the present, past, future, and present perfect tenses. It provides examples of active and passive voice constructions and shows how the passive is formed by using different forms of the verb "to be" plus the past participle of the main verb. Examples are given for each tense to illustrate how the subject and object swap places in passive constructions compared to their active counterparts.
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THE PASSIVE VOICE
PRESENT PAST FUTURE PRESENT PERFECT FORMATION (PRESENT) Subject + present form of the verb to be + Past Participle (3rd form of irregular verbs)
Charles writes a book.
A book is written by Charles.
Charles cleans the windows.
The windows are cleaned by Charles. ACTIVE PASSIVE I write a book. A book is written by me. You write a book. A book is written by you. He writes a book. A book is written by him.
We write a book. A book is written by us.
You write a book. A book is written by you. They write a book. A book is written by them. FORMATION (PAST) Subject + past form of the verb to be + Past Participle (3rd form of irregular verbs)
Charles wrote a book.
A book was written by Charles.
Charles cleaned the windows.
The windows were cleaned by Charles ACTIVE PASSIVE I wrote a book. A book was written by me You wrote a book. A book was written by you He wrote a book. A book was written by him
We wrote a book. A book was written by us.
You wrote a book. A book was written by you. They wrote a book. A book was written by them. FORMATION (FUTURE) Subject + will future form of the verb to be + Past Participle (3rd form of irregular verbs)
Charles will write a book.
A book will be written by Charles.
Charles will clean the windows.
The windows will be cleaned by Charles. ACTIVE PASSIVE I will write a book. A book will be written by me You will write a book. A book will be written by you He will write a book. A book will be written by him
We will write a book. A book will be written by us.
You will write a book. A book will be written by you They will write a book. A book will be written by them FORMATION (PRESENT PERFECT) Subject + present perfect form of the verb to be + Past Participle (3rd form of irregular verbs)
Charles has written a book.
A book has been written by Charles.
Charles has cleaned the windows.
The windows have been cleaned by Charles. ACTIVE PASSIVE I have written a book. You have written a book. He has written a book.
We have written a book.
You have written a book. They have written a book. Henry will drive Charliewill be Charlie home. driven home. We will not send the tickets. The bus driver will take Thetourists will be the tourists to the hotel. taken to the hotel. Will Oliver cancel the ……….. the meeting? meeting be ………………..? Emily will not print Invitation cards invitation cards. …………………… …………………… printed. Themayor will not …………… will not close the hospital. be ……………….. We will play frisbee in the park. Iwill answer the questions later. The salesmen will sell all the carpets. The zookeepers will capture the lion in the forest. The surgeon will perform the operation 1. Has the surgeon performed the operation? ? 2. Has Lionel signed the contract? ? 3. Our salesmen have sold all the carpets. . 4. The zookeepers have captured the lion in the forest.