The passive voice is
a grammatical
construction (specifically, a "voice").
The noun or
noun phrase that would be the object of
an active sentence appears as the subject of
a sentence with passive voice.
The subject of a sentence or clause featuring the
passive voice typically denotes the recipient of the action (the patient)
rather than the performer (the agent).
The passive voice in English is
formed periphrastically, the usual form uses the auxiliary
verb be (or get) together with the past
participle of the main verb.
Passive
Voice Formula
1. Simple Present Tense
à S + IS/AM/ARE +
V 3
Ex : I am called by the lecture
Anita is bitten by a mosquito
2. Present Continous Tense
à S + AM/IS/ARE + BEING + V 3
Ex : I am being called by the lecture
Anita is being bitten by a mosquito
3. Simple Past Tense
à S + WAS/WERE + V 3
Ex : We were called by
the lecture.
The car was sold by the owner.
4. Past Continous Tense
à S + WAS/WERE + BEING + V 3
Ex : We were being called by the
lecture.
The car was being sold by the owner.
Example :
Active sentences to passive sentences
1. [active]
Harry ate six shrimp at dinner.
[passive] At dinner, six shrimp
were eaten by Harry.
2. [active]
Sue changed the flat tire.
[passive] The flat tire was changed
by Sue.
3. [active]
We are going to watch a movie tonight.
[passive] A movie is going to be
watched by us tonight.
4. [active]
Mom read the novel in one day.
[passive] The novel was read by Mom
in one day.
5. [active]
Tom painted the entire house.
[passive] The entire house was
painted by Tom.
6. [active]
The two kings are signing the treaty.
[passive] The treaty is being
signed by the two kings.
7. [active]
Alex posted the video on Facebook.
[passive] The video was posted on
Facebook by Alex.
8. [active]
The director will give you instructions.
[passive] Instructions will be given
to you by the director.
9. [active]
Susan will bake two dozen cupcakes for the bake sale.
[passive] For the bake sale, two
dozen cookies will be baked by Susan.
10. [active]
The team will celebrate their victory tomorrow.
[passive] The victory will be
celebrated by the team tomorrow.
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