The Passive voice

The Passive voice

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Objectives

• Active or passive voice?

• Learn the form of passive voice

• Rewrite sentences in the passive voice using the simple present or the simple past

Active or Passive voice?

Who ate the chocolate?

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Multiple Choice

Who ate the chocolate?

• Anna ate the chocolate.

• The chocolate was eaten by Anna.

What happened?

Multiple Choice

What happened?

• I won the prize.

• The prize was won by me.

What broke the window?!

Multiple Choice

Who broke the window?!

• We broke the window.

• The window was broken.

• The window was broken by me.

Passive voice is often used

• when we want to focus on the receiver of an action

• when the doer is unknown, unimportant or obvious

Find the difference

Find the differences between the active and passive voice!

• Anna ate the chocolate.

• The chocolate was eaten by Anna.

Find the differences between the active and passive voice!

• Anna ate the chocolate.

• The chocolate was eaten by Anna.

What about in simple present?

• Anna ate the chocolate. --> Anna ________ the chocolate.

• The chocolate was eaten by Anna. --> The chocolate __________________ by Anna.

Sentences in passive voice using simple present or simple past

• The chocolate is eaten by Anna.

• The chocolate was eaten by Anna.

Rewriting sentences in passive voice

Hermione hugs Harry.

Observe what Miss Ma does.

Rewriting sentences in passive voice

• Find the subject (_________) , verb & object (receiver): e.g. Hermione hugs Harry.

• Active verb --> passive verb (_______________________): e.g. hugs --> ____________

• The receiver (i.e. the object) --> the subject of the sentence: e.g. _____________ is hugged

• Mention the doer by adding ‘_________+ the doer’ after the passive verb: e.g. Harry is hugged by Hermione.

The professor slapped Ron's head

Time for some practice!

Open Ended

Elsa sings a lot of songs.

Open Ended

Jerry ate a giant cheese.

Open Ended

The man bought the guitar.

Open Ended

Elsa and Anna build a snowman.

Open Ended

The man washes many dishes.

Open Ended

The cat broke the beautiful vase.

Summary

Rewriting sentences in passive voice

• Find the subject (doer) , verb & object (receiver)

• Active verb --> passive verb (be + past participle)

• The receiver (i.e. the object) --> the subject of the sentence

• Mention the doer by adding ‘by + the doer’ after the passive verb

Negative statement

1. Change the positive statement to negative statement

• Anna eats the chocolate.

Open Ended

Rewrite in passive voice: Anna does not eat the chocolate.

Positive statements --> negative statements

• Anna eats the chocolate. --> Anna does not eat the chocolate

• The chocolate is eaten by Anna. --> The chocolate is not eaten by Anna.

Open Ended

Rewrite in passive voice: Anna did not eat the chocolate.

Change the positive statement to negative statement

• Anna ate the chocolate.

Positive statements --> negative statements

• Anna ate the chocolate. --> Anna did not eat the chocolate

• The chocolate was eaten by Anna. --> The chocolate was not eaten by Anna.

Rewriting sentences in passive voice

• Find the subject (doer) , verb & object (receiver)

• The receiver (i.e. the object) --> the subject of the sentence

• Active verb --> passive verb (be (+ not) + past participle)

• Mention the doer by adding ‘by + the doer’ after the passive verb

Open Ended

The girls do not pay for the lunch. 

Open Ended

The man did not break the window.

Open Ended

Paul and his team did not find the thief.