Active or Passive

Active or Passive

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is in the Passive form?

• The princess is doing her hair

• Her hair is blonde

• The princess' hair was styled by her mother

• Her hair was blonde

Subject + was / were (not/n't) + past participle

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The table was painted by mom two years ago.

Past

Subject + am / is / are ( + not/n't) + past participle

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​The table is painted by my mom.

Present

Let's take a look at the structure...

When do we use the Passive form?

When the ACTION is more important than the SUBJECT

Sometimes, we don't know the subject, or we don't care about who does / has done something.

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Multiple Choice

Let's test your knowledge...

Which is the RIGHT Passive sentence?

• My mom painted our house two days ago.

• Your clothes look nice!

• This shirt was produced in factories

• This coffee is not good.

Let's create some Passive sentences

'Tom designed this dress ' -> The object becomes the subject

​So, the FIRST step:​

'This dress Tom designed (this dress)'​

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Then, we need to change the verb:​

'This dress Tom (designed) was designed"'

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But something's missing... ​

Take the original subject (Tom) and place it at the end:

"This dress Tom was designed by Tom"​

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Multiple Choice

Choose the correct Passive:

• The book was give to me.

• The book was given to me.

• The book was good.

• The book is taked by me.

Open Ended

Now, write your own passive sentence! (Past or present, you choose!)

Use these words:

Paul, listen, radio