ADVANCED PASSIVES

ADVANCED PASSIVES

By Yolanda Calpe

​ACTIVE VERB FORM to PASSIVE VERB FORM

​ACTIVE VERB FORM FORMULA

 SUBJECT VERB OBJECT 

Doer of the action + verb + receiver of the action The technician is fixing the PC

​PASSIVE VERB FORM FORMULA OBJECT PASSIVE VERB SUBJECT 

Receiver of the action + be + past participle + by + doer of the action

 The PC is being fixed by the technician 

People say that / They say that / It is said that / It has been said that , He/ She/They,etc. is/are said to be/have / People think,etc.

Grammar

Passives exercises​

KEY WORDS:

Have, to, that, by, has, be Past participles (been, thought, said) 

TIP : Object in the original sentence becomes the subject in the passive sentence

Yolanda Calpe