passive form

​Passive Form

​The passive voice is used to place focus on the object rather than the subject. In other words, who does something is less important than what was done to something (focusing on the person or thing affected by an action). Generally speaking, the passive voice is used less frequently than the active voice.

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Active Voice	Passive Voice	Verb Tense
They make Fords in Cologne.	Fords are made in Cologne.	Present Simple
Susan is cooking dinner.	Dinner is being cooked by Susan	Present Continuous
James Joyce wrote "Dubliners".	"Dubliners" was written by James Joyce.	Past Simple
They were painting the house when I arrived.	The house was being painted when I arrived.	Past Continuous
They have produced over 20 models in the past two years.	Over 20 models have been produced in the past two years.	Present Perfect
They are going to build a new factory in Portland.	A new factory is going to be built in Portland.	Future Intention with Going to
I will finish it tomorrow.	It will be finished tomorrow.	Future Simple

1. ​Our house ______________ (paint) brown and black last week.

2. The project ______________ (complete) next week by our outstanding marketing department. 

3. The plans for the new contract __________________ (draw up) right now. 

4. More than 30,000 new computers _________________ (manufacture) every day at our plant in China. 

5. The children ________________ (teach) by Ms Anderson since last year.

6. The piece ________________ (write) by Mozart when he was only six years old.

7. My hair ______________ (cut) by Julie every month.

8. The portrait _______________ (paint) by a famous painter, but I'm not sure when. 

9. The cruise ship ______________ (christen) by Queen Elizabeth in 1987.

10. My paper ______________ (deliver) every morning by a teenager on his bike.