Active and Passive Voice

Active and

Passive
Voice

Active Voice

- a sentence has a SUBJECT that acts upon its verb.

Monkeys adore bananas.

The cashier counted the money.

The dog chased Carlo.

Passive Voice

- the subject is acted on by the verb. The passive voice is always
constructed with a conjugated form of ‘to be’ plus the verb’s past
participle.

Bananas are adored by monkeys.

The money was counted by the cashier.

The man was chased by the dog.

Simple
Tense

Active

Passive

(is/are/was/were/will be + past

participle)

Present

I do my homework.

Homework is done by me.

Past

I did my homework.

Homework was done by me.

Future

I will do my homework. Homework will be done by me.

​ACTIVE TO PASSIVE AND VICE VERSA

Progressive

Tense

Active

Passive

(is/are/was/were/will be + being

+ past participle)

Present

I am doing my
homework.

Homework is being done by me.

Past

I was doing my
homework.

Homework was being done by
me.

Future

I will be doing my
homework.

Homework will be done by me.

Perfect
Tense

Active

Passive

(has/have/had/will have/ + been

+ past participle)

Present

I have done my
homework.

Homework has been done by me.

Past

I had done my
homework.

Homework had been done by
me.

Future

I should have done my
homework.

Homework should have been
done by me.

Recitation Activity

Multiple Choice

Identify if the sentence is in active voice or passive voice.

1. A masquerade ball was celebrated by the Capulets.

• ACTIVE

• PASSIVE

Multiple Choice

2. Queen Elizabeth I was considered the first queen of England.

• ACTIVE

• PASSIVE

Multiple Choice

3. Verona is populated by many families, including the Montagues and Capulets.

• ACTIVE

• PASSIVE

Multiple Choice

4. Sonnets are written by Shakespeare, and has 14 lines in total.

• ACTIVE

• PASSIVE

Multiple Choice

5. The marriage between Romeo and Juliet was performed by Friar Lawrence.

• ACTIVE

• PASSIVE

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the passive voice of the sentence:

Paris was interviewing Juliet for their marriage.

Juliet ________________ for their marriage.

• was being interviewed

• was interviewed

• has been interviewed

• is being interviewed

Multiple Choice

Romeo is writing the letter.

The letter ________________ by Romeo.

• was written

• is being written

• has been written

• is written

Multiple Choice

Everyone understands English.

English ________________ by everyone.

• is understood

• has been understood

• was understood

• is understand

Multiple Choice

The Montagues brought up this issue during the duel.

This issue ________________ by the Montagues during the duel.

• has been brought up

• is brought up

• was brought up

• were brought up

Multiple Choice

The feud has destroyed the house.

The house ________________ by the feud.

• has been destroyed

• was being destroyed

• is destroyed

• were destroyed

Pair Review Quiz

Answer the exercises on your paper. Wait for the checking later.

Coverage:

Elizabethan Era and Romeo and Juliet

Direct and Indirect Speech

Tenses (Simple and Perfect)

Active and Passive Voice

Jesus said to come to him and he will give
us rest.
My friend told me that I should call a
doctor.
My friend shouted that this was
incredible.
Melody asked if I liked pizza.
Russel said that Warsaw is the capital of
Poland.
Josh said that he had finished.
Alex said that s/he was going to call Ariel.
The teacher asked when I would submit
the quiz.
The passenger inquired where the ticket
booth was.
Patty asked whether I prefer Science over
Mathematics.
St. Ignatius said to take his liberty, will,
mind and memory.
Ms. Sanz taught us that perfect tenses use
the past participle.
Boris said that we should go.
Mia said that she always wore a coat.
The doctor asked if I was allergic to dust.

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Romeo is loved by Juliet.
The Montagues despised the
Capulets.
Mercutio is killed by Tybalt.
Benvolio gives a letter to
Romeo.
The poison is drunk by Romeo
from the Apothecary./The
poison from the Apothecary is
drunk by Romeo.

has given
had crashed - arrived
will have gone - tells
has assigned
had defeated - were

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