Passive Voice

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My English Classroom
by
Musthanirat, S.Pd

Passive

Voice

The difference betwen the active and
the passive voice

When we use the passive voice

How we make sentences in the passive
voice

Let's study

When we use an active
verb, we say what the
subject does.

When we use a passive
verb, we say what
happens to the subejct.

She cleaned the room yesterday.

The room was cleaned yesterday.

How to change the active to the passive
voice

They invited one hundred people to the wedding.

One hundred people were invited to the wedding.

active: invited

passive: were invited

When we use the
passive voice

when we want to focus on the action
and not who/what did it

when we don’t know who/what did
the action, or when it’s very obvious

I've been offered a job.

My car was stolen!

When we use the passive who or
what causes the action is often
unknown or unimportant.

The thieves were arrested. (by the
police that's obvious)

When
we use
the
passive
voice

Are the rooms cleaned every day? (it's
not important who cleans them, but
what matters is if they are clean.

If we want to mention the agent (the doer
of the action), we just add by at the end of
the sentence.

This house was built by my
grandfather.

When we use the

passive voice

past prticiple

be

How we make sentences in
the passive voice

Tense

be

past participle

Example

Present Simple

is, are

built

Houses are built every day.

Past Simple

was. were

built

Our house was built in 1990.

Present Perfect
have been, has

been
built

His house has been built for two years.

Present

Continuous

is being. are

being
built

Our house is being built right now.

Past Continuous
was being, were

being
built
When the house was being built, a nasty accident

happened.

Examples in various tenses

Instead of using somebody, they, people etc.,
write a passive sentence.

They employ thousands of
people.

Thousands of people ...

Instead of using somebody, they, people
etc., write a passive sentence.

Somebody stole my bike while I was doing the shopping.

While I was doing the shopping, my bike ...

Thank
you!

Multiple Choice

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• Rini drives a car

• The car is drived by Rini

• The car is wash by Rini

• The car is washed by Rini

Multiple Choice

Is there PASSIVE SENTENCE in English?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

What is the important rule in Passive Voice?

• V1
• V2
• V3
• V-ing

Multiple Choice

S + to be 2 + V3 + O

• Past Simple Tense
• Past Continuous Tense
• Past Future Tense
• Past Perfect Tense

Multiple Choice

My mother was picked up by Mr. Tatang.

• true
• false

Multiple Choice

English homeworks ... by Rafli and Arfa.

• has been finished

• has finished

• have been finished

• have finished

Multiple Choice

The phone .... by Andita now.

• is being repaired

• is being repair

• is been repaired

Multiple Choice

He tells the lie stories.

• The lie stories is being told by him.

• The lie stories was told by him.

• The lie stories are told by him.

Multiple Choice

I have written questions in my laptop.

• Questions have been written by me in my laptop.

• Questions were been written by me in my laptop.

• Questions were being written by me in my laptop.

Multiple Choice

GAVE is V3 of Give

• true
• false