Passive Voice Act Prep

Passive Voice

M s . D w i W i d y a s t u t i

The passive voice is used to show interest in the

person or object that experiences an action rather
than the person or object that performs the action.
In other words, the most important thing or person

becomes the subject of the sentence

Definition

Forming Passive Voice

The passive voice in English is composed of two elements :
The appropriate form of the verb 'to be' + past participle.

Object + am/is/are + V3 + by + Object/Pronoun

Example:

The house is cleaned every day (by Ira).

Simple Present Tense

Present Continuous Tense

Object + am/is/are + being + V3 + by + Object/Pronoun

Example:

The house is being cleaned (by Ira).

Object + have/has + been+ V3 + by + Object/Pronoun

Example:

The house has been cleaned cleaned (by Ira).

Present Perfect Tense

Object + was/were + V3 + by + Object/Pronoun

Example:

The house was cleaned cleaned (by Ira).

Simple Past Tense

Object + was/were + being + V3 + by + Object/Pronoun

Example:

The house was being cleaned (by Ira).

Past Contiuous Tense

Object + had + been + V3 + by + Object/Pronoun

Example:

The house had been cleaned (by Ira).

Past Perfect Tense

Object + will/shall + be + V3 + by + Object/Pronoun

Example:

The house will be cleaned (by Ira).

Simple Future Tense

Future ContinuousTense

Object + will/shall + be + being + V3 + by + Object/Pronoun

Example:

The house will be being cleaned (by Ira).

Thank You

Multiple Choice

The hunter killed the lion.

The lion ______ by the hunter.

• is killed

• was killed

Multiple Choice

The dog attacked her.

She _______ by the dog.

• is attacked

• was attacked

• was being attacked

Multiple Choice

They call off the meeting.

The meeting ____ by them.

• is called off

• was called off

• is being called off

Multiple Choice

Why are the students staying outside?

Their classroom ...

• is being cleaned

• being cleaned

• was cleaned

• is cleaning

Multiple Choice

A : Why does the baby next door keep crying ?

B : As usual, it ... by the babysitter.

• is neglected

• is neglegcting

• neglected

• is to be neglected

Multiple Choice

Next week, Final term test … by our school.

• should be hold

• would be hold

• shall be hold

• will be hold

Multiple Choice

English homeworks ... by Rafli and Arfa.

• has been finished

• has finished

• have been finished

• have finished

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct form for Passive Voice
 They make shoes in that factory.

• Shoes are made in that factory.

• Shoes were made in that factory.

• Shoes will be made in that factory.

• Shoes are being made in that factory.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct form for Passive Voice
All workers will read the memo.

• The memo is going to  be read by all workers.

• The memo will be read by all workers.

• The memo is being read by all workers.

• The memo will be reading by all workers.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct form for Passive Voice

The dentist is cleaning the boy’s teeth.

• The boy’s teeth are cleaned by the dentist

• The boy’s teeth are being cleaned by the dentist

• The boy’s teeth will be cleaned by the dentist

• The boy’s teeth is being cleaned by the dentist

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct form for Passive Voice
Someone is knocking at the door

• The door was being knocked at.

• The door are being knocked at.

• The door is going to be knocked at.

• The door is being knocked at.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct form for Passive Voice
Edison invented the gramophone

• The gramophone will be invented by Edison.

• The gramophone was invented by Edison.

• The gramophone is being invented by Edison.

• The gramophone  invented by Edison.

Multiple Choice

Make these active present simple sentence passive.

My Uncle builds new houses every year.

• New houses are build every year.

• New houses are built every year by my uncle.

• New houses were built every year by my uncle.

Multiple Choice

Make these active present simple sentence passive.

Andres writes a letter.

• A letter is write

• A letter is written by Andres.

• A letter is wrote by Andres.

• A letter is writen by Andres.

Multiple Choice

Make these active present simple sentence passive.

Somebody speaks English here.

• English is spoken here.

• English were spoken here.

• English is spoke here.