Passive Voice

What is the important rule in Passive Voice?

• V1
• V2
• V3
• V-ing

In the passive voice:

• The object is more important than the subject.

• The action is the most important.

• You must pay attention to the complement.

• You have to conjugate the main verb.

Why should you use the Passive Voice?

• You don´t want to say who or what did the action.

• You don´t know who did the action.

• The object is the most important part of the sentence.

• all of them.

In the passive voice we use this word at the end of the sentence:

• be

• Them

• to the

• by

When you use the word BY in Passive voice, it means

• Who or what did the action.

• The action is the most important.

• The verb must be conjugated.

• The complement is the main part of the sentence.

Choose the correct form for Passive Voice

The dentist is cleaning the woman’s teeth.

(Present Continuous Tense)

• The woman’s teeth are cleaned by the dentist

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

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

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

Choose the correct form for Passive Voice

Someone is knocking at the door.

(Present Continuous Tense)

• 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.

Choose the correct form for Passive Voice

Mum is going to prepare the food.

(Present Continuous Tense)

• The food was going to be prepared by mum

• The food is going to be prepared by mum

• The food are going to be prepared by mum

• The food will be prepared by mum

Choose the correct form for Passive Voice

Many people begin new projects in January

(Simple Present Tense)

• New projects are begun in January

• New projects are began in January

• New projects is begun in January

• New projects is began in January

Choose the correct form for Passive Voice

They make shoes in that factory.

(Simple Present Tense)

• 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.