Understanding Passive Voice and Continuous Tenses

This video tutorial by Sensei Purnama covers the concept of passive voice in English grammar. It explains the reasons for using passive voice, such as when the doer is unknown or unimportant, or when the object is more interesting. The tutorial provides detailed explanations and examples of forming passive sentences in both present and past continuous tenses. It also outlines the steps to convert active sentences into passive ones, including identifying the subject, verb, and object, and adjusting the sentence structure accordingly. The video concludes with practice exercises to reinforce learning.

What is one reason for using the passive voice?

• To avoid mentioning the doer

• To focus on the action

• To emphasize the subject

• To hide the object

In the sentence 'A book is being read by her', what is the subject?

• Is being

• Her

• Read

• A book

Which of the following is a passive sentence in the present continuous tense?

• An article was written

• She is reading a book

• A book is being read

• They write an article

What is the correct passive form of 'They were writing an article'?

• An article is being written

• An article has been written

• An article was being written

• An article will be written

In past continuous passive, which auxiliary verb is used with 'I'?

• Were

• Was

• Is

• Am

What is the first step in converting an active sentence to passive?

• Identify the subject

• Identify the tense

• Identify the verb

• Identify the object

Which of the following is NOT a step in forming a passive sentence?

• Add 'ing' to the verb

• Add 'by' before the subject

• Change the verb to its third form

• Identify the subject

What should be added to the verb in a passive sentence?

• The third form

• The past form

• The base form

• The present form

What is the purpose of the exercises at the end of the lesson?

• To introduce new concepts

• To provide entertainment

• To summarize the lesson

• To test understanding

What should students do after completing the exercises?

• Submit them to their teacher

• Discuss with peers

• Ignore them

• Redo the exercises