Active and Passive Verbs

Identify the verb type: 'The skyscraper was built in 1984.'

• Active

• Transitive

• Intransitive

• Passive

What is a past participle?

• A verb form used in passive voice and perfect tenses, often ending in -ed for regular verbs.

• A noun that describes an action in the past.

• A type of adverb that modifies a verb.

• A form of a verb that indicates future action.

Identify the verb type: 'The cake was eaten by the children.'

• Active

• Transitive

• Intransitive

• Passive

Change to active voice: 'The shells were collected by James.'

• James collected the shells.

• The shells were gathered by James.

• James was collecting the shells.

• The shells are collected by James.

What is the main difference between active and passive voice?

• In active voice, the subject performs the action. In passive voice, the subject receives the action.

• In active voice, the subject receives the action. In passive voice, the subject performs the action.

• Active voice is used for questions, while passive voice is used for statements.

• Active voice is more formal than passive voice.

Identify the verb type: 'He submitted the annual report.'

• Active

• Passive

• Transitive

• Intransitive

Give an example of a sentence in active voice.

• 'The report was presented by Romeo.'

• 'Romeo presented an interesting report.'

• 'An interesting report was presented by Romeo.'

• 'Romeo's report was interesting.'

How can you identify a passive sentence?

• Look for a form of 'to be' followed by a past participle, often with 'by' indicating the doer.

• Identify the subject performing the action in the sentence.

• Check if the sentence contains an adverbial clause.

• Look for a direct object that receives the action.

What is a passive verb?

• A verb that indicates the subject is performing the action.

• A verb that indicates the subject is receiving the action.

• A verb that describes an action without a subject.

• A verb that is always in the past tense.

Give an example of a sentence in passive voice.

• The book was read by the entire class.

• The entire class read the book.

• The book is reading by the entire class.

• The entire class will read the book.