Understanding Passive Voice in English

This video tutorial covers the use of passive voice in English, explaining its application across different tenses: simple, continuous, perfect, and future. It also discusses when to omit the 'by' agent in passive constructions. The tutorial includes examples and exercises to reinforce learning, encouraging viewers to practice and explore further resources.

What is the main characteristic of a sentence in passive voice?

• The subject is acted upon.

• The sentence always starts with 'by'.

• The verb is always in past tense.

• The subject performs the action.

In simple present passive voice, which auxiliary verbs are used?

• Will/Shall

• Has/Have

• Is/Am/Are

• Was/Were

How do you form the passive voice in present continuous tense?

• Use 'has/have' + been + past participle

• Use 'was/were' + past participle

• Use 'is/are' + being + past participle

• Use 'is/are' + verb in base form

Which auxiliary verb is used in the passive voice for future tense?

• Has been

• Will be

• Was being

• Is being

When can the agent 'by' be omitted in a passive sentence?

• When the sentence is in past tense

• When the sentence is a question

• When the agent is an indefinite pronoun

• When the agent is known

Convert the sentence 'My mother cooked rice' to passive voice.

• Rice is cooked by my mother.

• Rice was cooked by my mother.

• Rice has been cooked by my mother.

• Rice will be cooked by my mother.

In the sentence 'Dina is calling you', what is the passive form?

• You have been called by Dina.

• You are called by Dina.

• You were called by Dina.

• You are being called by Dina.

How would you express 'Someone has stolen my pencil' in passive voice?

• My pencil will be stolen.

• My pencil is stolen.

• My pencil was stolen.

• My pencil has been stolen.

What is the passive form of 'John will meet Vina'?

• Vina has been met by John.

• Vina will be met by John.

• Vina was met by John.

• Vina is met by John.

In the exercise 'Selly and George have picked mangoes', what is the passive voice?

• Mangoes are picked by Selly and George.

• Mangoes were picked by Selly and George.

• Mangoes will be picked by Selly and George.

• Mangoes have been picked by Selly and George.