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Passive Voice (English Class)
Passive Voice (English Class)
Write passive sentences in Future I. 1. The exhibition will be visited. subject + will + be + past participle 2. The windows will be cleaned. subject + will + be + past participle 3.The message will be read. subject + will + be + past participle 4. The thief will be arrested. subject + will + be + past participle 5. The photo will be taken. subject + will + be + past participle 6. These songs will be sung. subject + will + be + past participle 7. The sign will not be seen. subject + will + not + be + past participle 8. A dictionary will not be used. subject + will + not + be + past participle 9. Credit cards will not be accepted. subject + will + not + be + past 10. The ring will not be found. subject + will + not + be + past participle
irregular verb: wear - wore - worn 6. They don't help you. You are not helped by them. 'you' becomes the subject. As it is second person and a negative sentence, we use are + not + past participle. 7. He doesn't open the book. - The book is not opened by him. 'the book' becomes the subject. As it is third person singular and a negative sentence, we use is + not + past participle. 8. You do not write the letter. - The letter is not written by you. 'the letter' becomes the subject. As it is third person singular and a negative sentence, we use is + not + past participle. irregular verb: write - wrote - written 9. Does your mum pick you up? - Are you picked up by your mum? 'you' becomes the subject. 10. Does the police officer catch the thief? - Is the thief caught by the police officer? 'the thief' becomes the subject. As it is third person singular and a negative sentence, we use is + subject + past participle. irregular verb: catch - caught caught Exercise on Passive Voice - Simple Pas 1 - A song was sung by her. 'a song' becomes the subject. As it is third person singular, we use was + past participle. irregular verb: sing - sang - sung 2. Somebody hit me. - I was hit by somebody. 'I' becomes the subject. 3. We stopped the bus. - The bus was stopped by us. ' the bus' becomes the subject. As it is third person singular, we use was + past participle. 4. A thief stole my car. - My car was stolen by a thief. 'my car' becomes the subject. irregular verb: steal - stole - stolen 5. They didn't let him go. - He was not let go by them. 'he' becomes the subject. As it is third person singular and a negative sentence, we use was + not + past participle. 6. She didn't win the prize. - The prize was not won by her. ' the prize' becomes the subject. As it is third person singular and a negative sentence, we use was + not + past participle. 7. They didn't make their beds. - Their beds were not made by them. 'their beds' becomes the subject. As it is plural and a negative sentence, we use were + not + past participle. irregular verb: make - made - made
8. I did not tell them. - They were not told by me. 'them' becomes the subject. As it is plural and a negative sentence, we use were + not + past participle. 9. Did you tell them? - Were they told by you? 'they' becomes the subject. As it is plural and a questin, we use Were + subject + past partici 10. Did he send the letter? - Was the letter sent by him? 'the letter' becomes the subject. As it is third person singular and a question, we use Was + subject + past participle. irregular verb: send - sent sent