PASSIVE VOICE

Active : S + P + O

Passive : S + P + O

ACTIVE PASSIVE
1. Simple Present Tense
S + VERB 1 + O/C S + am/is/are + VERB 3 + O/C
We study English English is studied by us
2. Simple Past Tense
S + VERB 2 + O/C S + was/were + VERB 3 + O/C
We studied English English was studied by us
3. Simple Future Tense
S + WILL + VERB 1 + O/C S + WILL + BE + VERB 3 + O/C
We will study English English will be studied by us
4. Present Continuous Tense
S + to be( am, is, are) +VERBing + O/C S + am/is/are + BEING + VERB 3 + O/C
We are studying English English is being studied by us
5. Present Perfect Tense
S + HAVE/HAS + VERB 3 + O/C S + HAVE/HAS + BEEN + VERB 3 + O/C
We have studied English English Has been studied by us
6. Modals
S + MODALS + VERB 1 + O/C S + MODALS + BE + VERB 3 + O/C
We can study English English can be studied by us

To “be” Subject Auxiliary MODALS

Present Past Can, could, will,
Am Was I Have would, shall,
Is Was He, she, it ( Singular) Has should, must, may,
Are Were You, we, they ( Plural) Have might, etc.

Subject Pronoun Object Pronoun

I Me
You You
We Us
They Them
He Him
She Her
It It
Change these following sentences into passive form!

1. The janitor is cleaning the rooms.

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2. Edison invented the gramophone.
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3. They have sent the books to the wrong address
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4. All workers will read the memo.
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5. Everyone should do English homework.
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6. Did she give him a book for his birthday
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7. Christy will not give a book report to the class.
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8. He had written three books before 1867
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9. Picasso was painting Guernica at that time.
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10. People speak Portuguese in Brazil
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