Paasive Voice Without Audio - Pradeepa

H.P.
Swarnapali
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WHAT IS PASSIVE VOICE?
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H.P.Swarnapali 7/8/2021
A passive voice is a type of a clause or sentence in which the subject of the
sentence receives the action .
Passive Voice : The subject is the receiver of the action
Active Voice : The subject is the doer of the action

Eg : Pasan fed the cat - Active Voice
S V O
doer of the receiver of the action
the action
The cat was fed by Pasan - Passive Voice
S V o [doer of the action ] 3

the receiver
of the action
WHEN TO USE ?
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❑ When the Subject and the Verb are important rather than
the Doer :
1.Ruwani draws these pictures. – Active Voice
S V O
2.These pictures are drawn by Ruwani. – Passive Voice
S V agent/doer of the action

3.The village bank was roobbed yesterday. - Passive Voice
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When the agent/doer } is not important/not known
or well known ,
1. Tea is grown in Sri Lanka. – not important
2. Thieves were arrested yesterday. – well known
3. My purse was stolen. - not known
4. At school, lunch is usually taken in the interval. –
well known
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In official writing ; notices,formal
letters, announcements etc;
Eg:
1.The annual meeting will be held on the 8th of July
2.All the students are expected to be present at the

college main hall.
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To describe a process of making
something:
Eg: 1.First ,butter and sugar are mixed.

2.Then eggs are added.
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HOW TO FIND THE
OBJECT ?
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Always the last word of a sentence will not be the object.
How to find the object ?
What?
Verb Object
To whom?
1.They arrange the main hall for the meeting - A. V.
The main hall is arranged for the meeting . - P. V.
2.Ajith sends them messages everyday – A. V.

They are sent messages by Ajith everyday – P. V.
or
Messages are sent them by Ajith everyday – P. V. 10
HOW TO EXPRESS THE
AGENT ?
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When the subject of the active voice is a subject pronoun, the
object of the passive voice becomes an object pronoun.
Eg:
She writes poems – active voice
Poems are written by her – passive voice
Subject of the The object/doer or the

active voice agent of the passive voice
I by me
We by us
You by you
He by him
She by her
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It by it
***When the subject of the active voice sentence is
expressed as : Somebody
Someone
People
They
the agent need not to be mentioned.
1.Someone has stolen my pen - A. V.
My pen has been stolen - P. V.
2.They are sweeping the classroom - A. V.

The classroom is being swept - P. V.
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Be + the past participle
Present Past Past Participle Present Participle Future
has/have/had am/is/are/was/were
sing/sings sang sung singing will sing
am/is/are was/were been being will be
+ + +
P. P . P. P . Has/have/had am/is/are/was/were P. P .
+ been + P. P . + being + P. P .
Present Tense Past tense Perfect Tense Continuous Tense Future
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HOW TO CONVERT
ACTIVE TO PASSIVE ?
Eg:
1. Saman makes kites - active voice
S V O
the tense of the verb &
identify
the object
Kites are made by saman - passive voice
S V O /doer
2. We sell vegetables - A.V. 3.His uncle supports him - A.V

Vegetables are sold by us - P.V. He is supported by his uncle - P.V.
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was/were + the past participle
1. He broke my chair – A.V.

My chair was broken by him –P.V..
2. She drew a beautiful picture.-A.V.

A beautiful picture was drawn by her – P.V.
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has/have+ been + past participle
Eg:
1.My friends have eaten all the mangoes.- A.V.
All the mangoes have been eaten by my friends. - P.V.
2.Someone has stolen my pen –A.V.

My pen has been stolen –P.V.
3.They have closed the door –A.V

The door has been closed – P.V.
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had + been + past participle
Eg :
1.The manager had warned him –A.V.
He had been warned by the manager –P.V
2.They had sold the tickets before I went there . -A.V.

The tickets had been sold before I went there. –P.V.
3.My mother had prepared dinner before I returned home –A.V.

Dinner had been prepared before I returned home -P.V.
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am/is/are + being + the past participle
Eg-
1.They are repairing the bridge –A.V.
The bridge is being repaired – P.V.
2.They are holding the meeting today. –A.V.

The meeting is being held today -P.V.
3. She is decorating a cake now –A.V.

A cake is being decorated by her now –P.V
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was / were + being + the past participle
Eg:
1.An old lady was driving the car –A.V.
The car was being driven by an old lady. - P.V.
2.They were polishing the doors. - A.V.

The doors were being polished – P.V.
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will + be + the past participle
Eg:
1.My father will bring me a new bag – A.V.
A new bag will be brought me by my father –P.V.
I will be brought a new bag by my father – P.V.
2.They will repair the building soon. – A.V.

The building will be repaired soon – P.V.
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will + been + the past participle
Eg :
1.They will have completed the work by the end of this year. - A.V.
The work will have been completed by the end of this year. - P.V.
2.They will have announced the results by 10 o’ clock tonight. – A.V.

The results will have been announced by 10 o’ clock tonight – P.V.
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Should
would
could Modal Verb + be + the Past
can
may Participle
might
must etc.
Eg:
1.Five boys can do this work – A.V.
This work can be done by five boys – P.V.
2.You must write this report within two days –A.V.

This report must be written within two days – P.V.
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The Summery Of The Passive
Voice
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Tense Active Voice Passive Voice
The simple present Write /writes Am/is/are written
The simple past Wrote Was/were written
The present perfect Has /have written Has/have been written
b
The past perfect Had written Had been written e
e
The future perfect Will have written Will have been written n
The present continuous Am /is / are writing Am/is/are being written
The past continuous Was /were writing Was/were being written
The future Will write Will be written

b
Can,could,may,might must, Can, could ,may, might e
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Modals should must,
Would etc. write should,would etc.
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Now change the following Active Voice sentences into Passive Voice
1) The parents of Henegama National School did a shramadana campaign to

clean the school surrounding yesterday.
2) Somebody has found the missing boy.
3) They are calling me for the interview.
4) He broke my umbrella.
5) She is writing a letter now.
6) They were decorating the hall yesterday.
7) My father will build a new house in the town.
8) The police had caught the thief with the help of the villagers.
9) I should take my mother to the dentist today.
10) She makes beautiful flowers
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Active Voice : The subject is the doer of the action

The cat was fed by Pasan - Passive Voice

S V o [doer of the action ] 3

1.Ruwani draws these pictures. – Active Voice

2.These pictures are drawn by Ruwani. – Passive Voice

S V agent/doer of the action

2.All the students are expected to be present at the

Eg: 1.First ,butter and sugar are mixed.

2.Ajith sends them messages everyday – A. V.

Subject of the The object/doer or the

2.They are sweeping the classroom - A. V.

sing/sings sang sung singing will sing

am/is/are was/were been being will be

2. We sell vegetables - A.V. 3.His uncle supports him - A.V

1. He broke my chair – A.V.

2. She drew a beautiful picture.-A.V.

2.Someone has stolen my pen –A.V.

3.They have closed the door –A.V

2.They had sold the tickets before I went there . -A.V.

3.My mother had prepared dinner before I returned home –A.V.

2.They are holding the meeting today. –A.V.

3. She is decorating a cake now –A.V.

2.They were polishing the doors. - A.V.

2.They will repair the building soon. – A.V.

2.They will have announced the results by 10 o’ clock tonight. – A.V.

2.You must write this report within two days –A.V.

The simple present Write /writes Am/is/are written

The simple past Wrote Was/were written

The present perfect Has /have written Has/have been written

The present continuous Am /is / are writing Am/is/are being written

The past continuous Was /were writing Was/were being written

The future Will write Will be written

1) The parents of Henegama National School did a shramadana campaign to

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