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ACTIVE VOICE

CREATED BY 2ND GROUP


WHAT IS THE ACTIVE VOICE ?

The active voice is the normal voice- the one that


we use most of the time. In the active voice, the
object receives the action on the verbs.
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
The simple present tense used to describes habits or
routines, it also used to express opinion or fact.

Formula I :
(+) Subject + verb-1 + object + adverb
(-) Subject + ( does not/do not ) + verb-1 + object + adverb
(?) Does/do + subject + verb-1 + object + adverb + ?

Example :
(+) He drinks tea every morning
(-) He does not drink tea every morning
(?) Does He drink tea every morning ?
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
Formula II :
(+) Subject + (is/am/are) + noun/adjective/adverb
(-) Subject + (is/am/are) + not + noun/adjective/adverb
(?) (is/am/are) + Subject + noun/adjective/adverb + ?

Example :
(+) Prof. Dr. Badia Perizade, MBA is strong
(-) Prof. Dr. Badia Perizade, MBA is not strong
(?) Is Prof. Dr. Badia Perizade, MBA strong ?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
The present continuous tense describes : activities that
are happening right now and current activities in a
general nature.

Formula :
(+) Subject + (is/am/are) + Verb-ing + object + adverb
(-) Subject + (is/am/are) + not + Verb-ing + object + adverb
(?) (Is/am/are) + subject + Verb-ing + object + adverb + ?

Example :
(+) Amel is studying in the other room now
(-) Amel is not studying in the other room now
(?) Is Amel studying in the other room now ?
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
The simple past tense describes actions or situations
that began and ended in the past.

Formula I:
(+) Subject + Verb-2 + Object + Adverb
(-) Subject + did not + Verb-1 + Object + Adverb
(?) Did + subject + Verb-1 + object + adverb + ?

Example :
(+) I saw a good film last night
(-) I did not see a good film last night
(?) Did I see a good film last night ?
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
Formula II :
(+) Subject + (was/were) + noun/adjective/adverb
(-) Subject + (was/were) + not + noun/adjective/adverb
(?) (Was/were) + Subject + noun/adjective/adverb + ?

Example :
(+) Mr. Yunus was in leeds, England in 1994
(-) Mr. Yunus was not in leeds, England in 1994
(?) Was Mr. Yunus in leeds, England in 1994 ?
PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
The past continuous tense describes actions in progress
in the recent or at the specific time in the past.

Formula :
(+) Subject + (was/were) + Verb-ing + object + adverb
(-) Subject + (was/were) + not + Verb-ing + object + adverb
(?) (was/were) + Subject + Verb-ing + object + adverb + ?

Example :
They were talking about sport when I met them
They were not talking about sport when I met them
Were they talking about sport when I met them ?
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
The present perfect tense can describe an event that
happened (did not happen) at an unknown time in the past.

Formula :
(+) Subject + (has/have) + verb-3 + object + adverb
(-) Subject + (has/have) + not + verb-3 + object + adverb
(?) (has/have) + Subject + verb-3 + object + adverb + ?

Example :
(+) She has taught English since five years ago
(-) She has not taught English since five years ago
(?) Has she taught English since five years ago ?
SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE
The simple future tense refers to a time later than now,
and expresses facts or certainty.

Formula I :
(+) Subject + (will/shall) + verb-1 + object + adverb
(-) Subject + (will/shall) + not + verb-1 + object + adverb
(?) (will/shall) + Subject + verb-1 + object + adverb + ?

Example :
(+) She will help you with your homework tomorrow
(-) She will not help you with your homework tomorrow
(?) Will She help you with your homework tomorrow ?
SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE
Formula II :
Subject + (is/am/are + going to) + verb-1 + object + adverb
Subject + (is/am/are + not + going to) + verb-1 + object + adverb
(is/am/are) + Subject + (going to) + verb-1 + object + adverb + ?

Example :
(+) she is going to travel around the world
(-) She is not going to travel around the world
(?) Is she going to travel around the world ?

Note : subject I, We -> shall


subject she, he, it, they -> will
THE CONCLUSION

Active voice: the subject does the action or the


object receives the action on the verbs.
THANKS FOR YOUR NICE
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