Active Voice

and
Passive Voice
 Identify the subject and
direct object of each sentence.

1.The mechanic fixed the car.

2.Kristen bounced the ball.
3.The club establishes new rules.
4.My mother baked Yema cake.
5.Thea closed the door.
 Identify the subject and
direct object of each sentence.

1.The mechanic fixed the car.

2.Kristen bounced the ball.
3.The club establishes new rules.
4.My mother baked Yema cake.
5.Thea closed the door.
Voice of Verb
- determines whether a
subject performs the action
expressed in a verb or receives
the action.
Active Voice
- the subject performs the action and the
direct object is the receiver of the
action.
Examples:
1. The students prepare the research paper.
2. Lee presented their research proposal.
Passive Voice
- the subject is the receiver of the action.
Examples:
1. The research paper is prepared by the
students.
2. Their research proposal was presented by
Lee.
 ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE
1. The students 1. The research
prepare the paper is prepared
research paper. by the students.
2. Lee presented 2. Their research
their research proposal was
proposal. presented by Lee.
TENSE OF ACTIVE PASSIVE
THE VERB VOICE VOICE
Simple Present - The students take The summative test is
the summative test. taken by the
take students.

Present The students are The summative test is

Continuous - taking their being taken by the
are taking summative test. students.
TENSE OF ACTIVE PASSIVE
THE VERB VOICE VOICE
Simple Past - The students took The summative test
the summative test was taken by the
took last week. students last week.

Past Continuous - The students were The summative test

Were taking taking their was being taken by
summative test. the students.
TENSE OF ACTIVE PASSIVE
THE VERB VOICE VOICE
Present Perfect The students have The summative test
taken the has been taken by
– have taken summative test. the students last
week.

Past Perfect - The students had The summative test

Had taken taken their had been taken by
summative test. the students.
TENSE OF ACTIVE PASSIVE
THE VERB VOICE VOICE
Simple Future – The students will take The summative test
the summative test. will be taken by the
will take students last week.

Conditional If the teacher If the teacher comes

Present - comes early, the early, the test would
Would take students would be taken by the
students.
take the test.
TENSE OF ACTIVE PASSIVE
THE VERB VOICE VOICE
Conditional Past The students would The test would have
have taken the test, been taken by the
– would have if the teacher came students, if the
taken early. teacher came early.

Present Infinitive The students want The test wants to be

To take to take the test. taken by the
students.
Activity
 Change the verb into its
Passive Form.

1.The mechanic fixed the car.

2.Kristen bounced the ball.
3.The club establishes new rules.
4.My mother baked Yema cake.
5.Thea closes the door.
 Answer
1.The car was fixed by the mechanic.
2.The ball is bounced by Kristen.
3.New rules are established by the
club.
4.Yema cake was baked by my
mother.
5.The door is closed by Thea.
1.The mechanic fixed
1.The car was fixed by
the car. the mechanic.
2.Kristen bounces the 2.The ball is bounced by
ball. Kristen.
3.The club establishes 3.New rules are
new rules. established by the club.
4.My mother baked 4.Yema cake was baked
Yema cake. by my mother.
5.The door is closed by
5.Thea closes the
Thea.
door.
6. Our family will watch the movie.
7. The restaurant was reserving a seat
for you.
8. I have studied my lesson.
9. They had received the package
before they got the message.
10. My father drove the car yesterday.
 Answer

6. The movie will be watched by our family.

7. A seat for you was being reserved by the
restaurant.
8. My lesson has been studied by me.
9. The package had been received by them
before they got the message.
10. The car was driven by my father yesterday.
 Change the following sentences from active
to Passive or from passive to active.

1. Some students will take summer class.

2. She would buy the car, if she wins the
lottery.
3. The children have broken the window
pane.
4. You are waiting for your friend.
5. Marcio is keeping my house tidy.
1.Summer class will be taken by students.
2.The car would have been bought by
her, if she won the lottery.
3.The window pane has been broken by
the children.
4.Your friend is being waited for by you.
5.My house is being kept tidy by Marcio.
 Change the following sentences from active
to Passive or from passive to active.

1.Breathtaking virgin islands surround

Caramoan in Camarines Sur.
2.The Tubbataha Reef Marine Park in
Sulu Sea is often visited by locals and
tourists who are fond of diving.
3. People admire Mayon Volcano for
its majestic symmetric cone shape.
4. I was amazed by the landscape of
the underground river in Palawan.
5. Tourists love Boracay for its white
powdery sand beaches, great water
adventures, and exciting night life.
 ANSWER

1. Caramoan in Camarines Sur is

surrounded by breathtaking virgin
islands.
2.Locals and tourists who are fond of
diving often visit the Tubbataha Reef
Marine Park.
3. Mayon Volcano is admired by
people for its majestic symmetric cone
shape.
4. The landscape of the underground
river in Palawan amazed me.
5. Boracay is loved by tourists for its
white powdery sand beaches, great
water adventures, and exciting night
life.
Transform the following sentences from active
to Passive or from passive to active.

6. The Bananue Rice Terraces were

carved into mountain ranges by the
Ifugao tribe two thousand years ago.
7. During World War II, the Japanese
seized Corregidor Island, not known
for its historic value.
8. The Chocolate Hills in Bohol are considered
by the Filipinos as one on the most
spectacular rock formation of nature.
9. Ferdinand Magellan instituted the cross of
Christianity in the island of Cebu, a tropical
island that offers a variety of activities for
tourists.
10. Vigan, known for its centuries-old houses
and other structures, was founded by Juan
Salcedo.
 ANSWER

6. The Ifugao tribe carved the

Bananue Rice Terraces into mountain
ranges two thousand years ago.
7. Corregidor Island, not known for its
historic value was seized by the
Japanese during World War II.
8. The Filipinos consider Chocolate Hills as
one of the most spectacular rock
formation of nature.
9. The cross of Christianity in the island of
Cebu, a tropical island that offers a
variety of activities for tourists was
instituted by Ferdinand Magellan.
10. Juan de Salcedo founded Vigan,
known for its centuries-old houses and
other structures.