Active and Passive

Voice
Voice

• is the form of the verb that shows

whether the subject of the verb performs
or receives the action.

• There are two types of voice: active voice

and the passive voice.
Active voice
- the subject performs the action denoted
by the verb.

Jenny drinks milk.

S V O
Subject
-in a sentence, phrase, or clause is
the person, place, or thing doing the
action
Verb
-is the action word
Object
-is the person or thing that receives
the action of the verb
Passive Voice
-the subject receives the action expressed by
the verb.

-In a passive voice sentence, the subject and

object flip-flop. The subject becomes the
passive recipient of the action.
Active voice into Passive voice
1. The sentence must have object.
Jenny drinks milk.

Note: some verbs are not followed by an object

Transitive verb - A transitive verb needs to

transfer its action to something or someone—an
object
They sell books.

He sits here.
2. The places of subject and object will be
interchange in the sentence.

Jenny drinks milk.

3. Only 3rd form of the verb will be used as

a main verb in Passive voice.
drink drank drunk
4. The auxiliary verb should follow
the tense of the verb.
Present Simple Tense
Auxiliary verbs: is, are, am

Present Progressive Tense

Auxiliary verbs: is being, are being, am being

Past Simple Tense

Auxiliary verbs: was, were
Present Simple Tense
Jenny drinks milk.
Milk is drunk by Jenny.

Present Progressive Tense

She is singing a song.
A song is being sung by her.

Past Simple Tense

He bought a car.
A car was bought by him.
Activity

1. They sell books.

2. They are eating apples.
3. She decorated the walls.
4. He writes a letter.
5. You are disturbing me.