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    This document discusses the differences between active and passive voice in English sentences. It provides examples of how to change active voice sentences to passive voice by changing the subject and verb form. The main changes are: 1) the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence, 2) a form of the verb "to be" is used along with the past participle of the main verb, and 3) the original subject becomes the agent and is introduced by "by".

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    Passive Voice

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    This document discusses the differences between active and passive voice in English sentences. It provides examples of how to change active voice sentences to passive voice by changing the subject and verb form. The main changes are: 1) the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence, 2) a form of the verb "to be" is used along with the past participle of the main verb, and 3) the original subject becomes the agent and is introduced by "by".

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    PASSIVES

    Virgínia Barros ✪ Luísa Barros ✪ Maria José Rodrigues ✪ Vanessa Reis Esteves
    Virgínia Barros ✪ Luísa Barros ✪ Maria José Rodrigues ✪ Vanessa Reis Esteves

    Active Passive
    Present simple Present simple
    main verb in the present be (present tense:
    tense am/is/are) + main verb in
    the past participle
    Present continuous – Present continuous – be
    main verb in the present (present continuous tense:
    continuous (am/is/are + am/is/are being) + main
    ing) verb in the past participle
    Virgínia Barros ✪ Luísa Barros ✪ Maria José Rodrigues ✪ Vanessa Reis Esteves

    Past simple Past simple


    main verb in the past be (past tense: was/were)
    simple (regular verbs: -ed; + main verb in the past
    irregular verbs: 2nd column participle
    of the leading forms)
    Present perfect Present Perfect
    main verb in the present be (present perfect tense:
    perfect (have/has + past have/has been) + main
    participle) verb in the past participle
    Future Future
    auxiliary verb in the future be (will be going to) +
    (will or going to) + main main verb in the bare
    verb in the infinitive infinitive
    Virgínia Barros ✪ Luísa Barros ✪ Maria José Rodrigues ✪ Vanessa Reis Esteves

    Examples Examples
    Present simple
    John writes a letter. A letter is written (by John).
    Present continuous
    John is writing a letter. A letter is being written (by
    Past simple John).
    John wrote a letter. A letter was written (by John).
    Present perfect
    John has written a A letter has been written (by
    letter. John).
    Future
    John will write/ is going A letter will be written/ is
    to write a letter. going to be written (by John).
    Virgínia Barros ✪ Luísa Barros ✪ Maria José Rodrigues ✪ Vanessa Reis Esteves

    Active voice Passive voice


    The students organised An end of year party was
    an end of year party. organised by the students.
    Subject + main verb Object + verb to be (past
    (past simple) + object simple) + main verb (past
    participle) + by + agent
    (subject in the active voice)
    Note: There is an inversion in Note: The object of the ACTIVE
    passive sentences. sentence becomes the subject, and the
    subject becomes the agent.

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