Meeting 9

TO EFL CL AS S

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 The Pa ssi ve
Forming

Understanding
Passive and Active Sentences

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 Active
Mr. Jack had stolen the gold
Passive
The gold had been stolen by Mr. Jack
Active
Marion has mailed the letters
Passive
The letters have been mailed by Marion
Active
Kimmie will buy a new novel
Passive
A new novel will be bought by Kimmie

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 IMPORTANT
OF !P AS SIV E
TENSE FORMS
VERBS
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE –
PAST PERFECT TENSE - SIMPLE FUTURE

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 Notice that all the passive verbs are formed with
BE + PAST PARTICIPLE (V3)
TENSE ACTIVE PASSIVE
Present perfect Mary has mailed the letter The letter has been
tense mailed by Mary

Past perfect tense Mary had mailed the letter The letter had been
mailed by Mary

Simple future Mary will mail the letter The letter will be
mailed by Mary

Mary is going to mail the The letter is going to be

letter mailed by Mary

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 TASK 1
Verb Tenses Active Passive

Present perfect tense Tom has opened the doors The doors HAVE BEEN
opened by TOM

Past perfect tense Tom had opened the door The door HAD BEEN
opened by Tom
Simple future Tom will open the door The door WILL BE
opened by Tom
Tom is going to open the The doors are going to
doors be opened by TOM

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 TASK 2
Verb Tenses Active Passive

Present perfect tense Tom has closed the The windows have been
windows closed by Tom
Past perfect tense Tom had closed the The window HAD
window BEEN closed by Tom
Simple future Tom will close the The windows will be
windows closed by Tom

Tom is going to close The windows are going

the windows to/ gonna be closed by
Tom
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 TASK 3
Verb Tenses Active Passive

Present perfect Mandy has cleaned the The kitchen has been
tense kitchen cleaned by Mandy

Past perfect tense Mandy had cleaned the The kitchen had been
kitchen cleaned by Mandy

Simple future Mandy will clean the The kitchen will be

kitchen cleaned by mandy

Mandy is going to clean The kitchen is gonna be

the kitchen cleaned by Mandy
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 TASK 4
Verb Tenses Active Passive

Present perfect tense Roy and his brother The toys HAVE BEEN
have taken the toys taken by Roy and his
brother

Past perfect tense Roy and his brother The toy had been taken
had taken the toy by Roy and his bro

Simple future Roy and his brother The toys will be taken
will take the toys by Roy and his bro

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 TASK 5
Verb Tenses Active Passive

Present perfect tense Clara has found the

books

Past perfect tense Clara had found the

book

Simple future Clara will find the

books

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 Summary
TENSE ACTIVE PASSIVE
Present perfect Mary has mailed the letter The letter has been mailed by
tense Mary
Past perfect tense Mary had mailed the letter The letter had been mailed by
Mary
Simple future Mary will mail the letter The letter will be mailed by
Mary
Mary is going to mail the The letter is going to be
letter mailed by Mary

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 TASK 6
Change the active into the passive!

1. Mr. Adam will do all the tasks

2. Shirley has suggested a new idea
3. The doctor has examined the sick child
4. That company has hired Sisca
5. Mr. Bonny will teach the new class next year
6. Gracia had signed the petition
7. The jeweler will fix my watch sooner
8. This news will amaze you
9. The news is going to shock us
10. Many people have seen the accident
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T OE FL CL A SS
Meeting 10

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 Gr a m m a r F o c u s ;
PA S SI V E V O I C E
ssiv e-S im ple F uture-Past Perfect-
Prese t Progre
nt-Presen
Simple Past-Simple Present Perfect

Material -Meeting

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 Grammar Focus:
PASSIVE VOICE
FORMING THE PASSIVE
Active Form of the Passive: be +
S V O past participle (v3)
Mary Helped the girl (a)
Passive In the Passive, the object
S V O of an active verb becomes
The girl was Helped by Mary (b) the subject of the passive
verb: ‘the girl’ in (a)
becomes the subject of the
passive verb in (b).
(a) & (b) have the same
meaning.
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 Verb Tenses Active Passive
Simple Past Tom opened the The door was
Tense door opened by Tom

Simple Tom Opens the door The door is

Present Tense opened by Tom

Present Tom is opening the The door is being

Progressive door opened by Tom
Tense

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 Active
The teacher corrects our homework

Passive
Our homework is corrected by the teacher

Active
Mr. Lee is teaching Biology

Passive
Biology is being taught by Mr. Lee

Active
Marion mailed the letters

Passive
The letters were mailed by Marion
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 EXERCISE I
Verb Tenses Active Passive
Simple Past Tom closed the The windows
Tense windows were closed by
Tom
Simple Present Tom closes the The windows
Tense windows are closed by
Tom
Present Tom is opening The windows
Progressive the windows are being
Tense opened by
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 EXERCISE II
Change the active into the passive!
1. Shirley wrote that drama.
2. Alex and Joe are preparing the final report.
3. Waitress and waiters serve the new customers.
4. Joe dropped the cups.
5. A hurricane destroyed the small fishing village last night.
6. Archie broke the windows in her house.
7. She watered this plant this morning.
8. Andin visits her grandmother every two days.
9. He is eating a huge piece of cake.
10. My mom tells me about the secrect.

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Using The Pa s s i v e !

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1. Rice is grown in India
2. Our house was built in 1980
3. This olive oil was imported from Spain
Usually the passive is used without a ‘by phrase’. The
passive is most frequently used when it is not known
or not important to know who performs an action.

In (1); rice is grown in India by people, by farmers, by

someone. It is not known or important to know
exactly who grow rice in India

(1), (2), & (3) illustrate the most common use of the
passive; without ‘by phrase’
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1. Life on the Mississippi was written by Mark
Twain

The ‘by phrase’ is included only if it is important to

know who performs an action.

In (1); by Mark Twain is important information

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1. My aunt made this rug
2. My mother made this rug

3. This rug is made by my aunt

4. This rug is made by my mother
If the speaker knows who performs an action, usually
the active is used. i.e., In (1), (2).

The passive may be used with the ‘by phrase’ instead

of the active when the speaker wants to focus
attention on the subject of a sentence. In (3)&(4),
the focus is on the rug.
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 EXERCISE III
Change the sentence into the passive!
1. Someone stole my purse
2. Someone made this antique table in
1734
3. An accident happened at the corner of
Fifth and Main
4. People grow corn in Gowa
5. Someone was making the coffee when
I walked into the kitchen
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 B J E C T S A S
INDIRECT O
VE SU B J E C T S
PASSI

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 Grammar Focus:
INDIRECT OBJECT
S AS PASSIVE SUBJEC
TS
Someone gave Mr. Lee an award I.O = Indirect
I.O D.O object
Mr. Lee was given an award D.O = Direct object
Someone gave an award to Mr. Lee
Either an indirect
An Award was given to Mr. Lee object or a direct
object may become
the subject of a
passive sentence.

(a,b,c,d) Have the

same meaning.
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 e d i r e c t o b j e c t
‘When th
b j e c t, ‘t o ’ i s
becomes the su
f r o n t o f t h e
usually used in
i ndi r e c t o b je c t ’

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 EXERCISE IV
Find indirect object!
Use ‘by phrase’ if it is possible!

1. Someone handed Ann the menu at the

restaurant
2. Some company paid Fred three
hundred dollars in consulting
fees

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Thank You
God Bless!

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