Use of

Passive
when the focus is on the
action. It is not
important or not known,
who or what is
performing the action.
Sometimes a
statement in passive is
more polite than
active voice
A mistake was made.
How to form
the passive
voice??
1. Start with the object
Ex:
Mum baked a cake

A cake …
 be} in a
2. Add {verb to
relevant form
3. Change the verb to the {p.p}
Mum baked a cake

A cake WAS baked …

4. End with {by+ subject}
OR cancel it.
Mum baked a cake

A cake WAS baked BY

my mum.
 Forms of v. be:
 am – is – are (present)
 was – were (past)
 being (if –ing)
 been (if – have/had)
 be (model verbs)
 Step 1- Individual work

Rewrite the following passage in

the passive form in your notebook
Last summer I painted our house. First,
they washed the exterior using warm water
and a mild detergent. Then I sealed all of the
chinks in the walls with putty. After the putty
had had a chance to dry, I could paint the
exterior. I used a latex paint because it is easy
to apply and cleans up with water. I needed a
whole week to finish this part of the job. I
used a color that was very close to the original
color. When I finished the job, I felt a great
deal of satisfaction. Even my dad said that I
did a good job.
 Step 2- Group work

•Join your breakout

room & discuss your
answers with your
team
 Step 3- self-check
• Check the answer key on the
screen
• Correct your mistakes
• Take notes for the mistakes you
did & what you should pay
attention to next time
Last summer our house was painted by me.
First, the exterior was washed using warm
water and a mild detergent. Then all of the
chinks in the walls were sealed with putty.
After the putty had had a chance to dry, the
exterior could be painted. A latex paint was
used because it is easy to apply and cleans up
with water. A whole week was needed to finish
this part of the job. A color was used that was
very close to the original color. When the job
was finished, a great deal of satisfaction was
felt by me. Even my dad said that a good job
was done.
 Homework
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