1. | Simple present | Active
passive
| We
OB on RCTI
| watched
is watched
| OB on RCTI
(by us)
| everyday.
everyday.
| |||||
2. | Simple past | Active
passive
| Rita A letter | wrote
was written
| a letter
by Rita
| yesterday.
yesterday.
| |||||
3. | Simple Future | Active
passive
| My family
A villa
| will rent
will be rent
| a villa
by my family
| for holiday.
for holiday.
| |||||
When rewriting active sentences in passive voice, note the following:
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Agent
In a passive clause, we usually use a phrase beginning with by if we want to mention theagent - the person or thing that does the action, or that causes what happens.
Examples:
My mother makes sandwich every morning.
Subject verb1+s/es O C (adv. of time)
Sandwich is made by my mother every morning.
Subject to be+V3 Agent C (adv. of time)
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present continuous : [ S + to be + being +V3 (past participle)
present perfect: [ S + has/have + been + V3 (past participle)
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present continuous | Active
Passive
| A young boy is catching a butterfly.
A butterfly is being caught by a young boy.
| |||||||||
present perfect | Active
Passive
| Yano has returned the book to the library.
The book has been returned to the library by Yano.
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If you want to change an active sentence which has two objects into its passive forms, there are two ways:
| |||||||||||
Examples:
Active:
| John is giving his girl-friend a bunch of flower.
indirect object direct object
| ||||||||||
Passive:
The indirect object as the subject
|
John’s girl-friend is being given a bunch of flower.
| ||||||||||
Passive:
The direct object as the subject
|
A bunch of flower is being given to John’s girl-friend.
|
Passive Voice
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Passive Voice
1. | Simple present | Active
passive
| We
OB on RCTI
| watched
is watched
| OB on RCTI
(by us)
| everyday.
everyday.
| |||||
2. | Simple past | Active
passive
| Rita A letter | wrote
was written
| a letter
by Rita
| yesterday.
yesterday.
| |||||
3. | Simple Future | Active
passive
| My family
A villa
| will rent
will be rent
| a villa
by my family
| for holiday.
for holiday.
| |||||
When rewriting active sentences in passive voice, note the following:
| |||||||||||
Agent
In a passive clause, we usually use a phrase beginning with by if we want to mention theagent - the person or thing that does the action, or that causes what happens.
Examples:
My mother makes sandwich every morning.
Subject verb1+s/es O C (adv. of time)
Sandwich is made by my mother every morning.
Subject to be+V3 Agent C (adv. of time)
| |||||||||||
present continuous : [ S + to be + being +V3 (past participle)
present perfect: [ S + has/have + been + V3 (past participle)
| |||||||||||
present continuous | Active
Passive
| A young boy is catching a butterfly.
A butterfly is being caught by a young boy.
| |||||||||
present perfect | Active
Passive
| Yano has returned the book to the library.
The book has been returned to the library by Yano.
| |||||||||
If you want to change an active sentence which has two objects into its passive forms, there are two ways:
| |||||||||||
Examples:
Active:
| John is giving his girl-friend a bunch of flower.
indirect object direct object
| ||||||||||
Passive:
The indirect object as the subject
|
John’s girl-friend is being given a bunch of flower.
| ||||||||||
Passive:
The direct object as the subject
|
A bunch of flower is being given to John’s girl-friend.
|
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