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Passive voice

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We use the passive

voice to talk about

an activity when we

do not know or do

not need to know

who does it.

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Examples

Someone cleans the classroom.

The classroom is cleaned.

Active voice:

Passive voice:

‘is’/‘am’/‘are’ + past participle

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Examples

People hunt a lot of tigers.

A lot of tigers are hunted.

Active voice:

‘is’/‘am’/‘are’ + past participle

Passive voice:

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Are you ready?

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Let’s practise!

Change the sentences to passive voice.

Someone opens the door.

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Let’s practise!

Change the sentences to passive voice.

Someone opens the door.

The door is opened.

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Let’s practise!

Change the sentences to passive voice.

The shopkeeper closes the shop.

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Let’s practise!

Change the sentences to passive voice.

The shopkeeper closes the shop.

The shop is closed. ______________________

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Let’s practise!

Change the sentences to passive voice.

Some people book this room.

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Let’s practise!

Change the sentences to passive voice.

Some people book this room.

This room is booked. ______________________

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______________________

Let’s practise!

Change the sentences to passive voice.

Someone locks the door at night.

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______________________

Let’s practise!

Change the sentences to passive voice.

Someone locks the door at night.

The door is locked at night.

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_________________________

Let’s practise!

Change the sentences to passive voice.

The printer prints some documents.

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Let’s practise!

Change the sentences to passive voice.

The printer prints some documents.

Some documents are printed.

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Change the sentences to passive voice.

Someone feeds the monkeys.

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The monkeys are fed.

Let’s practise!

Change the sentences to passive voice.

Someone feeds the monkeys.

______________________

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Let’s practise!

Change the sentences to passive voice.

Someone sets the table.

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______________________

Let’s practise!

Change the sentences to passive voice.

Someone sets the table.

The table is set.

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______________________

Let’s practise!

Change the sentences to passive voice.

People collects the leaves.

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______________________

Let’s practise!

Change the sentences to passive voice.

People collects the leaves.

The leaves are collected.

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______________________

Let’s practise!

Change the sentences to passive voice.

People pollutes the village.

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Let’s practise!

Change the sentences to passive voice.

People pollutes the village.

The village is polluted.

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Let’s practise!

Change the sentences to passive voice.

People hunts the crocodiles to make expensive handbags.

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Let’s practise!

Change the sentences to passive voice.

People hunts the crocodiles to make expensive handbags.

The crocodiles are hunted to make expensive handbags.

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Bye!