PASSIVE VOICE

PRESENT SIMPLE

PAST SIMPLE

ACTIVE vs PASSIVE

to talk about the person / thing that

performs an action

To focus on the person / thing that

is affected by an action

ACTIVE VOICE

PASSIVE VOICE

PASSIVE VOICE: FORM

TO FORM THE PASSIVE VOICE, WE USE:

1 – the verb “TO BE”

2 – the PAST PARTICIPLE of the main verb

Young people buy teens magazines

SUBJECT VERBPresent Simple

OBJECT

Teens magazines are bought by young people

subject Verb to bePresent Simple

+Past Participle

of the main verb

agent

The police officer arrested that manSUBJECT VERB

Past SimpleOBJECT

That man was arrested by the police officer

subject Verb to bePast Simple

+Past Participle

of the main verb

agent

Special dogs help police officersSUBJECT VERB

Present SimpleOBJECT

Police officers are helped by special dogs

subject Verb to bePresent Simple

+Past Participle

of the main verb

agent

Help your teacher to rewrite these sentences in the PASSIVE:

The photographer took some picturesSUBJECT VERB

Past SimpleOBJECT

Some pictures were taken by the photographer

subject Verb to bePast Simple

+Past Participle

of the main verb

agent

A. Choose the correct option.

1.The article reads / was read by lots of people.

2.The report is written / is write by the editor of the newspaper.

3.The victims are taken / is taken to hospital by the firefighters.

B. Write the sentences in the passive voice.

1.This journalist writes long articles.

2.The soldiers killed the reporter.

Long articles are written by this journalist

The reporter was killed by the soldiers