THE PASSIVE VOICE
THE PASSIVE VOICE WITH DIFFERENT TENSES.
-Brahim eats an apple every day.
-An apple is eaten by Brahim every day.
-Tom reads short stories in his free time.
-Short stories are read by Tom in his free time.
-Samira is sweeping the house now.
-The house is being swept now by Samira.
-Aicha is cooking lunch now.
-Lunch is being cooked by Aicha now.
-Bill wrote a good poem yesterday
-A good poem was written yesterday by Bill.
-Steve played tennis last week.
-Tennis was played by Steve last week.
-Max was repairing the the black car yesterday.
-The black car was being repaired by Max yesterday.
-Children were watching cartoon films last weekend.
-Cartoon films were being watched by children last weekend.
-A thief has stolen the popular bank last night.
-The popular has been stolen last night.
-Merchants have paid taxes to the government.
-Taxes have been paid to the government by merchants
-The government had given prizes to the best farmers.
-Prizes has been given to the best farmers by the government.
They had built a new school in our district.
-A new school had been built in our district.
They say that Naji is a genius girl.
-Najia is said to be a genius girl.
-They thought Hayat is a journalist.
-Hayat was thought to be a journalist.
-The Earth is thought not to be round.
The rule : The verb "to be" in the same tense as the active verb +the past participle of the active verb.
VERB TENSES IN THE PASSIVE
| FORM OF “TO BE” IN THE PASSIVE | TENSE OF THE VERB |
| Is – are | Simple Present |
| Is being – are being | Present Continuous/Progressive |
| Was – were | Simple Past |
| Was being – were being | Past Continuous |
| Has been – have been | Present Perfect |
| Had been | Past Perfect |
THE PASSIVE VOICE WITH MODALS
Adel can solve this problem easily.
-This problem can be solved easily by Adel.
-Candidats mustn't sigh their exam papers.
-The exam papers mustn't be signed by candidats.
-Students should revise their lessons regularly.
-Lessons should be revised regularly by students.
-We ought to put these medicines far from the reach of children.
-These medicines ought to be put far from the reach of children.
-Our football team may win the championship.
-The championship may be won by our team.
-They will build a cinema in our neighbourhood next month.
-A cinema will be built in our neighbourhood next month.
-The rule: the modal +be+the past participle of the verb used.
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