Remember this:
a) BE + Past Participle
b) Firstly, identify the verb
tense
c) Build the sentence in the
passive, writing the auxiliary verb to
be in the tense of the active sentence.
Examples:
Active Voice Passive
Voice
Pres. Simple: Maria drinks the chocolate milk.
Pres. Contin.: Maria is drinking milk.
Simple Past: Maria drank milk.
Past Conti.: Maria was drinking milk.
Future “will”: Maria will drink chocolate milk.
Future “Be going to”: Maria isn’t going to drink
chocolate milk.
Modal verb: Should Maria drink chocolate milk?
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The
chocolate milk is drunk by Maria.
The
chocolate milk is being drunk by
Maria.
The
chocolate milk was drunk by Maria.
The
chocolate milk was being drunk by
Maria.
The
chocolate milk will be drunk by
Maria.
The
chocolate milk isn’t going to be drunk
by Maria.
Should the chocolate milk be drunk by Maria?
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Why do
we use the passive voice?
-Don’t know the agent’s identity
-Not important to mention the agent of the
action
-Want to avoid the agent of the
action. (journalism)
-Focus on the action
Exercises:
Write the sentences given in the
Passive Voice.
a) Journalists write the
newspaper.
____________________________________________________________
b) The international models
aren’t taking photos in Amsterdam.
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c) Was the reporter asking
questions about the Festival?
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d) People must read the
headlines.
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e) The team is now finishing the
documentary.
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f) Children watch cartoons in the
morning.
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g) Did Shakespeare write Hamlet and Macbeth?
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And now try these:
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