Passive voice 1
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PASSIVE VOICE
PRESENT SIMPLE
PAST SIMPLE
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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
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PASSIVE VOICE: FORM
TO FORM THE PASSIVE VOICE, WE USE:
1 – the verb “TO BE”
2 – the PAST PARTICIPLE of the main verb
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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
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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
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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:
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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
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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.
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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