Passive voice
How is the passive formed in terms of object and subject?
The position of subject and object is swapped. The focus is now on the OBJECT or result of the action.
Which is the tense of the auxiliary you use for the passive voice of the Present Simple?
The auxiliary 'to be' is used in the present, and you use the past participle after that.
What do you do to change a sentence in simple past to the passive form?
You use was/were (past of verb to be) + past participle.
What do you do to change a sentence in future simple to the passive form?
Which verbs are used?
I use will + be + past participle.
Mention 2 special cases when forming a passive: which parts of speech are present
Passives with modals
be going to
get
gerunds
infinitives.
In reference to the verbs, how do you make the passive?
You use the verb to be + the past participle of the verb.
How do you form the Present Continuous Tense of an active sentence to a passive sentence.
You use to be in progressive. Is/am/are being.
How do you form the Past Progressive Tense of an active sentence to a passive sentence.
We use Was/were being + past participle
Is this question correct or incorrect?
I will had been received by my mother.
Incorrect.
Give an example of a passive with be going to:
Am I going to be invited for the party?
Is the subject necessary when you form a passive?
No, the subject is not significant.
What is the auxiliary form to make a sentence in the Present Perfect to the passive?
You use the auxiliary have + past participle of to be.
'have been'
What is the auxiliary form to make a sentence in the Past Perfect to the passive?
The auxiliary have in the past.
Had been + past participle.
How do you form the Future Perfect of an active sentence to a passive sentence.
We use will + have + been (past participle of to be) + past participle.
How do you form a passive with get? Give an example:
You use a form of get + the past participle of the verb.
The car didn`t get damaged in the accident.
How do you express the subject in the passive voice? Give an example.
Using the phrase by + subject.
The tree was climbed by the cat.
Is the sentence correct or incorrect? Why?
The work have been completed by him.
Incorrect.
You should use the auxiliary for the 3rd person singular, has.
Is the sentence correct or incorrect? Why?
A song was being sung by her.
Correct. It is in the passive progressive.
Is the sentence correct or incorrect? Why?
The book will be written by me.
Correct. We use will be + past participle.
How do you form passive infinitives? (to+verb)
Give an example of a passive infinitive.
- Use the verb to be + past participle of the verb.
- The problem of world hunger is not likely to be solved by food companies.
Can we always form a passive sentence? If the answer is NO,which tenses are you not able to form them?
No, there are some tenses you cannot transform in passive voice. The tenses are:
Present Perfect Continuous, Past Perfect Continuous, Future Perfect Continuous, Future Continuous, Sentences that have some intransitive verbs.
Change this sentence to the passive, express the subject:
She is not using her cellphone.
The cellphone is not being used by her.
Change this sentence to the passive:
He had finished his homework.
His homework had been finished.
Change this sentence to the passive, express the subject:
We will have sent the money.
The money will have been sent by us.
Give at least three verbs that are followed by passive gerunds (verb-ing as a noun).
Give an example of a sentences with a passive gerund.
- Avoid, consider, dislike, enjoy, like, miss, quit, remember.
- The restaurant worried about being closed by the food inspectors.