Passive to Active
PAST TENSE: John and Mary __________ (influence) by Teodore.
John and Mary were influenced by Teodore.
Sally ________ by surprise every weekend by her beloved boyfriend.
Sally is taken by surprise every weekend by her beloved boyfriend.
TRUE OR FALSE?
Passive voice focuses on the DOER (subject), not in the action.
False
SIMPLE FUTURE: An announcement ____________ (make) tonight at 8:00 PM, so stay tuned.
An announcement will be made tonight at 8:00 PM, so stay tuned.
The computer was fixed by the technician.
PAST SIMPLE.
TRUE OR FALSE?
Usually, a statement in passive voice is more polite than active voice.
True.
The fire was put out by the firemen.
The firemen put out the fire.
Somebody repaired the car.
The car was repaired.
PRESENT PERFECT: The Shining ____________ (write) by Stephen King.
The Shining has been written by Stephen King.
The teachers will be driven crazy by the students during the exams week!
FUTURE SIMPLE.
If you want to say WHO performed the action in Passive, you add the preposition ____.
BY.
The clothes are being sold around the world.
Somebody is selling the clothes around the world.
The waiter must pour three glasses of water every morning.
Three glasses of water must be poured by the waiter every morning.
PAST PERFECT: The Joker __________ (play) by many other actors before Joaquin Phoenix.
The Joker had been played by many other actors before Phoenix.
The assignments must be handed in at the end of the day.
MODAL.
ACTIVE OR PASIVE?
The children had been playing all day before their dad arrived home.
Active.
The worksheets had been printed.
The printer had printed the worksheets .
The farm owner will take care of the sheep.
The sheep will be taken care of by the farm owner.
PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE: The deer____________ (run away) from the puma before the hunter shot it.
The deer had been running away from the puma before the hunter shot it.
MODAL PERFECT.
What is the general structure for Passive Voice?
Subject + verb to be (in the appropiate tense) + past participle.