The Passive Voice (Rules)
Be + Past Participle
The windows were cleaned yesterday.
Someone / I cleaned the windows yesterday.
People speak Spanish worldwide.
Spanish is spoken worldwide.
Why do we use the passive voice in the news or headlines?
To focus on the event.
What is wrong with this sentence? "The paper was wrote by him."
The paper was written by him.
Change this to passive structure: They Clean.
The movie was directed by Christopher Nolan.
Christopher Nolan directed the movie.
They will announce the findings tomorrow.
The findings will be announced tomorrow.
What does the passive voice help avoid when you don't know who the actor is?
It helps avoid guessing or specifying unknown information.
"English is speak in many countries."
English is spoken in many countries.
In the passive voice, what happens to the object of the active sentence?
It becomes the subject of the passive sentence.
The school was saved by Superman.
Superman saved the school.
Someone stole my bike and my bike lock.
My bike and bike lock were stolen.
What is the agent introduced with in a passive sentence?
"By."
The problem was fix.
Which tense is this passive form in? "The report is being reviewed."
Present Continuous Passive.
The project will be finished by the end of the day.
They will finish the project by the end of the day.
You should've done that yesterday.
That should've been done yesterday.
In what type of texts is the passive voice most commonly used?
Facts, News, Academic or Scientific tects.
The exams will corrected next week.
The exams will be corrected next week.
Create the passive voice for this tense: Future Perfect i.e ("Will Have").
Will have been + Past Participle
The pills must be taken twice a day.
You must take the pills twice a day.
They should have helped you with that.
"They built the house during the 1800s" vs "The house was built during the 1800s" --> explain the difference in emphasis.
The passive emphasizes the house and the event, not the actors.
The match is won by next week's team.
The match will be won by next week's team.