Passive Voice Basics
Change to passive: "The chef cooks the meal."
Use "is" + past participle.
The meal is cooked by the chef
Change to passive: "The police caught the thief."
The thief was caught by the police.
Causative Verbs (Make, Have, Get, Let)
She got her hair cut.
"My phone is fix by a technician."
My phone is fixed by a technician.
Change to passive: "They should complete the work today."
The work should be completed today.
What helping verb is used in passive sentences?
Hint: It changes depending on the tense (is, was, has been...)
"Be"
Change to passive: "She has finished the project."
The project has been finished.
Choose the correct sentence:
a) "I made my brother to clean my room."
b) "I made my brother clean my room."
b) "I made my brother clean my room."
They let him to leave early.
To
Change to a causative sentence: "The cleaner cleaned my house."
Answer: "I had my house cleaned.
Change to passive: "They are painting the house."
The house is being painted.
Change to passive: "They will repair the road next week."
The road will be repaired next week.
Fill in the blank: "I had the mechanic ______ my car." (fix)
"I had the mechanic fix my car."
He was make to apologize.
"He was made to apologize."
Which sentence is correct?
a) "He had his house paint last week."
b) "He had his house painted last week."
b) "He had his house painted last week.
Which sentence is passive?
a) "The teacher gave homework."
b) "Homework was given by the teacher."
b) "Homework was given by the teacher."
Change to a passive question: "Did they open the store?"
Was the store opened?
What’s the difference? "I had my car washed." vs. "I washed my car."
"I had my car washed" means someone else did it for me. "I washed my car" means I did it myself.
The project finished on time.
The project was finished on time.
Which sentence is NOT correct?
a) "He got his brother to help him."
b) "She made her son do his homework."
c) "I let my friend to borrow my car."
c) "I let my friend to borrow my car." (should be "I let my friend borrow my car.")
Fix the mistake: "A new school built last year."
A new school was built last year.
Change both parts to passive: "People say she is very kind."
It is said that she is very kind." OR "She is said to be very kind.
Fix the mistake: "She got her friend repair the bike."
She got her friend to repair the bike.
She got her brother help her.
She got her brother to help her.
What’s the difference between "I had my house cleaned" and "I got my house cleaned"?
Both mean someone else did it, but "had" sounds more formal, while "got" is more casual.