Active → Passive
People watch TV every day.
✅ TV is watched every day
The homework was do at home.
✅ The homework was done at home.
Make a passive sentence about school.
Example:
✅ English is taught at school
Complete the rule:
Passive = ___ + ___
be + V3
They built this house in 2015.
✅ This house was built in 2015.
America was discovered from Columbus.
✅ America was discovered by Columbus.
Say a passive sentence about music.
Example:
✅ The dombra is played in Kazakhstan.
Active or Passive?
The windows were broken.
✅ Passive
People clean the streets every day.
✅ The streets are cleaned every day
The song is sing by the singer.
✅ The song is sung by the singer.
Make a passive sentence about TikTok
Ex: TikTok is used by millions of people
Change to active:
The book was written by Rowling.
✅ Rowling wrote the book.
They grow rice in Asia.
✅ Rice is grown in Asia.
The rules are explains by the teacher.
✅ The rules are explained by the teacher.
Make a passive sentence about homework.
Example:
✅ Homework is checked by the teacher.
Why do we use Passive Voice?
✅ When the action is more important than the person.
Someone stole my bag yesterday.
✅ My bag was stolen yesterday.
The match was win by our team.
✅ The match was won by our team.
Make a passive sentence about your school rules.
Example:
✅ Uniforms are worn at our school.
Explain the difference:
The window was broken. / Someone broke the window.
✅ Passive focuses on the action/result.