BY: KATHERINE SALVADOR C.

CELEX- ADVANCED B
Voice The voice of a verb tells whether the subject
of the sentence performs or receives the action. In
English there are two voices, passive and active.

Active Voice In active voice, the subject
performs the action expressed by the verb:

The student wrote a song.

Passive Voice In passive voice, the subject
receives the action expressed by the verb:

A song was written by the student.

WHEN TO USE AN ACTIVE VOICE :

You use the active VOICE when you want to say
that the subject of a sentence does something.

For example:

She opened the door.
WHEN TO USE A PASSIVE VERB

You use a passive verb when you want to say that something happens
to the subject of the sentence.

For example:

President Kennedy was killed in 1963.


You often use a passive verb when talking about the history of
something.

For example:

The bridge was built in 1999.

You often use a passive verb when you are writing about
science, or when you are saying how things are made.

For example:

Paper is made from wood.




Pencil is made out of lead


Forming Tenses of Passive Verbs
The passive voice always consists of two parts:

Subject + a form of the verb "to be" + past participle:



Once a week, the house is cleaned by Ben. Ben cleans the house once a week Present Simple
S + am/is/are+PPV
Right now, a letter is being written by Tal. Right now, Tal is writing a letter Present Continuous
S + am/is/are + being + PPV
The car was fixed by Rotem. Rotem fixed the car. Past Simple
S+was/were+PPV
The customer was being helped by the
salesman when the thief came.
The salesman was helping the
customer when the thief came.
Past Progressive
S+was/were+being+PPV
Jerusalem has been visited by many tourists. Many tourists have visited
Jerusalem.
Present Perfect Simple
S + has/have + been + PPV
Many pupils had been tutored by Rona before
she became a qualified teacher.
Rona had tutored many pupils
before she became a qualified
teacher.
Past Perfect
S + had + been + PPV
A wonderful dinner is going to be made by
Sivan tonight.

Sivan is going to make a
wonderful dinner tonight.
Future Going to
S + am/is/are + going to + be
+ PPV
The work will be finished by 5:00 PM Someone will finish the work by
5:00 PM
MODALS
S + MODAL + BE + PPV
Active Passive
(ACTIVE
VOICE-PAST
SIMPLE)
(PASSIVE VOICE-
.PAST SIMPLE)
Active Passive
(ACTIVE VOICE-future
will-modal)
(PASSIVE VOICE-.future will - modal)
Active Passive
(ACTIVE VOICE-present perfect)
(PASSIVE VOICE-.present perfect)
If it is not known or not important who did
the action, omit it in the sentence in the
Passive Voice
They built the church in the 18th century.
The church was built in the 18th century by them.
If you want to say who did it or what
caused the action, use BY .
One more example!!
The hunter killed the duck.

The duck was killed by the hunter.


THE SUBJECT AND THE
OBJECT REPLACED EACH
OTHER
Example:
Active: Peter wrote a letter.
Passive: A letter was written by Peter.
Remember! By + the agent

Remember!:
When the subject in the active is
indefinite the agent is not usually
mentioned.
Example: They grow coffee in Brazil.
Coffee is grown in Brazil.
(they, somebody, people, etc)

Active X Passive
1. They make Rolls-Royce cars in
England.
2. They grow tea in India.
3. Bell invented the telephone in 1876.
4. Thieves stole two pictures last night.
5. They have built three new factories
this year.
6. They have sold the picture for $ 5,000.

7. The factory will produce 10,000 cars
next year.
8. Did they make many cars last year?

9. Bell didnt invent the television.
10. They make Jeans in Toritama.
Rolls-Royce cars are made in
England.
Tea is grown in India.
The telephone was invented by
Bell in 1876.
Two pictures were stolen last
night.
Three new factories have been
built this year.
The picture has been sold for $
5,000.
10,000 new cars will be produced
next year.
Were many cars made last year?
The television wasnt invented by
Bell.
Jeans are made in Toritama.


Other forms of the passive:
Enjoy/hate/like/love + being + ppv

We enjoy being congratulated for our good acts.

That means:
We enjoy when people congratulate
us for our good acts.
Other forms of the passive:
Want/need/hope/wish + to be + ppv

She needs to be helped at home.


That means:
She needs that somebody helps her at home.
Other forms of the passive:
Preposition + being + ppv
My father dreams of being promoted in his job.


That means:
My father dreams to get a promotion in his job
Other forms of the passive:
The first/second/third/last + noun + to be + ppv
The second story to be told is interesting.


That means:

Somebody will tell an interesting story.
Other forms of the passive:
Have to + be + ppv
My car has to be repaired soon.



That means:
Somebody has to repair my car soon.
Other forms of the passive:

Used to + be + ppv
Sarah used to be taken to the park when she was a
child.


That means:
They used to take Sarah to the park when
she was a child.
Other forms of the passive:
Modals + be + ppv
All the lessons must be studied by the students



That means:
The students must study all the lessons.

Thank you