Active and Passive Voice

Active voice
🠶Shows that the doer is the subject or the

focus of the sentence.
Example:
“Katelyn dances the breathtaking zumba.”
Formula: Doer (subject) + action verb +

receiver (direct object)
Passive voice
🠶Shows that the receiver is the subject or the
focus of the statement.
Example:
“The breathtaking zumba is danced by Katelyn.”
Formula: Receiver (subject) + helping verb +

past participle + by + doer
🠶Identify the doer and the receiver of the action.
🠶Switch the position of the doer and the receiver.
🠶Determine the quantity of the receiver. Then decide
whether “is” or “are” is going to be used.
🠶Write the past participle of the verb after the words “is” or
“are.
🠶Insert "by" before the doer.
Changes in pronouns:
From the Active Voice… To the Passive Voice

I Me
She Her
He Him
We Us
They Them
You You 
1. The actor performs the most
controversial role.
a. The most controversial role is performs
by the actor.
b. The most controversial role is
performed by the actor.
c. The most controversial role is perform
by the actor.
2. The stranger breaks the
windows.
a. The windows are broken by the stranger.
b. The windows are broke by the stranger.
c. The windows are break by the stranger.
3. The student tear the
unknown files.
a. The unknown files are teared by the student.
b. The unknown files is torn by the student.
c. The unknown files are torn by the student.
4. Mira declares the opening of
the event.
a.The opening of the event are declared by Mira.
b. The opening of the event is declared by Mira.
c. The opening of the event is declare by Mira.
5. The cats chase the
stubborn rats.
a. The stubborn rats are chase by the cats.

b. The stubborn rats are chasen by the cats.
c. The stubborn rats are chased by the cats.
Changing Active to Passive
🠶Leo and Lyn want a special attention.
A special attention is wanted

by Leo and Lyn.
🠶The directors guide the actors and

extras.
The actors and extras are

guided by the directors.
🠶Grade 9 students wear blue shirts.
Blue shirts are worn by grade

9 students.
🠶The customer leaves the valuables.
The valuables are left by

the customer.
🠶The manager blames the staffs and

crews.
The staffs and crews are blamed

by the manager.
Drill:
1. She finds the lost keys and belongings.
2. Those children see the detailed
investigation.
3. Ingrid prepares the speech.
4. I read the mysterious book to answer my
questions.
5. Tomy asks the crowd for opinions.
Answers:
1. The lost keys and belongings are found by
her.
2. The detailed investigation is seen by those
children.
3. The speech is prepared by Ingrid.
4. The mysterious book is read by me to
answer my questions.
5. The crowd is asked by Tomy for
opinions.
Changing Active voice
to Passive voice
(Past tense)
What makes the active voice to passive voice in the
PAST TENSE different from the present one?
The use of “was” and “were”

as a replacement for “is”
and “are”
Examples:
🠶Ali solved the equations and
problems.
“The equations and problems were

solved by Ali.”
Examples:
🠶The people hid the evidence.
“The evidence was hidden by the

people.”
Examples:
🠶The technician fixed our TV.
“Our TV was fixed by the

technician.”
Examples:
🠶The naughty child pushed and
pulled the door.
“The door was pushed and

pulled by the naughty
child.”
Examples:
🠶Lei memorized the details in
her report.
“The details in her report were

memorized by Lei.”
1. My mother drove the car in
the morning.
a. The car was droven by my mom in the
morning.
b. The car is droved by my mom
in the morning.
c. The car is driven by my mom in the
morning.
2. We ate pizza and fries
at Mc donalds.
a. The pizza and fries is eaten by us at Mc
donalds.
b. The pizza and fries were eaten by us at
Mc donalds.
c. The pizza and fries was eaten by us at
Mc donalds.
3. Nina borrowed the book at
library yesterday.
a. The book was borrows by Nina at the
library yesterday.
b. The book is borrowed by Nina at the
library yesterday.
c. The book was borrowed by Nina at
the library yesterday.
4. Alya used the rubik cube.
a. The rubik cube were used by Alya.
b. The rubik cube was using by Alya.
c. The rubik cube was used by Alya.
5. The cats chased the
stubborn rats.
a. The stubborn rats was chase by the cats.

b. The stubborn rats were chases by the cats.
c. The stubborn rats were chased by the cats.
Exercises:
1.Sia sang the song “Chandelier.”
2.Emily fed the hungry lions.
3.The students highlighted the important
facts.
4.Siska accidentally hit our bodies.
5.Diane cut the colored papers to pieces.
Answers:
1.The song “Chandelier” was sung by Sia.

2.The hungry lions were fed by Emily.
3. The important facts were highlighted by the
students.
4.Our bodies were accidentally hit by Siska.
5.The colored papers were cut to pieces by
Diane.

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Active voice

🠶Shows that the doer is the subject or the

Formula: Doer (subject) + action verb +

“The breathtaking zumba is danced by Katelyn.”

Formula: Receiver (subject) + helping verb +

From the Active Voice… To the Passive Voice

a. The stubborn rats are chase by the cats.

🠶Leo and Lyn want a special attention.

A special attention is wanted

🠶The directors guide the actors and

The actors and extras are

🠶Grade 9 students wear blue shirts.

Blue shirts are worn by grade

🠶The customer leaves the valuables.

The valuables are left by

🠶The manager blames the staffs and

The staffs and crews are blamed

The use of “was” and “were”

“The equations and problems were

🠶The people hid the evidence.

“The evidence was hidden by the

🠶The technician fixed our TV.

“Our TV was fixed by the

“The door was pushed and

“The details in her report were

a. The stubborn rats was chase by the cats.

1.The song “Chandelier” was sung by Sia.

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