Passive Voice Present Simpe, Continuous, Perfect
Passive Voice Present Simpe, Continuous, Perfect
Passive Voice Present Simpe, Continuous, Perfect
Active voice
The subject of a sentence is the
person or thing we talk about.
When the subject does
something, we use ACTIVE VOICE
Subject (doer) Active verb ( it can be in diff. tenses)
as the object.
E.g.: Good luck flowers are
sold by people.
The form of passive voice
-It is formed by: be + past participle
Active Passive
Collect Is/are collected
Perform Is/are performed
Decorate
Is/are decorated
Light
Sweep
Is/are lit
Burn
Is/are swept
Is/are burnt
Practice
Graves are swept with brooms (by people) at Ching Ming Festival.
People light lanterns at Mid-Autumn Festivals.
Sweep Swept
People buy some flowers
Some flowers Are bought
______________.
Is bought bought
Are
Buyed
bought
Miss Lee paints a picture.
A picture Is___________
painted by
Miss Lee.
Painted Are
painted
Paint Is painted
The brother make a cake.
Is made
A cake ___________ by
the brother.
maked Is made
Are
made Is make
John buys some new clothes.
Some new clothesAre bought by
_________
John
bought Is
bought
Are Be
bought bought
The family clean the house
Is cleaned by the family
The house __________________.
Present Continuous
AM/IS/ARE+ BEING + Past Participle
Active
The teacher is punishing me.
The teacher is punishing the boy.
The teacher is punishing the boys.
Passive
I am being punished by the teacher.
The boy is being punished by the teacher.
The boys are being punished by the teacher.
PRESENT PERFECT
Present Perfect
HAVE/HAS+ BEEN+ Past Participle
Active
The teacher has punished me.
The teacher has punished the boy.
Passive
I have been punished by the teacher.
The boy has been punished by the teacher.
Now......