PASSIVE VOICE

We must follow three main sentence into a PASSIVE one : steps when we transform an ACTIVE

1- The OBJECT of the Active sentence becomes the subject of the Passive. 2- The verb to BE must be in the same verb tense as the Active verb. 3- The verb of the Active sentence must be in the Past Participle.

ACTIVE
PRESENT SIMPLE Mike writes a letter. Mike writes two letters. The postman writes a letter. We write a letter. Tom cleans the car.

PASSIVE

A letter IS written by Mike. Two letters ARE written by Mike. A letter is written by the postman. A letter is written . The car is cleaned by Tom.

( The Subject of the Active sentence becomes the Agent in the Passive, but if the Subject is not important, we must omit it ). PRESENT CONTINUOUS Mike is writing a letter. Tom is writing ten letters. PRESENT PERFECT Mike has written a letter. We have cleaned two windows. SIMPLE PAST A letter WAS written by Mike. A letter HAS BEEN written by Mike Two windows HAVE BEEN cleaned. A letter IS BEING written by Mike.

Ten letters ARE BEING written by Tom.

Mike wrote a letter. Mike wrote two letters. We cleaned the window.

Two letters WERE written by Mike. The window was cleaned.

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CONTINUOUS A letter WAS BEING written by Mike. Two letters WERE BEING written.

Mike was writing a letter. He was writing two letters. PAST PERFECT

Mike had written a letter. We had changed the present.

A letter HAD BEEN written by Mike. The present had been changed.

FUTURE Mike will write a letter. GOING TO He is going to write a letter. He is going to write two letters. MODAL VERBS You should buy a house.

A letter WILL BE written by Mike.

A letter IS GOING TO BE written . Two letters ARE GOING TO BE written.

A house SHOULD BE bought.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1- We will send the present. 2- Steve will buy an apartment. 3- Marjorie is going to sell roses. 4- They are going to control the machines. 5- The policeman watched the building. 6- We brought some chips. 7- They washed the car. 8- I fold the paper. 9- You water the plant. 10- The computer prints the document. 11- The teacher teaches the lesson. 12- The guide shows the museum.

13- The worker finished the wall. 14- Jeff smoked two cigars. 15- He is going to prepare the meal. 16- We are going to arrange the appointment. 17- They had destroyed the bill. 18- The actors have convinced the director. 19- Cristina has cut the tree. 20- We have tried the new ice-cream. 21- The lawyer won the case. 22- The author is going to change the title of the 23- My friend found the money. 24- You heard the noise. 25- They discussed the topic. 26- We clarify the misunderstanding. 27- Tom reads the book. 28- Jim sells ten apartments. 29- The journalists accept the orders. 30- We watch the TV. 31- I am destroying the CD. 32- Sharon is frying the potatoes. 33- The shop assistant gave the bill. 34- Steve understood the problems. 35- You were chosing the best computer 36- Lillian was getting the wrong numbers 37- The builder has lost the ladder. novel.

38- The girls have painted the walls. 39- The bus driver had found the sandwich.

40- They had gathered many empty bottles. 41- Jill will bring the folder. 42- Cindy is going to report the board meeting. 43- The artists are going to mix the colours. 44- We should control our expenses. 45- Basketball supporters must show their passports. 46- I will distribute the meal. 47- The fisherman caught three salmons. 48- Silvia is going to send information about her town. 49- The teacher has chosen the best students. 50- The Turkish waiter cancelled the orders. 51- The mechanic had repaired the engine. 52- Many climbers reach the top of the mountain. 53- She mixed the potatoes with the oil.