Passive Voice

with Modals
Presented by: Pebri Ika
Ndani

Review section

A person changes the gears of manual gearbox

The gears of manual gearbox are changed by a person

 My father is buying two bottles of mineral water in the

minimarket now.
Two bottles of mineral water are being bought by my
father in the minimarket now.

What is modal ?
A modal is a type ofauxiliary (helping)
verbthat is used to express: ability,
possibility, permission or obligation.

Here are some of them

Can
Will
Must
Ought to
May
Should
Have to
Could
Would
Might

How to use modal in passive

voice?
1. Present form
Positive Form

Subject + modal + be + V3 + by
O

Negative
Form

Subject + modal + not + be +

V3 + by O

Question
Example:
Form

Modal + Subject + be + V3 + by
O

Active
:
Worm gear can provide a one way
drive.
Passive :
A one way drive can be provided
modal be
V3
By O
by worm gear S

2. Present perfect form

Subject + modal + have been + V3 +
Positive Form
by O
Negative Form

Subject + modal + not + have been

+ V3 + by O

Question Form
Example:

Modal + Subject + have been + V3 +

by O ?

Active
:
She should have sent the letter last
week
Passive :
The letter should have been sent by
Have been
modal
her last week S
By O
V3

Modal

Concept

Active

Must

Obligation

I must finish my
homework as soon
as possible

Prohibition

Has/Have to

Obligation

Ought to

Obligation
(less formal)

Passive

My homework must
be finished as soon
as possible
In the class, the
We must not wear
jacket must not be
the jacket in the class
worn
The workers have to
Their work has to be
do their work or they
done or they will get
will get in trouble with in trouble with their
their boss
boss.
They ought to take
the examination

The examination
ought to be
taken by them.

Modal

Concept

Active

Passive

You should have

studied the book

The book should

have been studied by
you
Bikes may
be
ridden on this bike
path by the riders

Should

Advice

May

Permission

The riders may ride on

this bike path

Might

Permission
(past)

Earlier, The riders might

have take bikes through
the streets of
Minneapolis

Earlier,
bikes might
have
been
taken through
the
streets of Minneapolis
by the riders

Modal

Concept

Active

Passive

Can

ability

She can play violin

The Violin can be

played by her

She could not play violin

when she was 5 years
old

Violin could not be played

by her when she was 5
years old

Could

Ability (in past)

Modal
Will

Would

Concept
futurity

Active
I will grow flowers in my
garden this summer

Futurity (past) I would have grown corn last

summer, but it take up to
much space

Passive
Flowers will be grown in my
garden by me this summer
Corn would have been grown by
me last summer, but it take up too
much space

Verb like modal

Modal

Concept

Like to

Enjoy

Want to

Desire

Need to

Necessity

Has to/Have
to

Obligation

Active
I like to watch an
action movie
I want to buy the car
You really need to
help us
Susan had to pay the
rent in her dinner last
night

Passive

An action movie like

to be watched by me
The car want to be
bought by me
We really needed to be
helped by you
The rent in her dinner last
night had to be paid by
Susan

GAMES

Directions:
Look at the picture at the top of the
slides and find the noun. Say a passive voice
sentence that uses the modal at the top of the
slide to describe the prohibited action.

Example :
may not
Cigarettes may not be smoked

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must
Cell phones must be turned
of

2
should
Helmet should be used

3
Have to
The gloves have to be used

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change this sentence into active voice
A mechanical advantage can be provided by the
diferent gear ratio
The different gear ratio can provide a mechanical
advantage

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ought to
Eye protector ought to be
used

Remember the direction:

Look at the picture at the top of the slides and find the
noun. Say a passive voice sentence that uses the modal
at the top of the slide to describe the prohibited action.

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change this sentence into passive voice
I should be cleaning the room now

The room should be being cleaned now

Find the passive voice with modal in this

paragraph

Belt drive works in a similar way to chain drive. Belts are

usually smooth and are fitted around smooth pulley
wheels (or sheaves). However, toothed belts and toothed
pulley wheels can be used in applications where a
smooth belt could slip. A combination of several pulleys
can give a mechanical advantage-for example in cranes
to lift heavy loads.

Fill the blank

Poor people can not spend a lot of money. Yes, a lot of

Can not be spent
money ____________________________________
by
poor people

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change this sentence into passive voice
Shouldstudentsstudy all lessons?

Should all lessons be studied by students?

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should not
The horns should not be
honked

Remember the direction:

Look at the picture at the top of the slides and find the
noun. Say a passive voice sentence that uses the modal
at the top of the slide to describe the prohibited action.

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change this sentence into passive voice
She had to finish it yesterday, but her boss gave
her extra time to finish it.

It had to be finished by her yesterday, but

extra time to finish it was given by her
boss

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2

change this sentence into passive voice

May I buy the computer?

May the computer be bought by me?

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3

change this sentence into passive voice

Roller chains (or chains) can transmit the drive from one
shaft to another, across a distance

Drive can be transmitted from one shaft to another,

across a distance, by roller chains (or chains)

Thanks for your

participation