Passive: The durian was eaten by me TENSE PATTERN EXAMPLE am Simple S + are + V-3 A: I eat the fish Present is P: The fish is eaten by me was A: I ate the fish Simple Past S + were + V-3 P: The fish was eaten by me are S + were + being + V-3 A: I was eating the fish Continuous was P: The fish was being eaten by me is will A: I will eat the fish Future S + shall + be + V-3 P: The fish will be eaten by me would has A: I have eaten the fish Perfect S + have + been + V-3 P: The fish has been eaten by me had Practice: Convert the Following Sentences in Passive Voice
1. She does the job well 1. The job is done by her well 2. He ate the apples 2. The apples were eaten by him
3. We will slay the zombies 3. The zombies will be slayed by us
4. She has baked the fish 4. The fish has been baked by her
5. He is reading the book 5. The book is being read by him
6. I will have cut the tree 6. The tree will have been cut by me 1. The man is rescuing the old woman. 2. Bryan will learn the song. 3. James has forgotten his wallet 4. The bus driver repaired the Air Conditioner 5. The students play football. 6. Mia puts the bag on the floor. the bag is put on the floor by Mia 7. The boys had won the football match. the football match had been won by the boys 8. My mother is not going to open the door. the door is not going to be opened by my mother 9. My neighbor will sell his car. his car will be sold by my neighbor 10. Someone bought the house. the house was bought by someone 11. The monkey bit the child. the child was bitten by the monkey 1. The book ____ by John A. is writing B. was written C. wrote D. write
2. The man _____ my life twice
A. Saving B. is being saved C. save D. has saved
3. The temple _____ in 1056
A. built B. builds C. was built D. has built
4. The car is fixing by my father in the garage.
A B C 1. The bill was being paid by the manager. 2. The bread is made by the baker. 3. The crow was being scolded by the squirrels. 4. The book was written by a doctor. 5. The house was painted by a student. 6. The seeds were taken by the chickadee. 7. The mail is opened by the secretary.
8. The fort was built by the local heroes.
9. The picture was taken by the tourists.
10. The bird has been seen by the photographer.
11. A special recipe was being cooked by the chef.
12. The woman has been disturbed by someone.
13. The building had been renovated by the local government.