Passive Voice

We use passive voice when the object of the action is more important than of the action is more important than those who perform the action. those who perform the action.

From active to passive: 3 steps Active sentence: He paints the picture. Step 1 The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence. The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence. The picture……

Step 2 We put verb ‘to be’ into the tense of the active sentence: Active: He paints the picture. Present Simple ‘to be’ in present simple: am/are/is The picture is……

Step 3 We put the verb of the active sentence into the past participle: Paint painted The picture is painted.

Additional step If the agent (the performer of the action) is important, use "by" : If the agent (the performer of the action) is important, use "by" : Tom paints the picture. The picture is painted by Tom. If the agent is: somebody, they, he, she… we do not use “by”. If the agent is: somebody, they, he, she… we do not use “by”. He paints the picture. The picture is painted.

Double objects give, send, bring, buy, tell, offer, show, pay, teach, etc give, send, bring, buy, tell, offer, show, pay, teach, etc Active: Mary gives Tom a book. Passive1: A book is given to Tom (by Mary). Passive2: Tom is given a book (by Mary).

Tenses Present Simple: Present Simple: She eats pizza.The pizza is eaten. She eats pizza.The pizza is eaten. Present Continuous: Present Continuous: Se is eating pizza. The pizza is being eaten. Se is eating pizza. The pizza is being eaten.

Present Perfect: Present Perfect: She has eaten pizza. The pizza has been eaten. Past Simple: Past Simple: She ate pizza. The pizza was eaten.

Past Continuous: Past Continuous: She was eating pizza. The pizza was being eaten. Past Perfect: Past Perfect: She had eaten pizza.The pizza had been eaten.

Future Simple: Future Simple: She will eat pizza. The pizza will be eaten. Going to Future: Going to Future: She is going to eat pizza. The pizza is going to be eaten.

Important! Pay attention to the number: Pay attention to the number: They are eating an apple. An apple is being eaten. He is eating apples. Apples are being eaten.