Passive Voice Ιωάννης Π. Κρητικός Καθηγητής Αγγλικής Γλώσσας & Φιλολογίας Γυμνάσιο Αντιμάχειας

Passive Voice Use 1. When we are interested in the action 2. When we want to avoid mentioning someone Form to be + past participle (p.p.)

Tenses Present Simple : I am + p.p. Present Simple : I am + p.p. Past Simple : I was + p.p. Past Simple : I was + p.p. Future Simple : I will be + p.p. Future Simple : I will be + p.p. Present Perfect : I have been + p.p. Present Perfect : I have been + p.p. Past Perfect : I had been + p.p. Past Perfect : I had been + p.p. Future Perfect : I will have been + p.p. Future Perfect : I will have been + p.p. Present Continuous : I am being + p.p. Present Continuous : I am being + p.p. Past Continuous : I was being + p.p. Past Continuous : I was being + p.p.

Use of Tenses - Examples A new road is built by ACE every month. A new road is built by ACE every month. A new road was built by ACE last week. A new road was built by ACE last week. A new road will be built by ACE next year. A new road will be built by ACE next year. A new road has been built by ACE lately. A new road has been built by ACE lately. A new road had been built by ACE before you visited Kos. A new road had been built by ACE before you visited Kos. A new road will have been built by ACE by the time you visit Kos again. A new road will have been built by ACE by the time you visit Kos again. A new road is being built by ACE at the moment. A new road is being built by ACE at the moment. A new road was being built by ACE when we were on the island. A new road was being built by ACE when we were on the island.

Sentences - theory Active Voice Passive Voice 1. Object → Subject 2. Verb → Verb in the passive voice 3. Subject → Agent (by + subject)

Sentences - practise S V O S V O Helen ate the cake. 1. The cake 2. was eaten 3. by Helen The cake was eaten by Helen. The cake was eaten by Helen.

Sentences with two objects S V O1 O2 S V O1 O2 John gave Mary a present. Sentence 1 1. Mary 2. was given a present 3. by John Mary was given a present by John. Mary was given a present by John.

Sentences with two objects S V O1 O2 S V O1 O2 John gave Mary a present. Sentence 2 1. A present 2. was given to Mary 3. by John A present was given to Mary by John. A present was given to Mary by John.

Turn the following sentences into the Passive 1. This class will take a test next week. 2. George broke the window last night. 3. My uncle is painting my room. 4. Lisa has solved the problem.

Writing Write a short text about Write a short text about the plane tree of Hippocrates.