2. We use the Passive when we want to emphasize the action rather than the “doer” of the action. e.g. My bike was stolen. A mistake was made. A car is sold.

3. Active: The ball hit Janet. Passive: Janet was hit / Janet was hit by the ball. Active: The ball hit Janet. Passive: Janet was hit / Janet was hit by the ball. Active: He wrote a letter. Passive: The letter was written by him. Active: The mailman carried the mail. Passive: The mail was carried by the mailman.

4. We form the Passive Voice with the help of the verb “to be” (in the tense required) + 3 rd form of the verb. The object of an Active sentence becomes the subject of the Passive sentence. Active: They solved the problem quickly. Passive: The problem was solved quickly.

11. Active SentencePassive Sentence Someone broke into the pet shop. The pet shop was broken into.

12. The Passive - English Grammar – Part I The Passive - English Grammar – Part II

13. Present Simple PassivePast Simple Passive Present Progressive Passive Past Progressive Passive Present Perfect PassivePast Perfect Passive Future SimpleFuture Perfect Passive Mixed Tenses Passive Mixed Tenses Exercises Modals PassiveMixed Tenses Passive

14. Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Test 4