1. Active & Passive Active Voice Form
Subject of a sentence does the action
e.g. A man is cutting down a tree.
‘A man’ = subject – “does the action” -- cutting -

2. Active & Passive Passive Voice Form
Object receives the action
e.g. A tree is being cut down by a man.
‘A tree’ = cut down. Passive

3. Active-Passive Voice – example 1
The boy is carrying the girl. Active Voice
The boy = subject
the girl = object of the verb
Who is doing the action of carrying? = The boy

4. Active-Passive Voice – example 2
The girl is being carried by the boy. Passive Voice
The girl = subject
is being carried = verb
the boy = object of the preposition ‘by’
Who is RECEIVING the action of carrying? = The girl

5. Active-Passive Voice – changes 1
John reads a book every day Active Voice
A book is read every day by John. Passive Voice
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6. Active-Passive Voice – changes 3
John reads a book every day. Active Voice
A book is read every day by John. Passive voice
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7. Active-Passive Voice – note 1
He cooks food. Active Voice
‘food’ singular
Food is cooked by him. Passive Voice
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8. Active-Passive Voice – note 2
He carried some books. Active Voice
‘some books’ – Plural
Some books were carried by him. Passive Voice
‘were carried’
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9. Active-Passive Voice -- note 3
She has signed ten letters. Active Voice
‘She’ – subject; singular
Ten letters have been signed by her. Passive Voice
‘Ten letters’ – plural
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10. Active-Passive Voice – Tense Change 1
She bakes cakes. Active
‘bakes’ – verb –
Simple Present Tense
Cakes are baked by her. Passive Voice
‘are baked’ – verb –
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11. Active-Passive – Tense Change 2
He is building a sand castle.
‘is building’ – verb –
present continues tense –
ACTIVE VOICE FORM
A sand castle is being built by him.
‘is being built’ – verb
PASSIVE VOICE FORM
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12. Active-Passive -- Tense Change 3
He has drawn a picture.
‘has drawn’ – verb –
present perfect tense
ACTIVE VOICE
A picture has been drawn by him.
‘has been drawn’ – verb –
PASSIVE VOICE
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13. Active-Passive Voice – Tense Change 5
She told me a secret. Active Voice
‘told’ – verb – simple past tense
A secret was told (to) me by her.
Passive Voice
‘was told’ – verb – simple past tense
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14. Active-Passive Voice – Tense Change 6
The postman was delivering the post.
ACTIVE VOICE FORM
The post was being delivered by the postman.
PASSIVE VOICE FORM
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15. Active-Passive Voice – Tense Change 9
They will give the beggar some money.
‘will give’ -- Active
The beggar will be given some money by them.
‘will be given’ -- Passive
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16. Active-Passive Voice – Tense Change 13
The Modal Auxiliary (helping) Verbs in Passive Voice Form take ‘be’:
e.g. He will give you a book. Active Voice
You will be given a book by him. Passive
e.g. They can pick a number. Active Voice
A number can be picked by them. Passive
e.g. We must finish this job. Active Voice
This job must be finished by us. Passive
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17. ACTIVE INTO PASSIVE