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II.write

I. Wear

III.manufacture

IV. drink

V. produce

VI. componse

VII. direct

Active voice Active Voice – indicates

that the subject of the verb is acting, Because the subject does the verb in such sentences

Jonh Lennon wrote Imagine song

Who?

What?

Passive Voice In a passive voice sentence,

the subject and object flip-flop. The subject becomes the

passive recipient of the action.

Jonh Lennon wrote Imagine song

Active voice

ObjectSubject

Passive voiceby Jonh Lennon

Imagine songwas written

Object Subject

Form of Passive Voice Verbs The passive voice requires a "double

verb" and will always consist of a form of the verb "to be" and the past participle of another verb.

Example:Active: The students drink frutsis a lot.

Passive: Frutsis are drunk by the students.

(are is a form of the verb “be”. Drunk is the past participle of drink)

Form of Passive Voice VerbsPresent

Past participl

e PastPast

participle

Is written

was

writtenare were

Future Past participle

will be written

The window … broken.The windows … broken.

The snakes … cut.The snake … cut.

The man … eatenThe men … eaten

The man … stabbed.The men … stabbed.

The man … punched.The men … punched.

The man … kicked.The men … kicked.

The boy … kissed.The boys … kissed.

The man … scratched.The men … scratched.

The man … killed.The men … killed.

The boy … pushed.The boys … pushed.

The man … bitten.The men … bitten.

The boy … licked.The boys … licked.

The alien … run over.The aliens … run over.

The alien .. hit.The aliens .. hit.

The baby … taken.The babies … taken.

He … stung.They … stung.

Exercise1.They arrested her last week.2.John wrote a letter.3.They invited ten friends to the party.4.The maid will clean all the house for tomorrow.5.My brother hits me every day6.We will build a new house.

Active voice Passive voice

Usage

indicates that the subject of the verb is acting, Because the subject does the verb in such sentences

In a passive voice sentence, the subject and object flip-flop. The subject becomes the passive recipient of the action.

Form

Present

Past

Future

Example