Active Voice & Passive Voice

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Verbs are either in active or passive voice. We use Active Voice most of the time. Active Voice has subject first and object second. In the Active Voice, the object receives the action of the verb. In Passive Voice it is the opposite. In the Passive Voice, the subject receives the action of the verb. In the Active Voice, the subject and verb relationship is straightforward; the subject is the do-er (of the action). In the Passive Voice, the subject of the sentence is not a do-er (of the action). Passive voice is used when the action is the focus, not the subject. By Arundathie Abeysinghe Lecturer in English International Aviation Academy (IAA) SriLankan Airlines

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By Arundathie AbeysingheLecturer in English

International Aviation AcademySriLankan Airlines

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What is Active Voice?Describes a sentence where the subject

performs the action stated by the verbThe voice that we use oftenIn the active voice, the object receives the

action of the verbe.g. Children eat apples.

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What is Passive Voice?Describes a sentence where the subject is acted

upon by the verbIn the passive voice, the subject receives the

action of the verbThe object of the active verb becomes

the subject of the passive verbe.g. Apples are eaten by children.

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How to rewrite Active Voice sentences in Passive Voice?In Passive Voice, the object of the active

sentence becomes the subjectIn Passive Voice, the subject of the active

sentence becomes the object The finite form of the verb is changed e.g. to be + past participle

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In Passive Voice, the object of the active verb becomes the subject of the passive verb

Subject Verb Object

Active Children eat applesPassive Apples are eaten by

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How are passive forms made?Made up of the verb be with a past participle:  Verb ‘ be’ Past participleApples are eaten by childrenThe shop will be opened at 9.00 a.m.She has been called for the

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Examples of Passive VoiceTense Subject Verb Object Simple Active Brian writes an article.Present Passive An article is written by Brian. Simple Active Brian wrote an article.Past Passive An article was written by Brian.Simple Active Brian will write an article.Future Passive An article will be written by Brian.

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Tense Subject Verb Object

Present Active Brian has written an article.

Perfect Passive An article has been written by Brian.

Present Active Brian is writing an article.

Progressive Passive An article is being written by Brian.

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Tense Subject Verb Object

Past Active Brian was writing an article.

Progressive Passive An article was being written Brian.

Past Active Brian has written an article.

Perfect Passive An article had been written by Brian.

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Tense Subject Verb Object

Simple Active Brian will write an article.

future Passive An article will be written by Brian.

Future Active Brian will have written the article.

Perfect Passive An article will have been written by Brian.

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Tense Subject Verb Object

Conditional Active Brian would write an article.

Sentence I Passive An article would be written by Brian.

Conditional Active Brian would have written an article.

Sentence II Passive An article would have been written by Brian.

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Following tenses cannot be changed into Passive Voice

Present perfect continuous tensePast perfect continuous tenseFuture continuous tenseFuture perfect continuous tenseSentences having Intransitive verbs

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Thank you!

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