Passive of Present ContinuousPresent Perfect

Future

How do we change active to passive?

• Subject + verb + object + compliment + time

phrase

• Object + verb + compliment + time phrase. (by subject) – if necessary

Present Continuous

• What is the function of the present continuous?

• How do we form the present continuous?

Look and Learn• We are now going to change the present

continuous into passive voice.

• Active:Many teachers are creating blogs to help them with

their classes.

• Passive:Blogs are being created by many teachers to help

them with their classes.

Now you try!

• Scientists are developing new software to help make education more interesting.

(careful: 1. do you need the by phrase? 2. make sure you have subject verb agreement)

Present Perfect

• What is the function of the present perfect?

• How do we form the present perfect?

Look and Learn

• We are now going to change the present perfect into passive voice.

• Active:Many celebrities have created blogs for publicity

purposes.• Passive:Blogs have been created for publicity purposes by

many celebrities

Now you try!

• The maths teacher has posted our homework on the school website.

Careful: a. Where do you put the adjective ‘maths’?

Future

• What is the function of the future?

• How do we form the future? (there are two ways)

Look and Learn

• We are now going to change the future into passive voice.

1.• Active:All parents will buy laptops for their children when

they start primary school.• Passive:Laptops will be bought for children when they start

primary school.

Look and Learn

• We are now going to change the future into passive voice.

2.• Active:University professors are going to teach their

classes over the internet.• Passive:University classes are going to be taught over the

internet.

Now you try!

• Engineers will equip all cars with a GPS system.

• People are going to do all their shopping on the internet.

Careful: a Do you need to use ‘their’?