ACTIVE VOICE D oer A ction R eceiver REMEMBER THE PATTERNS! PASSIVE VOICE R eceiver A ction D oer 2
ACTIVE VOICE Present Verb Past Verb Future Verb T enses of the verbs PASSIVE VOICE am, is, are + PP w as, were + PP will be + PP 3
ACTIVE VOICE help/helps helped w ill help Examples (Regular Verb) PASSIVE VOICE a m/is/are + helped w as/were + helped will be + helped 4
ACTIVE VOICE write / writes wrote will write Examples ( IRRegular Verb) PASSIVE VOICE a m/is/are + written w as/were + written will be + written 5
Place the receiver of the action as the subject 1
Use the same verb tense of the given verb in the passive voice 2
ACTIVE They spell the words correctly. 8 D A R
ACTIVE They spelled the words correctly. 9 D A R
ACTIVE They will spell the words correctly. 10 D A R
WHEN DO WE USE PASSIVE VOICE?
When the agent is unknown 1
example I was being followed. 13
W hen it is obvious who the agent is 2
example She was praised because she got perfect score in the previous quiz. 15
When it is not important to know who the agent is 3
example The presentation was prepared. 17
ACTIVE He stole my money. 18 D A R
ACTIVE He stole my money. 19 D A R
TRY THIS! Shiela cooked pork adobo. Teacher Jay printed the modules. Mrs. Ramos will visit the school. Someone answers the modules every morning. The parents will attend the virtual orientation on Saturday. 20
TRY THIS! Pork adobo was cooked by Shiela . The modules were printed by Teacher Jay. The school will be visited by Mrs. Ramos. The modules are answered every morning. The virtual orientation will be attended by the parents on Saturday. 21