Active voice
The
active voice is a style of writing where the subject completes the action of
the sentence.These examples show that the subject is doing the
verb's action.
Examples of Active Voice:
- Lexi mows the lawn.
- Corinne makes pancakes every
Sunday.
In
each of these sentences, the subject comes before the verb and object. The subject is “doing” the verb in the
sentence. This is called the active voice.
One can change
the normal word order of many active sentences (those with a direct object) so that the
subject is no longer active, but is, instead, being acted
upon by the verb - or passive.Note in these examples how
the subject-verb relationship has changed.Because the subject is being "acted upon" (or is passive),
such sentences are said to be in the passive voice.
Examples of Passive
Voice:
·
John painted the house last
week.
Subject / verb / object
Subject / verb / object
- The house was painted last
week.
Subject / verb
Active and Passive
Overview
|
Tense
|
Active
|
Passive
|
|
Simple Present
|
Once a week, Tom cleans the
house.
|
Once a week, the
house is cleaned by
Tom.
|
|
Present Continuous
|
Right now, Sarah is writing the
letter.
|
Right now, the
letter is being
writtenby Sarah.
|
|
Simple Past
|
Sam repaired the
car.
|
The car was repaired by
Sam.
|
|
Past Continuous
|
The salesman was helping the
customer when the thief came into the store.
|
The customer was being helped by
the salesman when the thief came into the store.
|
|
Present Perfect
|
Many tourists have visited that
castle.
|
That castle has been visited by
many tourists.
|
|
Present Perfect
Continuous
|
Recently, John has been doing the
work.
|
Recently, the
work has been
being done by John.
|
|
Past Perfect
|
George had repaired many
cars before he received his mechanic's license.
|
Many cars had been repaired by
George before he received his mechanic's license.
|
|
Past Perfect
Continuous
|
Chef Jones had been preparingthe
restaurant's fantastic dinners for two years before he moved to Paris.
|
The restaurant's
fantastic dinners had
been being prepared by Chef Jones for two years before
he moved to Paris.
|
|
Simple Future
will |
Someone will finish the
work by 5:00 PM.
|
The work will be finished by
5:00 PM.
|
|
Simple Future
be going to |
Sally is going to make a
beautiful dinner tonight.
|
A beautiful
dinner is going
to be madeby Sally tonight.
|
|
Future Continuous
will |
At 8:00 PM tonight,
John will be
washing the dishes.
|
At 8:00 PM tonight, the
dishes will be
being washed by John.
|
|
Future Continuous
be going to |
At 8:00 PM tonight,
John is going to
be washing the dishes.
|
At 8:00 PM tonight, the
dishes are going
to be being washed by John.
|
|
Future Perfect
will |
They will have completed the
project before the deadline.
|
The project will have been completedbefore
the deadline.
|
|
Future Perfect
be going to |
They are going to have completedthe
project before the deadline.
|
The project is going to have been completed before
the deadline.
|
|
Future Perfect
Continuous
will |
The famous artist will have been painting the
mural for over six months by the time it is finished.
|
The mural will have been being painted by
the famous artist for over six months by the time it is finished.
|
|
Future Perfect
Continuous
be going to |
The famous artist is going to have been painting the
mural for over six months by the time it is finished.
|
The mural is going to have been being painted by
the famous artist for over six months by the time it is finished.
|
|
Used to
|
Jerry used to pay the
bills.
|
The bills used to be paid by
Jerry.
|
|
Would Always
|
My mother would always make the
pies.
|
The pies would always be made by
my mother.
|
|
Future in the Past
Would |
I knew John would finish the
work by 5:00 PM.
|
I knew the work would be finished by
5:00 PM.
|
|
Future in the Past
Was Going to |
I thought Sally was going to makea
beautiful dinner tonight.
|
I thought a beautiful
dinner was going
to be made by Sally tonight.
|
Sentences are
given in the active voice. Change them into the passive voice.
1. He teaches English. / English ................... by him.
taught
is taught
was taught
2. The child is eating bananas. / Bananas ....................
by the child.
are eaten
are being eaten
have been eaten
3. She is writing a letter. / A letter .......................
by her.
is written
is being written
has been written
4. The master punished the servant. / The servant
......................... by the master.
is punished
was punished
has punished
5. He was writing a book. / A book ....................... by
him.
was written
had written
was being written
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