How the
passive is formed p(1):
| SUBJECT
| FORM OF TO BE + 3rd
FORM
| ADVERB, ...
|
| The room
| is cleaned
| every day.
|
| They
| are sold
| as pets.
|
| A lot of guests
| are
invited
| to a party.
|
Put an
active sentence into a passive one:
| Subject
| Verb
| Object
|
|
| Active:
| Bats
| eat
| insects.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Passive:
| Insects
| are eaten
| by
| bats.
|
| Subject
| Verb
| by
| Agent
|
| Subject
| Verb
| Object
|
|
| Active:
| Tom
| saw
| the burglars
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Passive:
| The burglars
| were seen
| by
| Tom
|
| Subject
| Verb
| by
| Agent
|
Subject
of the active sentence → Agent of the passive sentence
Object
of the active sentence → Subject of the passive sentence
Tenses:
| Tense
| Active
| Passive (form of to be
+ 3rd form)
|
| Present tense
| invite /
see
| am / is /
are invited / seen
|
| Past tense
| invited /
saw
| was / were
invited / seen
|
| Future tense
| will
invite / see
| will be
invited / seen
|
| Present perfect tense
| have / has
invited / seen
| have / has
been invited / seen
|
| Past perfect tense
| had
invited / seen
| had been
invited / seen
|
موضوع: passive vioce in simple words p 1 
الإثنين يونيو 13, 2011 12:24 pm
