Active Voice, Passive Voice There are two special forms for verbs called voice: 1. Active voice subject verb object active > Cats eat fish. 2. Passive voice The active voice is the "normal" voice. This is the voice that we use most of the time. You are probably already familiar with the active voice. In the active voice, the object receives the action of the verb: The passive voice is less usual. In the passive voice, the subject receives the action of the verb: subject verb object passive < Fish are eaten by cats. subject verb object active Everybody drinks water. passive Water is drunk by everybody.
The Passive Voice Table of Contents The Passive Voice................................................................................. 2 Tenses in the Passive Voice ................................................................ 2 Modal Verbs and Future in the Passive Voice ................................. 3 The Passive with ’get/have’ ................................................................ 4 When to use the Passive ..................................................................... 5 Verbs with two objects ........................................................................ 5 The Passive with ’by/with’ .................................................................. 6 Talking about what other people say ................................................ 6 The Passive Voice The subject is the starting point of the sentence, the thing we are talking about
Charles dickens was a nineteenthcentury author whose work is well known today. One of the reasons Dickens remained so popular is that so many of his stories are remains available not only as books but also as movies, plays, and television productions. We all knew from our childhood the famous story of uncle Scrooge and Tiny Tim. know We often saw a television version of A Christmas Carol at see holiday time. Voice: Passive v. Active (pg 225) In the active voice, the subject is doing something. Subject Verb The committee made the decision. _________ _____ In the passive voice, something is being done to the subject. Subject Verb The decision was made by the committee. _______ _________ Why choose one over the other? In general, choose the active voice to achieve direct, economical, and forceful
PASSIVE SENTENCES Active (subject+verb) Passive (object+verb) Present Simple Passive am/is/are + III PV She writes books. The books are written _________ Present Continuous Passive am/is/are + being + III PV She is writing a book. The book is being written.______ Present Perfect Passive Have/has + been + III PV She has written a book. The book has been written._____ Past Simple Passive was/were + III PV She wrote a book. The book was written._________ Past Continuous Passive was/were + being + III PV She was writing a book. The book was being written.____ Past Perfect Passive had + been + III PV She had written a book. The book had been written._____ Future Simple Passive will + be + III PV She will write a book. The book will be written.______ Future Perfect Passive
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