PASSIVEVOICE

Active voice - object receives the action of the verb

Passive Voice- subject receives the action of the verb

-object (active verb) subject (passive verb)

Subject Verb Object

Cats eat fish

Subject Verb Object

Cats eat fish

Object Verb Subject

Fish is eaten by cats

CONSTRUCTION OF THE PASSIVE VOICE

subject + auxiliary verb (be) + main verb (past participle)

subjectauxiliary verb (to

be) 

main verb (past

participle) 

Water is   drunk by everyone.

The tables are made of wood

We are not paid

Is she slept yet?

PRESENT TENSE

Is/am/are + past participle

Active She beats the drum

Passive The drum is beaten by her

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Active Someone stole my bike

Passive My bike was stolen -

Active Mr. Brown built the house

Passive The house was built by Mr. Brown

FUTURE TENSE

Will be + verb (past participle)

Active Siti will buy a house

Passive A house will be bought by Siti

PERFECT TENSE

Present => has/have + been + verb (past participle)

Past => had + been + verb (past participle)

Active Siti has fed the cat

Passive

The cat has been fed

by Siti

Active Siti had fed the cat

Passive

The cat had been fed

by Siti

CONTINUOUS TENSE

Present => Is/am/are + being + verb (past participle)

Past => was/were + being + verb (past participle)

Active Siti is feeding the cat

Passive The cat is being fed by Siti

Active Siti was feeding the cat

Passive The cat was being fed by Siti