Active and Passive Voices
Explore the concepts of active and passive voices in English grammar with clear explanations and examples. Learn how to form passive sentences, use different tenses, and identify when to switch between active and passive constructions. Practice your knowledge with interactive tests to solidify your understanding.
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Active & Passive Voices Elshan Nasirov Teacher of the Department of Economics Faculty of Economics and Management Nakhchivan State University 2020 - 2022
Active & Passive Voices There are two voices in English: the Active Voice and the Passive Voice. The passive voice is used when the performer of the action is obvious or irrelevant, or when the action or its result is more interesting than the performer. The passive voice is formed using the verb to be in the corresponding tense and the III form of the verb (participle II).
Active & Passive Voices PASSIVE VOICE Indefinite Continuous Perfect am is are am is are Present + PII + being + PII have (has) + been + PII was was Past + PII + being + PII were had + been + PII were shall shall Future + be + PII + have + been + PII will will should Future-in-the-Past should + be + PII + have + been + PII would
Active & Passive Voices The interrogative form is formed by transferring the first auxiliary verb in front of the subject, for example: When was the work done? Has the work been done? The negative form is formed using the negation not, which is placed after the first auxiliary verb, for example: The work was not done last week. The work will not be done tomorrow.
Active & Passive Voices Let's compare the active voice with the passive voice: Active Voice Tom delivers the mail. Tom delivered the mail. Tom will deliver the mail. Passive voice The mail is delivered by Tom. The mail was delivered by Tom. The mail will be delivered by Tom.
Active & Passive Voices If the performer of the action is indicated in passive phrases, then it is preceded by the preposition by, for example: This novel was written by William Shakespeare. The object with the preposition with expresses a tool of action, for example: The door was opened by us with the key.
Active & Passive Voices TEST. Choose the correct option 1. A new book _____ by that company next year. a) will publish b) will be published c) is publishing 2. When the manager arrived, the problem ____ a) had already been solved b) had already solved c) had solved 3. In more than 200 years the USA Constitution _____ 26 times. a) is amended b) is being amended c) has been amended
Active & Passive Voices TEST. Choose the correct option 4. They _____ this clock now. a) are repaid b) are repairing c) are being repaired 5. It's a big company. It _____ two hundred people. a) is employed b) employs c) employing 6. Our plan _____ by the members of the committee. a) considers b) is being considered c) is considered
Active & Passive Voices TEST. Choose the correct option 7. This is a large hall. Many parties _____ here. a) are held b) are being held c) has been held 8. I don't think we must _____ everything tomorrow. a) finish b) have finished c) be finished 9. America's first college, Harvard, _____ in Massachusetts in 1636. a) is being founded b) had been founded c) was founded
Active & Passive Voices TEST. Choose the correct option 10. The university of Michigan is one of the best universities in the United States and it _____ in Ann Arbor. a) located b) location c) is located 11. The secretary _____ to her new boss yesterday. a) introduced b) was introduced c) has being introduced 12. A prize _____ to whoever solves this equation. a) will be giving b) will be given c) gives
Active & Passive Voices TEST. Choose the correct option 13. Tom _____ his key. a) has lost b) has been lost c) was lost 14. A cinema is a place where films _____ a) show b) are shown c) have been shown 15. A new supermarket _____ next year. a) will be built b) b) will built c) c) is building
Active & Passive Voices TEST. Choose the correct answer 1. P nc r s n qd r. ) The window is broken. b) The window was broken. c) The window will be broken. 2. P nc r s n q idi. ) The window is broken. b) The window was broken. c) The window will be broken. 3. P nc r s nd r lacaq. ) The window is broken. b) The window was broken. c) The window will be broken.
Active & Passive Voices TEST. Choose the correct answer 4. Da at ld . ) The stone is thrown. b) The stone was thrown. c) The stone will be thrown. 5. Film bax lacaq. a) The film was seen. b) The film will be seen. c) The film is seen. 6. Ev in a edil c k. a) The house will be built. b) The house is built. c) The house was built.
Active & Passive Voices TEST. Choose the correct answer 7. Ev in a edilir. a) The house is built. b) The house is being built. c) The house was built. 8. Ev tikilm kd idi. a) The house is being built. b) The house was being built. c) The house was built. 9. M qal oxundu. a) The article is read. b) The article was read. c) The article was being read.
Active & Passive Voices TEST. Choose the correct answer 10. M tn oxunur. a) The article is read. b) The article is being read. c) The article was read. 11. M tn oxunmu dur. a) The article was read. b) The article had been read. c) The article was being read. 12. M qal oxunurdu. a) The article was read. b) The article is read. c) The article was being read.
Active & Passive Voices TEST. Choose the correct answer 13. M tn oxunulacaq. a) The article is read. b) The article will be read. c) The article was read.
