THE PASSIVE VOICE (the rules)

rafai الأحد 6 ديسمبر 2009 - 16:48

***THE PASSIVE VOICE ***

PASSIVE VOICE

ACTIVE VOICE

Is / are + past participle

English is spoken all over the
world

Cars are made in that factory.

A .The present Simple:

People speak English all over the world.(sing)

They make cars at that factory. (plural))

Is
being / are being + past participle.

A
new mosque is being built.

The
streets are being repaired this..

The present continuous.

They are building a new mosque (singular)

They are repairing the streetsthis
week.

Was / were + past participle

"Dubliners" was written
by James Joice.

100 cars were
sold by this company…

C. The past Simple.

James Joyce wrote "Dubliners" (singular

This company sold 100 cars last month
(plural)

Was being were being + past participle.

The house was being painted.

The children were being carried by the firemen

The past continuous.

They
were painting the house.. (singular)

The
firemen were carrying the
children downstairs (plu)

Will be + past participle

A speech will
be made by the Prime Minister
tomorrow.

The Future:

The
Prime Minster will make a speech tomorrow

Is /are going to be + past participle

The alarm system is going to be tested tomorrow.

The letters are going to be posted by
Susan this...

The going to form

They are going to test the alarm
system tomorrow.(sing)

Nancy is going to post the letters this afternoon.
(plural).

Has been/have been+ past participle

My temperature has
just been taken by Dr. Sabri.

These books have
been left by a careless student in the classroom.

The present perfect

Dr Sabri has just taken
my temperature. (sing)

A careless student has
left these booksthe classroom.(plural)

Had been + past participle

Their
house had been broken into while they were on vacation.

The past perfect

Someone had broken into their house while
they were on vacation.