Passive voice

1. Passive voice

2.

Maria
bakes
a cake.
Subject
Verb
Object
A cake
is
baked
Object/
subject
Be Past
Participle
by
Maria
By
Subject
/object

3.

Passive
Time Reference
They make Fords in
Cologne.
Fords are made in Cologne.
Present Simple
Susan is cooking
dinner.
Dinner is being cooked by
Susan
Present Continuous
James Joyce wrote
"Dubliners".
"Dubliners" was written by
James Joyce.
Past Simple
They were painting the
house when I
arrived.
The house was being painted
when I arrived.
Past Continuous
They have produced
over 20 models in
the past two years.
Over 20 models have been
produced in the past two
years.
Present Perfect
They are going to build
a new factory in
Portland.
A new factory is going to be
built in Portland.
Future Intention
with Going to
I will finish it tomorrow.
It will be finished tomorrow.
Future Simple
Active

4.

Passive voice without BY
• When the subject is unknown, not
important:
• Bob Smith built that house.
• That house was built by Bob Smith.
• Someone built that house in 1904.
• That house was built in 1904.

5. Game

6.

• My friend is reading a book.
A book is being read by my friend.
They built that house in 1992.
That house was built in 1992.

7.

Jose is cleaning the room.
The room is being cleaned by Jose
Maria ate five hamburgers.
Five hamburgers were eaten by Maria.

8.

Patricia has painted the house.
The house has been painted by Patricia.
Pedro will write a letter.
A letter will be written by Pedro

9.

William Shakespeare wrote the
play “Romeo and Juliet”
The play “ Romeo and Juliet” was written by William
Shakespeare.
A dog bit the old lady.
The old lady was bitten by a dog.

10.

People speak Spanish in Mexico.
Spanish is spoken in Mexico.
People grow rice in India.
Rice is grown in India