PASSIVE VOICEB Y A L I O N A A N T O N E V I C

Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not important or not known, however, who or what is performing the action.

Form of the passive voice:

Subject + finite form of "to be"+ Past Participle

Present Simple - buy/s = is/are boughtPast Simple – cleaned = was cleanedPresent Perfect – have done = has been donePast Perfect Simple – had called = have been calledFuture with will – will finish = will be finishedGoing to future – going to wash = going to be washedModal verb ( must, can, should) – must/can/should do = must/can/should be done

Active to passive transformation. Changes in the

sentence.

* The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive

sentenceThe finite form of the verb is

changed (to be + past participle)

The subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence (or is

dropped).

HE BUYS IT EVERYDAY = IT'S BOUGHT BY HIM EVERYDAY.HE CLEANED HIS ROOM = ROOM WAS CLEANED BY HIM.YOU HAVE DONE A MISTAKE = MISTAKE HAS BEEN DONE BY YOU.WE WILL FINISH OUR WORK SOON = WORK WILL BE FINISHED BY US SOON.I MUST DO MY HOMEWORK = HOMEWORK MUST BE DONE BY ME.