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The Passive Voice

The document is a grammar lesson focused on the passive voice for 2nd BAC students in Morocco. It explains the use of passive voice, provides examples, and includes exercises for practice. The structure of passive sentences and their formation across different tenses are also outlined.

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The Passive Voice

The document is a grammar lesson focused on the passive voice for 2nd BAC students in Morocco. It explains the use of passive voice, provides examples, and includes exercises for practice. The structure of passive sentences and their formation across different tenses are also outlined.

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The passive Level: 2nd BAC

K i n g d o m o f M o r o c c o Lesson : Grammar
The Ministry of National Education voice Teacher: Mr. Benayad
Regional Academy for Education and Training

The Active Voice The Passive Voice


Most countries in Latin America speak Spanish. Spanish is spoken in most countries in latin America.
Use of the passive voice:
1. 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.
Example: "A letter was written."
The focus, here, is on the fact that a letter was written. We don't know, however, who wrote it.
2. Sometimes a statement in passive is more polite than active voice, as the following example shows:
Example: A vase was broken.
Focus, here, is on the fact that a vase was broken, but we don't blame anyone. Compare this to: "You broke
the vase."
Form of the passive voice: Subject + to be ( in the the tense of the active sentence) + Past Participle

Examples of the passive voice:


Tense Subject Verb Object
Simple Present Active: Nancy makes tea.
Passive:
Present Progressive Active: Nancy is making tea.
Passive:
Simple Past Active: Nancy made tea.
Passive:
Past Progressive Active: Nancy was making tea.
Passive:
Present Perfect Active: Nancy has made Tea.
Passive:
Past Perfect Active: Nancy had made tea.
Passive:
Future simple Active: Nancy will make tea.
Passive:
Future perfect Active: Nancy will have made tea.
Passive:
Conditional Active: Nancy would make tea.
Passive:
Modals Active: Nancy can make tea.
Passive:
Exercise 1: Write passive sentences (use the indications between brackets.)

1.the picture / draw (Simple Present): ________________________________________________________

2.the door / close (Simple Past) : ____________________________________________________________

3.the house / steal (Present Continuous) : _____________________________________________________

4.the bike / repair (Past Continuous) : ________________________________________________________

5.the room/ clean (Present Perfect) : _________________________________________________________

6.the homework / do (Past perfect) : _________________________________________________________

7.the window / break (Simple future) : ________________________________________________________

8.the essay / write (Should + Verb) : _________________________________________________________

Exercise 2: Rewrite these sentences starting with the words in bold.

1. Her friend gave her a book. : _____________________________________________________


2. They offered him a job. : ________________________________________________________
3. The man showed us the house. : __________________________________________________
4. My friend gave me a pen. : _______________________________________________________

Exercise 3: Rewrite the following sentences in the passive voive.

1. The boy writes poems. : _______________________________________________________


2. The girl drove the blue car. : ____________________________________________________
3. They have collected enough money. : ____________________________________________
4. They will open a new restaurant. : _______________________________________________
5. The little boy can draw pictures. : ________________________________________________
6. The guard watched the prisoner. : ________________________________________________
7. They will not play soccer. : ______________________________________________________
8. They believe that he writes good poems. : _________________________________________

Exercise 4: Rewrite the following sentences as suggested:

1. Walkers must respect the zebra crossing


-The zebra crossing ……………………………………………………………..
2. They don’t sell clothes in this shop.
-Clothes ……………………………………………………………………..………..
3. They have appointed Mr Smith director of our school
-Mr Smith ……………………………………………………………………..……..
4. They painted our school white.
Our school ………………………………………………………………………………
5. They should build schools in rural areas.
Schools …………………………………………………………………………………

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