MEETING SIX

Passive sentence

• Active and Passive Sentences• Tense Forms of Passive Verbs• Transitive and Intransitive Verbs• Using the “by-phrase”

Active and Passive Sentences

(a) Active : Bob mailed the package.(b) Passive : The package was mailed by Bob.(c) And (b) have the same meaning

(c) Bob mailed the package.s v o

The package was mailed by Bobs v “by phrase”

Form of all passive verbs

BE + PAST PARTICIPLEPRESENT : am, is, are + past participlePAST : was/were + past participle

(d)ACTIVE : The lecture corrects our homework.(e)PASSIVE: Our homework is corrected by the

lecture.(f)ACTIVE : Mr.Lee bought new car yesterday.(g)PASSIVE: New car was bought by Mr. Lee

yesterday.

Tense Forms of Passive VerbsNotice that all the passive verbs are formed with BE + PAST PARTICIPLE

TENSE ACTIVE PASSIVE

SIMPLEPRESENT

The news surprises me.The news surprises Sam.The news surprises us.

I am surprised by the news.Sam is surprised by the news.We are surprised by the news.

SIMPLEPAST

The news surprised me.The news surprised us.

I was surprised by the news.We were surprised by the news.

PRESENTPERFECT

Bob has mailed the letter.Bob has mailed the letters.

The letter has been mailed by Bob.The letters have been mailed by Bob.

FUTURE Bob will mail the letter.Bob is going to mail the letter.

The letter will be mailed by Bob.The letter is going be mailed by Bob.

EXERCISE: Change the active verbs to passive verbs.

Write the subject of the passive sentence.(1)1. THE SIMPLE PRESENTa. The teacher helps me.

: …………...................................by the teacher.b. The teacher helps Jane.

: ……………………………………………by the teacher.c. The teacher helps us.

: ……………………………………………by the teacher.

2. THE SIMPLE PAST

a. The teacher helped me.: ………………………………………………..by the teacher.b. The teacher helped them.: ………………………………………………..by the teacher.c. The teacher helped us.: ………………………………………………..by the teacher.

3. PRESENT PERFECT

a. The teacher has helped Joe.: ………………………………………………..by the teacher.b. The teacher has helped them.: ………………………………………………..by the teacher.c. The teachers have helped us.: ………………………………………………..by the teacher.

4. FUTURE

a. The teacher will help Joe.: ………………………………………………..by the teacher.b. The teacher is going to help them.: ………………………………………………..by the teacher.c. The teachers will help us.: ………………………………………………..by the teacher.d.The teachers is going to help us.: ………………………………………………..by the teacher.