ACTIVE & PASSIVE VOICE

ACTIVE & PASSIVE VOICE 1 Active Verb Form (ประธานเปนผกระทา doer) The cat saw the rat. Passive Verb Form (ประธานเปนผถกกระทา receiver) The cat was seen by the dog. หลกทวไปในการเปลยนประโยค active เปนประโยค passive 1. สล(บท*+ประธานและกรรม ใหประธานเด1มไปเปนกรรมหล(ง by 2. เปล*+ยนกร1ยาเด1มเปนช6องท*+ 3 นาหนาดวย verb to be ใน tense เด*ยวก(บกร1ยาเด1ม ตวอยางการเปลยนประโยค The cat saw the rat 1. สล(บท*+ประธานและกรรมใหประธานเปนกรรมหล(ง by The rat by the cat 2.เปล*+ยนกร1ยาเด1มเปนช6องท*+ 3 The rat seen by the cat นาหนาดวย verb to be ใน tense เด*ยวก(บกร1ยาเด1ม กร1ยาเด1ม ( saw ) เปน Past ด(งน(=น verb to be ค?อ was The rat was seen by the cat. ประโยค Active Voice ใช Tenses อะไร ใน Passive Voice กตองใช Tenses น(=น เช6น Active Passive She writes a letter. Present Simple A letter is written by her. She wrote a letter. Past Simple A letter was written by her. She will write a letter. Future Simple A letter will be written by her. She is writing a letter. Present Continuous A letter is being written by her. She has written a letter. Present Perfect A letter has been written by her. She had written a letter. Past Perfect A letter had been written by her. She will have written a letter. Future Perfect A letter will have been written by her.

Exercise 2 Put the verbs in brackets into the Passive in the tenses indicated. Example She ( already warn ). ( Pres. Perf. ) = She has already been warned. 1. Our room ( clean ). ( Pres. Cont. ) 2. More and more food ( need ). ( Simp. Pres.) 3. Dang ( punish ) yesterday. ( Simp. Past ) 4. He ( choose ) chairman of the committee. ( Simp. Past ) 5. Manote ( invite ), too. ( Fut. Simp. ) 6. They ( watch ) at present. ( Pres. Cont. ) 7. We ) insult ) and ( hurt ). ( Pres. Perf. ) 8. French ( speak ) quite a lot in Europe. ( Simp. Pres.) 9. The thieves ( catch ) yesterday. ( Simp. Past ) 10. A lot of animals ( catch ) or ( kill ) each year. ( Simp. Pres.) 11. Five highways ( build ) and ( put ) into use so far. ( Pres. Perf. ) 12. The bridge ( repair ) when I came. ( Past. Cont.) 13. His father ( send ) to prison before he was born. ( Past Perf. ) 14. This work ( finish ) before we leave. ( Fur. Perf. ) 15. Our car ( steal ) from the parking lot last night. ( Simp. Past ) 16. He ( carefully search ) before they let him out. ( Past Perf. ) 17. The new flat ( complete ) in a few days. ( Past. Cont.) 18. The students ( test ) when the light went out. (Past.Cont.) 19. He said the prisoners ( execute ) for treason. (would. ) 20. They said we ( give ) a certificate before we left. ( would have )...

Change the sentences into Passive voice. 1. A bus-driver drives a bus. 2. Mailmen bring letters 3. He killed a snake yesterday. 4. We saw two snakes yesterday. 5. Nantida will sing a song. 6. She is singing a song. 7. She was singing a song. 8. They are making tables. 9. They were making a table here. 10. Suda has broken a cup. 11. She has broken three cups. 12. The car had hit that tree. 13. The teacher will help us. 3 14. The boys have eaten some of the cakes. 15. He will have finished the work by tomorrow. 16. We will fly over Hong Kong tomorrow. 17. The teacher corrects our exercises. 18. They had helped her before we. 19. I didn t write the poem 20. Asians eat rice.

Put the verbs in brackets into the passive ; use appropriate tenses. The bridge ( repair ) by the time we return next week. - The bridge will have been repaired by the time we return next week. 1. The matter ( discuss ) at this moment. 2. The matter ( discuss ) when the chairman felt ill. 3. An agreement ( already reach ) by the two countries in conflict. 4. French ( speak ) by several nations in Europe. 5. In olden days, millions of slaves ( make ) to build temples, pyramids or walls for the ruling Kings. 6. More and more food ( need ) in the future for an ever- increasing population. 7. The eldest child of the family ( not hear of ) for a long time now. 8. This monument ( erect) in 1900 to commemorate our victory over the enemy. 4 9. The prizes ( distribut when a winner collapsed. 10. Shakespeare ( read ) as long as people appreciate poetry and genius. 11. If I ( need ), I will come at once. 12. Dang would be really happy it he ( give ) a prize. 13. Malee ( hurt ) if she knew we were not inviting her. 14. I ( punish ) if I get back home late again today. 15. I ( bite ) If I had trodden on that snake. การเปลยนประโยค Passive voice เปน Active voice. Change the sentences from Passive voice into Active voice. Example. Passive voice: My money was stolen by the boy. Active voice: The boy stole my money. Passive voice: Active voice: The books are stolen by him. He steals the books. Passive voice: Was this letter written by him? Active voice: Did he write this letter? Passive voice: Has it been stolen by the boy? Active voice: Has the boy stolen it?

Change the passive sentence into the active sentence. 1. Is this house guarded by that dog? 2. Are computers used by businessmen? 3. Were you taught by Mr. Brown? 4. Was this house painted by them? 5. Will she be helped by him? 6. Has the car been stolen by them? 7. Is a bus driven by a bus-driver? 8. Are our exercises corrected by the teacher? 9. Were two snakes seen by them? 10. Had some of the cakes been eaten by the boys? 11. The plants are watered every day. 12. Our room will be cleaned by us. 13. The light was put out. 14. Her son is being taught by Mrs.Tan. 15. Damage is caused by wind. 5

Choose the best alternative for each item. 1. Their new car from that shop. a. is bought b. is buying c. bought d. buys 2. The television show by million of people. a. watched b. watches c. is watching d. is being watched 3. They for two days. a. have married b. have been married c. are marrying d. married 4. A good film last night. a. seen b. was seeing c. was seen d. saw 5. Volleyball by U.S.A and U.K. team. a. was playing b. was being played c. played d. had played 6 6. She herself because of carelessness. a. hurt b. hurts c. had hurt d. had been hurt 7. The prisoner tomorrow. a. will kill b. will be killed c. killed d. had killed 8. The President at the parliament by many reporters. a. will be being interviewed b. will be interviewing c. will interview d. had interviewed 9. Your dress in a week. a. will finish b. will have finished c. will have been finished d. will have been finishing 10. News by MS. Kannika. a. report b. reports c. is reporting d. is reported

Rewrite these sentences into passive form แบบฝกหด A 1. I read a book every day. 2. He will write his letter in the evening.. 3. Dak has opened the door. 4. They are playing football now. 5. She was cleaning a chair. 6. You had sent a parcel. 7. The horse kicked the naughty boy.. 8. I ordered to do this. 9. We speak English every day. 10. Amnat likes coffee and tea. แบบฝกหด B 1. Sak washes his hands in the bathing place. 2. I am drinking whisky now. 3. Someone likes this picture. 4. She has sent me a letter. 5. People give home a coconut. 6. We like an American song very much.. 7. Someone sent me a letter yesterday.. 8. The boys play football in the field near their school. 9. They finish their work at five o'clock. 10. Nobody writes a letter to me.. 7

8 เฉลยแบบฝกหด ก 1. A book is read by me every day. 2. His letter will be written by him in the evening. 3. The door has been opened by Sak. 4. Football is being played by them now. 5. A chair was being cleaned by her. 6. A parcel had been seen by you. 7. The naughty boy was kicked by the horse. 8. This was ordered to be done by me. 9. English is spoken by us every day. 10. Coffee and tea are liked by Amnat. เฉลยแบบฝกหด ข 1. His hands are washed by Sak in the bathing place. 2. Whisky is being drunk by me now. 3. This picture is liked (by someone). 4. I was sent a letter by her. 5. He is given a coconut. 6. American song is liked very much. 7. I was sent a letter yesterday. 8. Football is played by the boys in the field near their school. 9. Their work is finished at five o'clock. 10. A letter isn't written to me.

9 Passive sentences in the future tense - Exercise 1) Julia will rescue three cats. 2) The students will hand in the reports. 3) Maria will crash into the blue car. 4) Alex will learn the poem. 5) Steven will forget the book. 6) The mechanic will not repair the DVD recorder. 7) They will play handball. 8) Sue will put the rucksack on the floor. 9) The girls will loose the match. 10) The teacher will not open the window. Passive sentences in the past tenses - Exercise 1) She bought four apples. 2) We won the match. 3) The man stole the blue car. 4) The police arrested the thieves.. 5) Jack saw two snakes. 6) The dog bit the old lady. 7) Tom and Max ate five hamburgers. 8) Oliver taught the children. 9) Victoria rode the brown horse. 10) Grandmother told good stories.

10 Passive - Sentences in the present tenses - Exercise 1) Mr. Jones watches the film. 2) The people speak English. 3) He reads comics. 4) We play volleyball. 5) They sing the song. 6) I take photos. 7) She does the housework. 8) The policemen help the children. 9) He writes text messages. 10) Mother waters the flowers. Rewrite these sentences into active form: various tenses 1) The words are explained by the teacher today. 2) We were sent a letter the day before yesterday. 3) This car will not be stolen. It's too old. 4) This street has already been closed because of snow. 5) A new restaurant will be opened next week. 6) He was invited to the party yesterday. 7) The blue box cannot be seen. 8) I was given the book by my friend last Sunday. 9) The dishes have not been washed by my little brother. 10) I will not be asked by Robert.

11 Exercise 1 : Decide whether the sentences are written in Active or Passive. 1 They listen to music. 2. She is reading an e-mail. 3.. These cars are produced in Japan. 4.. Alan teaches Geography. 5.. German is spoken in Austria. 6.. Lots of houses were destroyed by the earthquake. 7.. Henry Ford invented the assembly line. 8.. The bus driver was hurt. 9 You should open your workbooks. 10 Houses have been built. Exercise 2 : Decide whether the sentences are written in Active or Passive. 1. Boys like to play soccer. 2. This room has been painted blue. 3. Cricket is played in Australia. 4. I am given a book. 5. We have lost our keys. 6. You might see dolphins here. 7. The report must be completed by next Friday. 8. They were singing a song. 9. A letter was written to her. 10. The bike is being repaired. Practicing I Read the paired sentences aloud. Write "A" in the blank beside the sentence in the active voice,"p" in the blank beside the sentence in the passive voice. a. Louise made the coffee. b. The coffee was made by Louise. c. The package was advertised by the travel agent. d. The travel agent advertised the package. Practicing II Rewrite these sentences to put them in the active voice. a. The sugar water was relished by the hummingbirds. b. Jogging is done by many people for exercise. c. A standing ovation was given to the guitar player. d. The syllabus was handed out by the professor.

12 Practicing III Rewrite the following paragraph in the active voice. Last summer our house was painted by me. The job took about two weeks. First, the exterior was washed using warm water and a mild detergent. Then all the chinks and pores in the walls were sealed with putty. After the putty had had a chance to dry, the exterior could be painted. A latex paint was used because it is easy to apply and cleans up with water. A whole week was needed to finish this part of the job. I was very careful to apply the paint evenly because I did not want to have to apply two coats. A color was used that was very close to the original color. Our house is a two-story house, which meant that a tall ladder was needed to do the second story. The paint can had to be balanced on the top rung of the ladder while I worked. When the job was finished, a great deal of satisfaction was felt by me. I had to pat myself on the back. Even my dad said that a good job was done...........................

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