PASSIVE VOICE

TO UNDERSTAND THE PASSIVE VOICE, LOOK AT THE SENTENCE BELOW

WHAT ARE THE CHANGES?

• CHANGE 1: SUBJECT (THE DOG) BECOMES AN OBJECT AND THE OBJECT (THE CAT) BECOMES A SUBJECT.(+BY)

• CHANGE 2: WE ADD THE VERB ''TO BE'' IN THE TENSE OF THE MAIN VERB (CHASED) + THE PAST PARTICIPLE OF THE MAIN VERB ITSELF.
  • TO EXPLAIN MORE: BECAUSE THE VERB ''CHASED'' IS IN THE SIMPLE PAST, THEN ''TO BE'' MUST BE IN THE SIMPLE PAST TOO => WAS/ WERE
  • THIS GOES FOR ALL VERBS: CHASES ------> IS CHASED

HAS CHASED -----> HAS BEEN CHASED

WILL CHASE -----> WILL BE CHASED

THE CHANGES THAT THE VERB ''TO BE'' TAKES IN THE PASSIVE FORM WILL BE AS IN PICTURE

• ACTIVE : Doctors say that COVID-19 is a dangerous pandemic.

1. PASSIVE 1: COVID-19 is said to be a dangerous pandemic.
2. PASSIVE 2 : It is said that COVID-19 is a dangerous pandemic.

Important Remark: { IT IS + P.P .... THAT ...} / { SUBJ + IS +P.P + TO BE .....}