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Passive Voice Passive Voice (revision)(revision)Textbook pp.38-43Textbook pp.38-43

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Subject, Verb and ObjectSubject, Verb and Object

I bought a car yesterday.I bought a car yesterday. I (sub) / a car (obj)I (sub) / a car (obj)

Mary goes to the market to buy an onion.Mary goes to the market to buy an onion. Mary (sub) / the market (obj) / an onion (obj)Mary (sub) / the market (obj) / an onion (obj)

I have given you a pen.I have given you a pen. I (sub) / object?I (sub) / object? A pen (direct object) / you (indirect object)A pen (direct object) / you (indirect object)

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Passive VoicePassive Voice

I bought a car yesterday.I bought a car yesterday. Who did the action?Who did the action?

I I performer performer

Who/what was affected in the action?Who/what was affected in the action? A car A car receiver receiver

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My brother broke the window.My brother broke the window. Who broke the window? Who broke the window? What was broken?What was broken?

People speak English all over the world.People speak English all over the world. Who speak English?Who speak English? What is spoken by the people?What is spoken by the people?

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The one does the action The one does the action performer performer

The one affected in the action The one affected in the action receiver receiver

When the performer is the object of the sWhen the performer is the object of the s

entence entence passive voice passive voice (( 被動語氣被動語氣 ))

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Passive Voice - PatternPassive Voice - Pattern

1.1. Interchange the position of the subject Interchange the position of the subject and object (add ‘by’ before the and object (add ‘by’ before the performer and performer and change the pronounchange the pronoun))

2.2. Add ‘verb to be’ before the verbAdd ‘verb to be’ before the verb3.3. Change the verb into past participleChange the verb into past participle I write a book. I write a book.

A book A book isis written written byby me. me.

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In some cases, we may In some cases, we may notnot have the have the performer in the passive sentence.performer in the passive sentence.

(performer) (receiver)(performer) (receiver)

People speak English all over the world.People speak English all over the world.

(receiver)(receiver)

English is spoken all over the world.English is spoken all over the world.

Bye bye!

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Present tensePresent tense Add Add is / am / areis / am / are

She beats the drum. She beats the drum. The drum The drum isis beaten by her. beaten by her.

Remember to change the pronoun!!!Remember to change the pronoun!!!

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Past tensePast tense Add Add was / werewas / wereWilliam spent some time doing the project.William spent some time doing the project. Some time Some time waswas spent by William doing the spent by William doing the

project.project.The fascinating scenery attracted a lot of The fascinating scenery attracted a lot of

tourists.tourists. A lot of tourists A lot of tourists werewere attracted by the attracted by the

fascinating scenery.fascinating scenery.

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Future tenseFuture tense Will Will bebe + past participle + past participle

Jenny Jenny will cleanwill clean the room. the room.

The room The room will be cleanedwill be cleaned by Jenny. by Jenny.

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Present perfect tensePresent perfect tense Have / has + Have / has + beenbeen + p.p. + p.p.

Mary Mary has fedhas fed the dogs already. the dogs already.

The dogs The dogs have beenhave been fedfed by Mary already. by Mary already.

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Past perfect tensePast perfect tense Had + Had + beenbeen + p.p. + p.p.

Joe Joe had visitedhad visited HK before he went to Taiwan. HK before he went to Taiwan.

HK HK had been visitedhad been visited by Joe before he went to by Joe before he went to Taiwan.Taiwan.

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Present continuous tensePresent continuous tense Is/am/are + Is/am/are + beingbeing + p.p. + p.p.

She She is washingis washing the clothes now. the clothes now.

The clothes The clothes are being washedare being washed by her. by her.

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Past continuous tensePast continuous tense Was / were + Was / were + beingbeing + p.p. + p.p.

Dennis Dennis was readingwas reading a novel when William a novel when William came to his house.came to his house.

A novel A novel was being readwas being read by Dennis when by Dennis when William came to his house. William came to his house.

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