ONLINEENGLISH GRAMMAR QUIZ. topic: THE PASSIVE VOICE 2 (Mixed tenses) | level: Intermediate. The first sentence is in the ACTIVE VOICE. Choose the most correct way of saying the same thing in the PASSIVE VOICE: 1. They were interviewing her for the job. She ________________ for the job. was being interviewed.

We can use passive voice with most change the tense of a passive sentence, you change the form of the verb be’. The main verb in a passive sentence is always in the past participle VoicePassive VoicePresent SimpleJames writes the letters are written by SimpleJames wrote the letters were written by ContinuousJames is writing the letters are being written by PerfectJames has written the letters have been written by Simple going toJames is going to write the letters are going to be written by Simple willJames will write the letters will be written by ContinuousJames was writing the letters were being written by PerfectThe scientists had found the cure, but it was too cure had been found, but it was too PerfectThe scientists will have found a cure by cure will have been found by the Passive Voice with Different TensesIt is uncommon to use the passive voice with the following tensesPresent Perfect Continous;Future Continuous;Future Perfect Continous;Past Perfect we used the passive voice for these tenses, we would have two forms of the verb be’ together. This makes the sentence awkward and make the present perfect continuous tense in the active voice like thissubject + have + been + verb -ingThe present perfect continuous tense in the passive voice would look like thissubject + have + been + being + past participle

In this post, we will learn how to use the Past Perfect passive voice and how to change the active voice into the passive voice of the Past Perfect tense. The Past Perfect tense is usually used to refer to an action in the past that took place prior to a certain time in the past or a past action. When to use the active voice in the Past perfect tense? We write sentences in the active voice of the Past perfect tense when we want to focus on the person/people who had performed an action in the past before another action or time. Structure Subject + had + past participle V3 + object Subject = the doer of the action Object = the receiver of the action Examples She had finished the project before the deadline came. The judge had dismissed the matter when it came to my notice. In these examples, we are focusing on the person/people who had performed the action in the past. When to use the passive voice in the Past perfect tense? Sentences are written in the Past Perfect tense passive voice when we want to focus on the receiver of the action when we want to talk about what or whom the doer of the action had acted upon. And since we shift the focus to the object of the verb from the subject the doer of the action, the object becomes the subject, and the subject doer becomes an irrelevant or less important entity in a sentence, and therefore; it is usually not mentioned in the sentence. Structure Object of the verb + had been + past participle V3 + by + subject doer The object of the verb = the subject of a passive sentence Examples The project had been completed by her before the deadline came. The matter had been dismissed by the judge when it came to my notice. Active voiceSubject doerhadV3object receiverPassive voiceobject receiverhad + beenV3by + subjectdoer Active I had paid the money. focusing on the doer of the action I’ Passive The money had been paid by me.focusing on the object that the action was acted upon the money Note that we, generally, don’t add the doer of the action to the sentence as it is not important to the meaning of the sentence or is already understood. But it’s completely your choice to do so. Active to passive voice in the Past Perfect tense Changing active voice into passive voice in the Past Perfect tense Active We had trained them They had been trained well by us. Active Some people had followed her to the She had been followed to the office by some people. Active The teacher had thrown us out of the We had been thrown out of the class by the teacher. Active They had copied all my All my answers had been copied by them. Active Someone had stolen my car before I reached My car had been stolen by someone before I reached home. Active The police had arrested He had been arrested by the police. Active His parents had warmed him before he did the He had been warned by his parents before he did the crime. Active She had saved my family from those My family had been saved from those people by her. Negative sentences Active and voice voice Active voiceSubject hadnotV3objectPassive voiceObjecthad + beennotV3by + subject optional Active He had not invited me to the I had not been invited to the party by him. Active Sam hadn’t helped us at We hadn’t been helped at all by Sam. Active We had not recorded the The video had not been recorded by us. Active She hadn’t bought anything at the Nothing had been bought at the store by her. NOTE If anything is the object of the verb in the active voice of a negative sentence, it will change to nothing in the passive voice. Interrogative sentences Active and passive voice Active voiceQuestion words if anyhadsubjectV3object?Passive voiceQuestion wordshadobjectbeen + V3by + subject? Examples Active Had you called me?Passive Had I been called by you? Active Had he not helped you with your assignment?Passive Had you not been helped with your assignment by him? Active Had they contacted you for the class?Passive Had you been contacted for the class by them? Active Where had she invested the money?Passive Where had the money been invested by her? Active Why had you sold the car? Passive Why had the car been sold by you? Active What had you taken before lunch?Passive What had been taken before lunch by you? Practice! Nobody had helped me in my tough times. My friends had supported my family. Some people had attacked his wife. Where had he taken the money from? Had they called her? How had you done that? Everyone had mocked me for my pronunciation. They hadn’t released the movie before the end. Somebody had deposited a lot of money into my account. I had not caught the train. Answers I had not been helped in my tough times by anyone. My family had been supported by my friends. His wife had been attacked by some people. Where had the money been taken from by him? Had she been called by them? How had that been done by you? I had been mocked for my pronunciation by everyone. The movie hadn’t been released before the end. A lot of money had been deposited into my account by someone. The train had not been caught by me. Now, we know everything about compound subjects. Feel free to share your question, doubt, or feedback in the comment section, and also, share the post with the people that need it. For one-on-one classes, contact me at [email protected]. Interrogative adjective masterclass This post helps us understand what an interrogation adjective is, and how to use it… Intensive pronoun masterclass June 5, 2023 This lesson helps us understand what an intensive pronoun, also known as an emphatic pronoun,… Reflexive pronoun masterclass June 4, 2023 This post helps us understand what a reflexive pronoun is, how it is used, and… Demonstrative pronouns masterclass June 3, 2023 This lesson helps us understand what a demonstrative pronoun is, how it is used, and… Object of a preposition masterclass June 2, 2023 This lesson helps us understand what an object of a preposition is, what it can… Relative pronoun masterclass June 2, 2023 This lesson helps us understand what a relative pronoun is, what it does in a…

Take a sentence like “I want ice cream now.” It’s clear and straightforward—you know immediately that the subject, I, wants an object, ice cream. Now, recast this sentence, flipping it so that the object is in the position of the subject “Ice cream is wanted by me now.” It isn’t just longer, but it’s also more detached, roundabout, and a little awkward, too. Those two sentences are examples of the active voice and the passive voice. Certain kinds of writing are best suited for the active voice, while the passive voice is most appropriate for other kinds of writing. Understanding how, when, and why to use each is key to being an effective writer and speaker. Here’s a tip Want to make sure your writing shines? Grammarly can check your spelling and save you from grammar and punctuation mistakes. It even proofreads your text, so your work is extra polished wherever you write. What is active voice, what is passive voice, and what are their different functions? In the active voice, the subject is performing an action The dog chases the ball. Notice how the subject, dog, is performing the action, chase, on the target of the action, ball. This is a simple, direct example of the active voice. In the passive voice, the action’s target, ball, is positioned first as the focus of the sentence. The sentence gets flipped, and the subject is now being acted upon by the verb. In other words, the subject is passive The ball is being chased by the dog. Active and passive are the two grammatical voices in English. Neither is inherently better than the other, but each is suited to certain types of writing. There’s a reason why news anchors sound detached from the stories they’re reporting They often speak using the passive voice. There’s also a reason why the authors of opinion pieces sound so sure of their positions They usually write in the active voice. Although the idea of teachers telling their students to avoid the passive voice is repeated so frequently that it feels like a trope, the truth is that the passive voice does have its applications. We’ll get into those later. For now, let’s look at how to recognize the active voice and the passive voice in your writing and in others’ work. Active voice As we’ve learned, in the active voice, the sentence’s subject performs the action. Here are two examples of sentences in the active voice Shira likes birdwatching. She loves twilight. No matter what verb you use, structuring your sentence so the subject performs the verb is writing in the active voice. The active voice has a direct, clear tone. Use it when you want the reader to focus on the subject of your sentence and the action it is doing rather than on the action’s target. Passive voice In the passive voice, the action’s target is the focus, and the verb acts upon the subject. Or, to put it in the passive voice, the subject is acted upon by the verb. Every sentence in the passive voice contains two verbs A conjugated form of “to be” The main verb’s past participle Take a look at the previous examples, now written in passive voice Birdwatching is liked by Shira. Twilight is loved by her. Notice how the targets of the action—also the direct objects of the sentences—are now the focus. The sentences now contain a conjugated form of “to be” is and the main verb’s past participle liked and loved. Often, sentences in the passive voice are longer than sentences in the active voice simply because they have to include additional words like prepositions. Take a look at this sentence in the passive voice Summer break is [conjugated form of “to be”] loved [past participle of the main verb] by [preposition] my friends. However, sentences written in the passive voice don’t necessarily need a preposition. Take a look at the example sentences below The check was paid. He will be remembered. The Philippines is known for its marine biodiversity. The passive voice has a subtler tone than the active voice has. Sometimes your writing needs this tone, like when you want your reader to focus on the action being described or the action’s target rather than on who or what is performing the action. This is why the passive voice is used in lab reports—it conveys scientific objectivity by minimizing the focus on the doer of the action. Active and passive voice usage Although you may have been told that writing in the passive voice is “bad writing,” it’s actually more nuanced than that. For most of the writing you do, like emails, blog posts, and many kinds of essays, the active voice is a more effective way to communicate the ideas, themes, and facts you’re expressing. In certain kinds of writing, though, the passive voice is necessary. Think about how news reports about crime and incidents are usually written and delivered A car was broken into on Elm Street last night. Cash was stolen from the register. In these kinds of reports, the passive voice is used to emphasize the action that occurred rather than the individual or group who committed the action, often because the perpetrator isn’t known or hasn’t yet been found guilty of the offense. There are other kinds of writing where the action itself, rather than the doer of the action, is the primary focus. These include scientific and, in some cases, historical reports. These use the passive voice to keep the reader’s focus on what has happened or is happening. Here are a few examples The rats were placed into the maze. The governor was inaugurated at the statehouse. Notice how in both of these sentences, the doer of the action isn’t mentioned. That’s because it’s either implied or irrelevant. In the first example, the scientist performing the experiment is the one who placed the rats in the maze. In the second, those conducting the inauguration ceremony aren’t relevant to what’s being expressed in the sentence. How to change passive voice to active voice After you finish your first draft, read it. You might even want to read it aloud and listen to how it sounds. By reading and listening to your own work, you can catch awkward sentences and unclear phrasing and mark them as points to revise in your next draft. You’ll also hear where you used the active and passive voices and how they shift your work’s tone as a whole. Let’s say you’ve detected a few instances of the passive voice in your argumentative essay More flexible scheduling options are deserved by students. Significant amounts of tuition are paid to the university every year, and many feel the level of service being paid for by students is not being received. See how these sentences feel like they’re dancing around the topic at hand rather than addressing it head-on? The writer isn’t making a particularly persuasive argument, but they can make their writing far more impactful by changing it to the active voice. Sentence-by-sentence, identify who or what is performing the action, and make that the subject when you rewrite it. In the first sentence, make students the subject, since that’s who is performing the action. The main verb in this sentence is deserve, and the target is more flexible scheduling options, which will become the direct object in your new sentence. With these identified, restructure the sentence so the subject is now directly performing the verb. In the active voice, this sentence would read like this Students deserve more flexible scheduling options. See how this version gets right to the point? It makes the writer sound more confident too, which is a priority in argumentative writing. Let’s try changing the second sentence to the active voice, which also allows us to condense Students pay a significant amount of tuition to the university every year, and many feel they aren’t receiving the level of service they’re paying for. As you can see from the compound sentence above, you can write any kind of sentence in the active or passive voice as long as the sentence has a transitive verb. Whether it’s a simple or complex sentence or even a compound-complex sentence, you can dramatically alter your tone by simply reworking its structure. If you aren’t sure whether a sentence is active or passive based on how it sounds, use the rules we outlined above to identify the two voices in your work. The biggest clue you have a passive voice sentence on your hands will be a form of “to be” followed by a past participle was requested or will be missed. Not every passive voice sentence says who is performing the action, but if it does, you’ll see a preposition next to it by zombies or by my brother. You can use either voice when you’re paraphrasing a longer work. Sometimes, such as in cases where you’re paraphrasing a scientific article, you’ll need to use the passive voice in your paraphrased version. In others, you might actually make the original clearer by paraphrasing in the active voice. Active and passive voice examples Take a look at these examples of both the active and passive voices in action Active Is Ajani visiting us today? Passive Will we be visited by Ajani today? As you see, questions can be written in either voice. Other kinds of sentences, like exclamatory and imperative sentences, are often best written in the active voice Active Please remove your shoes before entering my house. Passive Shoes should be removed before entering my house. Active Lock the door! Passive Let the door be locked! See how with the first pair, the passive voice makes the request feel more like a suggestion? In the second pair, the passive voice makes the message sound stilted and formal rather than an urgent exclamation. Now take a look at these two examples Active I poured the solution into the beaker and heated it to 100℉. Passive The solution was poured into the beaker and heated to 100℉. Active and passive voice FAQs What is active voice, what is passive voice, and what’s the difference? In the active voice, the sentence’s subject performs the action on the action’s target. In the passive voice, the target of the action is the main focus, and the verb acts upon the subject. There are numerous differences between the two grammatical voices, but the most important is that the active voice is clearer and more direct, while the passive voice is subtler and can feel more detached. When should you use active vs. passive voice? Use the active voice in any sentence that focuses on the doer of the action. Unless the majority of your writing is scientific or reporting incidents involving unknown perpetrators, most of the sentences you write should be in the active voice. The passive voice is meant for sentences where you need to emphasize the target of an action or the action itself rather than who or what is performing the verb. How do you change passive voice to active? To change the passive voice to the active voice, determine who is actually performing the action in the sentence, then restructure the sentence so that the performer is the focus, clearly performing the verb upon the sentence’s direct object. Passive Salsa dancing has always been loved by our community. Active Our community has always loved salsa dancing. Here’s a tip You don’t have to guess whether you’re using certain words correctly or breaking grammar rules in your writing. Just copy and paste your writing into our Grammar Checker and get instant feedback on whether your sentences have misspellings, punctuation errors, or any structural mistakes.

PassiveVoice – Simple Past Future Tense. Simple past future tense memiliki passive construction sebagai berikut. S + would + be + Verb-3 / Past Participle; atau. S + was/were + going to + be + Verb-3 / Past Participle; Contoh Kalimat Active dan Passive Voice Simple Past Future Tense. 1: I knew she would finish the task in an hour.

16 tenses active and passive voice