Passive usage of present simple and present continuous
If the subject of an active sentence is a personal person and a common noun, when changing to a passive sentence, there is no need to by + O (taken from S in the active sentence).
Passive sentences in simple present tense: Am/is/are + Vp2
Passive sentences in the present continuous: Am/is /are being + Vp2
* V-ing: Verbs ending in ing/Vp2: Participle verbs
* S: Subject/O: Object
* If the S of the active sentences is the personal person I, you, we, they, she, he, it and the common noun: person, people, everyone, when changing to the passive sentence do not need by + O (take it). from S active sentences).
| Simple tense | Affirmations: S + V + O. => S (which is O for active sentences) + am/is/are + Vp2…. + by O (which is S for active sentences.) | Eg: She (S) writes (DRAW) an essay (O) everyday to practice for the exam. => An essay is written everyday to practice for the exam. |
Negative sentence: S + don’t / doesn’t V+ O. => S (which is the O of the active sentence) + am not /isn’t /aren’t Vp2… + by O (which is the S of the active sentence). | Eg: The girls (S) don’t buy (don’t draw) newspaper (O) in the morning. => Newspaper isn’t bought by the girls in the morning. | |
Question: Do/ Does + S + V + O…? => Am/ Is / Are + S (which is the O of the active sentence) + Vp2… by O (which is the S of the active sentence)? | Eg: Does (Does) My (S) sell (DRAW) pictures (O) that she draws? => Are pictures that she draws sold by My? | |
| Present continous | Affirmations: S + am/ is /are + V-ing+ O. => S (which is O for active sentences) + am / is /are + being Vp2 … by O (which is S for active sentences). | Eg: She (S) is making (is V-ing) coffee (O) for family in the morning. => Coffee is being made for family in the morning. |
Negative sentence: S + am not /isn’t /aren’t + V-ing + O. => S (which is the O of the active sentence) + am not /isn’t/aren’t + being Vp2…by O (which is the S of the active sentence). | Eg: The man (S) isn’t painting (isn’t V-ing) the walls (O) now. => The walls aren’t being painted now. | |
Question: Am / Is / Are + S + V-ing + O…? => Am/ Is/Are + S (which is the O of the active sentence) + being Vp2… by O (which is the S of the active sentence)? | Eg: Are (Are) they (S) preparing (V-ing) for the party at the moment (O)? => Is the party being prepared at the moment? |
Choose the correct answer for the following sentences in active or passive voice:
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