The Passive Voice

The passive voice is formed with the verb to be + past participle( the verb at the
third form)
The gardener waters the flowers (active voice)
The flowers are watered by the gardener (passive voice)
Present Simple
Present Continuous
Past Simple
Past Continuous
Future Simple
Going to Future

He delivers the letters

He is delivering the letters
He delivered the letters
He was delivering the letters
He will deliver the letters
He is going to deliver the letters

Present Perfect Simple

Past Perfect Simple
Modals
Ing form

He has delivered the letters

He had delivered the letters
He can deliver the letters
He likes people delivering his
letters
He has to deliver the letters

Infinitive

The letters are delivered

The letters are being delivered
The letters were delivered
The letters were being delivered
The letters will be delivered
The letters are going to be
delivered
The letters have been delivered
The letters had been delivered
The letters can be delivered
He likes his letters being
delivered
The letters have to be delivered

The object of the active verb becomes the subject in the new sentence. The active
verb changes into a passive form and the subject of the active verb becomes the
agent which is either introduced with by or is omitted.
When the agent is unknown, unimportant or obvious from the context, it is
omitted.
Agents such as: SOMEONE, SOMEBODY, PEOPLE, POLICE, I, YOU, THEY
are omitted.
Change from the active into the passive:
1. The gardener has planted some flowers.
2. Doctor Brown will give you some advice.
3. A famous designer will redecorate the hotel.
4. Steven Spielberg directed ET.
5. Someone has broken the crystal vase.
6. Fleming discovered penicillin.
7. They will advertize the product on TV.
8. Someone is remaking that film.
9. Columbus discovered America.
10. We keep money in a safe.
11. A bee stung her.
12. They speak Italian in Italy.
13. They have taken his aunt to hospital.
14. The boys damaged the television.
15. Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa.
16. He invited 30 people to his party.
17. They grow bananas in Africa.
18. I have to return these books to the library.
19. He gave me a present.

20. The waiter will bring us the bill.

21. The Queen presented him with a medal.
22. Her mother bought Mary some sweets.
23. Bob had sold Ted a second- hand car.
24. Larry is going to send a letter to Tom.
25. Someone is helping her with the housework.
26. Somebody robbed me.
27. You must extinguish your cigarettes.
28. You can improve your health with more exercise.
29. A dog is chasing the child.
30. My friend send me an invitation.
31. The cleaner is going to mop the kitchens floor.
32. The farmer is building a new stable.
33. The secretary has given Mrs. Jones some letters.
34. People must obey the law.
35. Someone had broken our door down.
36. They chose him as the best actor of the year.
37. My uncle painted this picture.
38. Someone has offered him a lot of money for it.
39. He will deliver the painting tomorrow.
40. When they give them the money he will tell them the truth.
41. He painted it one night while he was sleepwalking.
42. Our school is organizing a contest.
43. The teachers will choose the best project about the environment.
44. The students must include pictures and drawings in their projects.
45. The school will give the winner a set of encyclopedias.