PASSIVE VOICE

Thai passive

ผมถู�กหมาก�ด

โดน

PASSIVE VOICE

Active VOICE

ask

is asked

to be + V3

PAST PARTICIPLE ( verb 3 )

PRESENT: PAST: PAST PARTICIPLE:

eat ate eatengive gave givendrive drove driven

pass passed passed

take took taken

walk walked walked

TO BE

past: present: Future

was is will bewere are will bewas am will be

he/she/it

you/we/they

I

Active VOICE

asked

PASSIVE VOICE

was asked

How do you form passive?

First style:

TO BE + Past participle (verb 3)

He was driven to school.He is driven to school.He will be driven to school.They were driven to school.They are driven to school.

Are these sentences active or passive?

The test is taken every Tuesday. passiveJames rides to school on a bus. activeFrank was asked to join us. passive

Susan had taken the early train. active

Football is played worldwide. passive

Peter was given his birthday present. passive

Are these sentences active or passive?

The computer was fixed yesterday. passivePeter had given her his money. activeMom baked a cake. active

The test had taken a long time. active

The prize will be given to the winner. passive

The test is taking to long. active

Continuous form is NOT passive form.

James went surfing yesterday. Afterwards, he was eaten.

James went surfing yesterday. Afterwards, he was eaten.

James went surfing yesterday. Afterwards, he ate.

I made mistakes.

Mistakes were made.

Verb 3 by itself does not act as the main verb of your sentence. This means you must have another verb in your sentence to complete the sentence.

The test is given on Tuesdays.

The test given on Tuesdays

Subject verb

Subject

is easy.

verb

The test given on Tuesdays

Subject verb

Subject

is taken by students.

verb

Verb 3 by itself does not act as the main verb of your sentence. This means you must have another verb in your sentence to complete the sentence.

The test is given on Tuesdays.

Forming the Passive Voice:

Second style:Past participle (verb 3) + preposition … & main verb

The test taken on Tuesdays

The plane flown by the pilot

The school built by Brother Bancha

The prize given to the winner

Warning: This form of passive voice with the missing ‘to be’ verb is not a sentence. Instead it is a phrase that serves as the subject or object of a sentence.

is quite easy.

is an Airbus 380.

is named ABAC.

costs a lot of money.

Forming the Passive Voice:

Second style:Past participle (verb 3) + preposition … & main verb

the test taken on Tuesdays

the plane flown by the pilot

the school built by Brother Bancha

the prize given to the winner

Warning: This form of passive voice with the missing ‘to be’ verb is not a sentence. Instead it is a phrase that serves as the subject or object of a sentence.

Everyone passes

Thai Airways owns

I teach at

Everyone wanted

Are these correct passive sentences?

1. The house built by Martin is big.2. Jane was taken home.3. Billy will be taking the test tomorrow.4. Alexander driven home from school.5. Max told a tall tale.6. Patrick was asked to attend.7. Larry had baked a nice cake.8. Jenny baked a nice cake.9. Christy was told the bad news.10. Bill beaten by Larry, got second prize.

correctcorrect

activenot correct

activecorrectactive

activecorrect

active

Thai passive

ผมถู�กหมาก�ดI was bitten by the dog.

The English version requires a preposition to link to the object.