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Verbs: Active and Passive Voice

ICSE · Class 7 · English Language-Grammar

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1. Active Voice and Passive Voice

  • A transitive verb has two voices: active and passive.
  • Active voice: the subject of the verb also performs the action named in the verb.
  • Passive voice: the subject of the verb receives the action named in the verb.
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2. Changes that Take Place in Passive Voice

  • The active object becomes the passive subject.
  • The active subject becomes the passive object with by.
  • Personal pronouns change form when active becomes passive.
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3. Passive Forms in Different Tenses

  • Simple present active uses the root form of the verb, sometimes with -s or -es.
  • Simple present passive uses is, are, or am plus past participle.
  • Simple past active uses the past tense of the verb.
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4. Special Uses and Common Exam Patterns

  • We are taught English by your uncle. is the preferred passive form of a ditransitive verb.
  • English is taught to us by your uncle. is also possible, but the first form is preferred.
  • Who are the accounts kept by? is the preferred modern passive interrogative pattern.

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When the subject of a verbWhen the subject of a verbThe active object becomes the passivePersonal pronouns change form whenA long object phrase or subject

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