Passive Voice

Definition :

A passive construction occurs when you make the object of an action into the
subject of a sentence. Thatis,whoever or whatever is performing the action is not the grammatical subject of the sentence. Take a look at this passive repharasing of a familiar joke.

Example passive Voice
Tense
Simple present : we take a cake.( Active) , a cake is taken by us.(Passive)

Tenses
Simple past : we took a cake(Active) , a cake was taken by us(Passive )

Tenses
Simple future : we will take a cake (Active) , a cake will be taken by us(passive)

Tenses Active
Present perfect: we has taken a cake(Active) , a cake has been taken by us(Passive)

Tenses
Past perfect : we had taken a cake (Active) ,a cake had been taken us(Passive)


Tenses active passive
Going to future : we are going to take a cake in the table. A cake is going to be taken by us in the table.

When rewriting active sentences in passive voice, note the following:
-the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence.
-The finite from of the verb is changed( to be + past participle)
-The subject of the active sentence become the object of the passive sentence (or is dropped)

Agent
In a passive clause,we usually use a phrase beginning with by if we want to mention the agent – the person or thing tahat does the action,or that causes what happens.

Example :
• Tiara makes coffea every morning
S + verb1 + s/es + O + C (adv.of time)
• Coffea is made by Tiara every morning.
S + to be + V3 + Agent + C (adv.of time)


If you want to change a active sentence which has two objects into its passive forms,there are two ways :
1. make it’s indirect object into the subject of the passive sentence.
2. make it’s direct object into the subject of the passive sentences.

Example :
Active : Rere is giving his girl-friend a bunch of flower.
Indirect object direct object

Passive :
The indirect object as the subject
Rere’s girl-friends is being given a bunch of flower.

Passive :
The direct object as the subject
A bunch of flower is being given to Rere’s girl- friend.