Active and Passive (Present and Past)

Active and Passive (Present and Past)

   February 26, 2019       barkha verma

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Active and Passive  (Present and Past)

Present simple

Active 

• We make butter from milk
• Somebody cleans these rooms every day.
• people never invite me to parties
• how do they make butter?

Passive

• butter is made from milk.
• these rooms are cleaned every day.
• I am never invited to parties.
• how is butter made?

Past Simple

Active 

• Somebody stole my car last week.
• Somebody stole my keys yesterday.
• they didn't invite me to the party.
• when did they build these houses?

Passive

• My car was stolen last week.
• my keys were stolen yesterday.
• I wasn't invited to the party.
• when were these houses build?

Present Continuous

Active

• They are building a new airport at the moment
• they are building some new houses near the river.

Passive

• A new airport is being built at the moment.
• some new houses are being built near the river.

Past Continuous

Active

• When I was here a few years ago, they were building a new airport.

Passive

• When I was here a few years ago, a new airport was being built.

Present perfect

Active

• Look! they have painted the door. these shirts are clean. somebody has washed them.
• Somebody has stolen my car.

Passive

• Look! the door has been painted. these shirts are clean. they have been washed.
• My car has been stolen.

Past Perfect

Active

• Ann said that somebody had stolen her car.

Passive

• Ann said that her car had been stolen.

Will/ can/ must/ have to etc.

Active

• Somebody will clean the office tomorrow.
• somebody must clean the office.
• I think they'll invite you to the party.
• they can't repair my watch.
• you should wash this sweater by hand.
• they are going to build a new airport.
• somebody has to wash these clothes.
• they had to make the injured man to the hospital.

Passive

• the office will be cleaned tomorrow.
• the office must be cleaned.
• I think you'll be invited to the party.
• my watch can't be repaired.
• this sweater should be washed by hand.
• A new airport is going to be built.
• these clothes have to be washed.
• the injured man had to be taken to a hospital.