2. Difference between Active Voice and Passive Voice
1. Active Voice
The subject is the doer of the sentence.
S + V + O
The manager organized the meeting
2. Passive Voice
The subject is the person or thing affected by the action. Subject or
doer is not very important here.
O + V + S
The meeting was organized by the manager.
3. When we use passive voice;
The doer is not very important.
We talk about how the subject is affected by the action.
We always use Past Participle Form of the verb.
When we turn Active voice into Passive voice;
The tense of the sentence is not changed.
We should always use the past participle form of the verb.
We should decide the verb according to the taken object.
(Singularity o plurality of the object)
4. Simple Present Tense
Used to talk about the actions we do as habits, our daily routings, general truths…
S + V + O
Singular V s / es / ies
Plural V infinitive form
Ex.
My father drinks a glass of milk every morning.
The sun rises from the East.
The trees give us food and shade.
5. Simple Present tense
Active Voice
S + V + O
Singular V s / es / ies
Plural V infinitive form
Passive Voice
O + V + S
I am
Singular is past participle
form of verb
Plural are
6. My father drinks a glass of milk every morning.
Every morning a glass of milk is drunk by my father
Ex.
The trees give us food and shade.
We are given food and shade by the trees
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9. Simple Past Tense
Active Voice
• S + V + O
• I
• Singular Past form of the
• Plural verb
Passive Voice
• O + V + S
• Singular was past
• Plural were participle
Form of the
verb
10. Ex.
S V O
1.Teacher gave us an activity yesterday.
We were given an activity by the teacher yesterday.
An activity was given by the teacher yesterday.
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13. Simple Future Tense
• S + V + O
• Anyone will + Verb infinitive form
• I / We shall + Verb infinitive form
• My friend will give me ten rupees.
• I shall go to a new class next
Sunday
• O + V + S
• Anyone will be
Past participle form of
the verb
• I / We shall be
14. Ex.
S V O
My friend will give me an interesting story book.
An interesting story book will be given by my friend.
I shall be given an interesting story book by y friend