1.
• The Miagawanons celebrate the Salakayan Festival.
• The Salakayan Festival is celebrated by the Miagawanons.

2.
VOICE OF THE VERB
• It shows whether the subject of the sentence is the doer or the
receiver of the action.

3.
ACTIVE AND
PASSIVE VOICE

4.
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SENTENCES
• A sentence is written in active voice when the subject of the
sentence performs the action in the sentence.
• A sentence is written in passive voice when the subject of the
sentence has an action done to it by someone or something else.

5.
e.g. The girl washes the dog.
(Active)
e.g. The dog is washed by the girl.
(Passive)

6.
CHANGING SENTENCES IN THE ACTIVE SIMPLE
PRESENT TENSE INTO PASSIVE
• When the active verb is in the simple present tense, we make
passive verb forms with is/am/are + past participle form of the
verb.
• Note that the object of the active verb becomes the subject of the
passive verb.
• The subject of the active verb becomes the object of the passive
verb.

7.
Example:
• She writes a story. (Active)
(Subject – she; verb – writes; object – a story)
We have already learned that the object of the active verb becomes the subject of the passive
verb.

8.
• A story is written by her. (Passive)
Note : the object of the active verb becomes the subject of the passive verb.

9.
• She adores kids. (Active)
• (Subject – she; verb – adores; object – kids)
• Kids are adored by her. (Passive)
Note : the object of the active verb becomes the subject of the passive verb.

10.
Tense Active voice Passive voice
Simple present tense Verb form: first form of the verb Verb form: is / am / are + past
participle form of the verb
They speak English here. English is spoken here.
He speaks English. English is spoken by him.

11.
ACTIVITY
These are all written in active voice. Change each sentence into passive voice.
1. The actors perform the play of Shakespeare.
2. A stone breaks the window.
3. The boys push the tree.
4. James climb the ladder.
5. Sam bake a big cake.

12.
ACTIVITY
These are all written in passive voice. Change each sentence into active voice.
1. The football is kicked by Luke.
2. The knives are left by Julie.
3. The milk is knocked by a cat.
4. The car is driven into a wall by a naughty child.
5. The windows are washed by me.