Present Passive
Passive Voice in the Present Simple
Reading
Passive Voice
1. What is the passive voice?
We use the passive voice when:
- The action is more important than who does it
- Or we don’t know who does the action
- Or it’s obvious who does it
Theme: school life and education
- Active: The janitor cleans the classroom every day.
Passive: The classroom is cleaned every day. (by the janitor)
- Active: The teacher checks the homework.
- Passive: The homework is checked (by the teacher).
Practice
Rewrite in the passive:
a) The teacher collects the tests. → _______________________________
b) The librarian closes the library at 5 p.m. → _______________________________
2. Form: Simple Present Passive
Positive:
> object + am / is / are + past participle (V3)
| Subject (object in active) | be | Past participle | Example |
| I | am | taught |
I am taught English.
| You / We / They | are | given |
We are given tests.
| He / She / It | is | asked |
She is asked many questions.
Examples (school theme):
- English is taught every day.
- Students are given a timetable in September.
- The classroom is cleaned after school.
- Homework is checked regularly.
- Mobile phones are not allowed in class.
Practice
Complete with am / is / are and the correct past participle.
a) English ___ (teach) every day.
b) We ___ (give) new books in September.
c) The classroom ___ (clean) after school.
d) I ___ (ask) many questions in math class.
Rewrite the sentences in the passive:
a) The teacher checks the homework.
→ _______________________________
b) Students use laptops in the library.
→ _______________________________
c) The art teacher displays our drawings.
→ _______________________________
Choose the correct option:
a) Homework (is check / is checked) regularly.
b) Mobile phones (is not allowed / are not allowed) in class.
c) Timetables (is given / are given) to students.
3. Negative Form
> object + am not / isn’t / aren’t + past participle
Examples:
- Phones aren’t used in exams.
- Music isn’t played during lessons.
- Sports clothes aren’t worn in the library.
Practice
Make these sentences negative passive:
a) Phones are used in exams.
→ _______________________________
b) Music is played during lessons.
→ _______________________________
c) Sports clothes are worn in the library.
→ _______________________________
Correct the mistakes:
a) Phones isn’t used in exams. → _______________________________
b) Homework am not checked every day. → _______________________________
c) Books isn’t given to students. → _______________________________
Write three true negative passive sentences about your school:
a) ___________________________________________
b) ___________________________________________
c) ___________________________________________
4. Questions
> Am / Is / Are + object + past participle … ?
Examples:
- Is English taught in this school?
- Are uniforms worn in your school?
- Is homework given every day?
- Are tests done in the computer room?
Short answers:
- Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t.
- Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t.
Practice
Make questions in the present passive:
a) English / teach / in your school?
→ __________________________________ ?
b) Lunch / serve / at 12:30?
→ __________________________________ ?
c) Tests / do / in the computer room?
→ __________________________________ ?
Answer with short answers:
a) Are uniforms worn in your school? → __________________________
b) Is homework given every day? → __________________________
c) Are phones used in exams? → __________________________
Put the words in order to make questions:
a) taught / where / is / history / ?
→ __________________________________ ?
b) checked / are / when / tests / ?
→ __________________________________ ?
5. Active vs Passive
1. Active: The teacher gives us homework every day.
Passive: Homework is given every day.
2. Active: The students use computers in the IT room.
Passive: Computers are used in the IT room.
3. Active: The school organizes many clubs.
Passive: Many clubs are organized at school.
4. Active: The principal announces the exam dates.
Passive: The exam dates are announced by the principal.
Note: We can say by the teacher, by students, etc., but we often leave it out when it’s obvious.
Practice
Decide if each sentence is active (A) or passive (P):
a) The exam dates are announced in assembly.
b) The principal announces the exam dates.
c) Many clubs are organized at school.
d) The students use computers in the IT room.
Rewrite in the passive. Add by … only if necessary.
a) The teacher gives us homework every day.
→ _______________________________
b) The students use computers in the IT room.
→ _______________________________
c) The school organizes many trips.
→ _______________________________
Rewrite in the active:
a) Homework is checked regularly.
→ _______________________________
b) Many clubs are organized at school.
→ _______________________________
c) The exam dates are announced by the principal.
→ _______________________________
6. When do we use the present passive at school?
- School rules:
- Uniforms are worn every day.
- Lunch is served at 12:30.
- General facts:
- Math is taught in all grades.
- Exams are held twice a year.
- Timetables / schedules:
- PE is done on Fridays.
- History is taught in room 203.
Practice
Complete the sentences about a school timetable with the passive:
a) PE ______ (do) on Mondays.
b) Science ______ (teach) in the lab.
c) Lunch ______ (serve) between 12:00 and 1:00.
7. Common past participles (V3) for school
- teach → taught
- give → given
- ask → asked
- use → used
- clean → cleaned
- check → checked
- mark → marked
- wear → worn
- do → done
- make → made
- hold → held
- show → shown
Examples:
- Tests are marked quickly.
- Posters are shown on the classroom walls.
- Sports are done in the gym.
Practice
Write the past participle (V3):
a) teach → __________
b) give → __________
c) wear → __________
d) do → __________
e) show → __________
Complete with the correct past participle:
a) Tests are __________ (mark) quickly.
b) The classroom is __________ (clean) every day.
c) Posters are __________ (show) on the walls.
d) Sports are __________ (do) in the gym.
e) Homework is __________ (check) by the teacher.
Irregular Verb List
base – past simple – past participle
1. be – was/were – been
2. become – became – become
3. begin – began – begun
4. break – broke – broken
5. bring – brought – brought
6. build – built – built
7. buy – bought – bought
8. catch – caught – caught
9. choose – chose – chosen
10. come – came – come
11. cost – cost – cost
12. cut – cut – cut
13. do – did – done
14. drink – drank – drunk
15. drive – drove – driven
16. eat – ate – eaten
17. fall – fell – fallen
18. feel – felt – felt
19. find – found – found
20. fly – flew – flown
21. forget – forgot – forgotten
22. get – got – got
23. give – gave – given
24. go – went – gone
25. have – had – had
26. hear – heard – heard
27. hold – held – held
28. keep – kept – kept
29. know – knew – known
30. learn – learnt/learned – learnt/learned
31. leave – left – left
32. lose – lost – lost
33. make – made – made
34. meet – met – met
35. pay – paid – paid
36. put – put – put
37. read – read – read (pronounced “red” in past)
38. ride – rode – ridden
39. run – ran – run
40. say – said – said
41. see – saw – seen
42. sell – sold – sold
43. send – sent – sent
44. set – set – set
45. show – showed – shown
46. sit – sat – sat
47. sleep – slept – slept
48. speak – spoke – spoken
49. spend – spent – spent
50. stand – stood – stood
51. take – took – taken
52. teach – taught – taught
53. tell – told – told
54. think – thought – thought
55. understand – understood – understood
56. wear – wore – worn
57. win – won – won
58. write – wrote – written
8. Practice 1 – Change to passive
Change these sentences from active to passive.
1. The teacher checks the exams.
2. Students wear uniforms.
3. The school gives lunch to the children.
4. The librarian opens the library at 8:00.
5. The art teacher organizes the school exhibition.
9. Practice 2 – Complete with the passive
Use am / is / are + past participle.
1. English ______ (teach) in my school.
2. Desks ______ (clean) every day.
3. Phones ______ (not / allow) in exams.
4. Science classes ______ (hold) in the lab.
5. The school rules ______ (show) to new students.
QUIZ
Passive voice in the present simple
Part 1 – Multiple choice
Choose the correct passive form.
1. English ______ in many countries.
a) speak
b) is spoken
c) are spoken
2. The letters ______ every morning.
a) are delivered
b) is delivered
c) deliver
3. This book ______ by many students.
a) is read
b) are read
c) reads
4. Our classrooms ______ every day.
a) clean
b) is cleaned
c) are cleaned
5. Milk ______ from cows.
a) is produced
b) are produced
c) produce
Part 2 – Complete the sentences
Use the correct form of the passive in the present simple: am / is / are + past participle.
6. Many cars __________ (make) in Japan.
7. The homework __________ (check) by the teacher.
8. These photos __________ (take) with a phone.
9. Cheese __________ (make) from milk.
10. The classroom __________ (clean) on Monday.
Part 3 – Rewrite the sentences
Change the sentences from active to passive.
11. People speak Spanish in Mexico.
→ Spanish ___________________________________________.
12. They sell bread in that shop.
→ Bread ____________________________________________.
13. The company makes phones in China.
→ Phones ___________________________________________.
14. They grow rice in many countries.
→ Rice _____________________________________________.
15. People use English on the internet.
→ English __________________________________________.
Part 4 – Choose: active or passive?
Look at the verb in brackets. Decide if the sentence should be active or passive, then complete it with the correct form of the verb.
16. This room __________ (clean) every Friday.
17. They __________ (sell) fruit in this market.
18. Coffee __________ (grow) in Brazil.
19. My bike __________ (repair) at the shop.
20. Many people __________ (watch) this TV show.
Answer key
1. b) is spoken
2. a) are delivered
3. a) is read
4. c) are cleaned
5. a) is produced
6. are made
7. is checked
8. are taken
9. is made
10. is cleaned
11. Spanish is spoken in Mexico.
12. Bread is sold in that shop.
13. Phones are made in China.
14. Rice is grown in many countries.
15. English is used on the internet.
16. is cleaned (passive)
17. sell (active)
18. is grown (passive)
19. is repaired (passive)
20. watch (active)
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