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    This document provides a table summarizing the active and passive voice in English. It lists 7 simple tenses (present, past, future) and their active and passive formulations. The document then provides examples of sentences written in both the active and passive voice. It identifies whether each example is active or passive. It also includes examples with common errors and asks the reader to identify if they are correct or incorrect, correcting errors. The document is focused on teaching the differences between active and passive voice constructions and common errors.

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    This document provides a table summarizing the active and passive voice in English. It lists 7 simple tenses (present, past, future) and their active and passive formulations. The document then provides examples of sentences written in both the active and passive voice. It identifies whether each example is active or passive. It also includes examples with common errors and asks the reader to identify if they are correct or incorrect, correcting errors. The document is focused on teaching the differences between active and passive voice constructions and common errors.

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    This document provides a table summarizing the active and passive voice in English. It lists 7 simple tenses (present, past, future) and their active and passive formulations. The document then provides examples of sentences written in both the active and passive voice. It identifies whether each example is active or passive. It also includes examples with common errors and asks the reader to identify if they are correct or incorrect, correcting errors. The document is focused on teaching the differences between active and passive voice constructions and common errors.

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    Passive Voice Chart

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    This document provides a table summarizing the active and passive voice in English. It lists 7 simple tenses (present, past, future) and their active and passive formulations. The document then provides examples of sentences written in both the active and passive voice. It identifies whether each example is active or passive. It also includes examples with common errors and asks the reader to identify if they are correct or incorrect, correcting errors. The document is focused on teaching the differences between active and passive voice constructions and common errors.

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    Active Passive Formula to make passive

    Simple Present I eat the apple. The apple is eaten by me is/are + p.p.

    Present Perfect I have eaten the apple. The apple has been eaten by Has/have + been + p.p.
    me

    Present Progressive I am eating the apple. The apple is being eaten by Is/was + being + p.p.
    me

    Simple Past I ate the apple. The apple was eaten by me Was/were + p.p.

    Past Perfect I had eaten the apple. The apple had been eaten by Had + been + p.p.
    me

    Past Progressive I was eating the apple. The apple was being eaten Was/were + being + p.p.
    by me

    Modal (can, could, will, I can eat the apple. The apple can be eaten by Modal + be + p.p.
    must, etc…) me

    I. Write Passive or Active next to each sentence and then rewrite it in the other voice.

    1. Bob Smith built that house. Active. That house is built by Bob Smith.

    2. Spanish is spoken in Venezuela. Passive. They speak Spanish in Venezuela.

    3. The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell. Passive.

    4. People use hammers to pound nails. Active.

    5. Hammers are being used to pound nails. Passive.

    6. I am surprised by the news. Passive.

    7. This class has been taught by Amy. Passive.

    8. The package has been mailed. Passive.

    9. I mailed the package. Active.

    10. The windows were washed by the janitor. Passive.


    II. Common errors: Correct or Incorrect? Correct the error if it is incorrect.

    11. The answers was written by you.

    12. An interesting topic was being discussing by us.

    13. My family will be visited by me.

    14. Many violent news stories have been reported on in class.

    15. The answers are being wrotten now.

    16. The topic was discussed yesterday by we.

    17. All the milk were drunk.

    18. I have been done the translation.

    19. My face was bitten by a mad dog.

    20. The cake is been baked right now.

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