1. Present Passive

2. The wind causes accidents
Active sentence
Accidents are caused by the wind
Passive sentence
The passive form:
Object + verb to be + past participle + (subject)

3. The World through English
The Structure of
The World through English
Book 2
Prepared By:
Ibrahim
Al- Bzoor

4. In the passive sentences, if we want to say who did or what caused the action,use (by)

5. active
Japanese eat raw fish
passive
Raw fish is eaten by Japanese

6. In the passive sentences we use the correct form of verb to be
(is or are)

7. For singular objects we use is
active
My mother makes my sandwich.
passive
My sandwich is made by my mother.

8. For plural objects we use are
active
Trees block two main roads in Scotland.
passive
Two main roads are blocked by trees
in Scotland.

9. A rich man buys three cars.
Examples
A rich man buys three cars.
Three cars are bought by a rich man

10. Mrs. Miller teaches computer lessons
Computer lessons are taught by Mrs. Miller.

11. The orchestra plays the classical music
The classical music is played by the orchestra.

12. The police rescue the man
The man is rescued by the police.

13. W Change these active sentences into passive:
1-Heavy rain causes accidents
2-The police close many roads
3-The bill includes service

14. Change these active sentences into passive:
accidents are caused by heavy rain
1-Heavy rain causes accidents
many roads are closed by the police
2-The police close many roads
service is included
3-The bill includes service

15. W 4-Stacey reads books-----------------------
5-Roberto Carlos plays football
7-An ambulance takes sick people
to the hospital

16. 4-Stacey reads books-----------------------
books are read by Stacey
5-Roberto Carlos plays football
football is played by Roberto Carlos
7-An ambulance takes sick people
to the hospital
sick people are taken to the hospital by an ambulance