1. The passive

2. How to form a passive sentence?
People speak English all over the world.
Subject Verb Object
English is spoken by people all over the world.
Subject Verb Object

3. People speak English all over the world.
Rules
1. The object of the active sentence becomes subject of the passive
People speak English all over the world.
Subject Verb Object
English is spoken by people all over the world.
Subject Verb Object

4. People speak English all over the world.
The verb form of the passive is
TO BE + PAST PARTICIPLE
People speak English all over the world.
Subject Verb Object
English is spoken by people all over the world.
Subject Verb Object

5. People speak English all over the world.
The subject of the active sentence can become a
BY - PHRASE
People speak English all over the world.
Subject Verb Object
English is spoken by people all over the world.
Subject Verb Object

6. Passive and the tenses Verb tense Active sentence Passive sentence
Present Simple
He cleans his room.
His room is cleaned.
Past Simple
He cleaned his room.
His room was cleaned.
Present Perfect
He has cleaned his room.
His room has been cleaned.
Future Simple
He will clean his room.
His room will be cleaned.
Present Continuous
He is cleaning his room.
His room is being cleaned.
Future Perfect
He will have cleaned his room.
His room will have been cleaned.
Past Continuous
He was cleaning his room.
His room was being cleaned.
Past Perfect
He had cleaned his room.
His room had been cleaned.