Friday, December 20, 2013

Active Versus Passive Form Worksheet Present Simple and Present Continuous

[A standard focus on form sheet.  Perhaps a little bit pedantic, but the assumption is that if I was going to do a boring  focus on form lesson, than the least I could do was make it more interactive instead of just giving the students the structure.  Technically the object becomes the subject in a passive sentence, but I'm misusing the terms slightly in order to avoid confusing the students.]

Active versus Passive

Match the words from the box to the blanks below.
am, are, base form of the verb (V1), being, by, past participle (V3), is, object,  subject, V+ing

Present Simple Tense
Active
Sentences in the active voice follow this pattern:
(Example:  She writes a letter.)





Passive
However, sentences in the passive tense will follow this pattern
(Example: A letter is written by her.)









Present Continuous Tense
Active
Sentences in the active voice follow this pattern:
(Example:  She is writing a letter.)








Passive
However, sentences in the passive tense will follow this pattern
(Example: A letter is being written by her.)











Note:  Verbs without an ____________ cannot be put in the passive.
Example:   He walks.
Not  It is walked by him.



Active versus Passive--Answers

Present Simple Tense
Active
Sentences in the active voice follow this pattern:
(Example:  She writes a letter.)

Subject
base form of the verb (V1)
Object

Passive
However, sentences in the passive tense will follow this pattern
(Example: A letter is written by her.)

Object
am
past participle (V3)
by
Subject
is
are

Present Continuous Tense
Active
Sentences in the active voice follow this pattern:
(Example:  She is writing a letter.)

Subject
am
V+ing
Object
is
are

Passive
However, sentences in the passive tense will follow this pattern
(Example: A letter is being written by her.)

Object
am
being
past participle (V3)
by
Subject
is
are

Note:  Verbs without an object cannot be put in the passive.
Example:   He walks.
Not  It is walked by him.

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