Passive Voice

The man ate the fish. The fish was eaten by the man.

The fish ate the man. The man was eaten by the fish.

ate

was eaten

Why we use it

The object in the active sentence becomes the subject in the passive sentence.

The fish ate the man.

The man was eaten by the fish.

We use passive to emphasize the person or thing that receives the action.

Form of the Passive

• Surfers are attacked by sharks.

Be + past participle

Be can be in all verb tense: is, are, am, was, were, has been, have been, etc.

Intransitive Verbs

Intransitive verbs = a verb that is NOT followed by an object

Active: I slept very well.

Passive:(NOT POSSIBLE)