Grade 7
Quarter 1, Module 3: ACTIVE VOICE AND PASSIVE VOICE
The health worry of COVID-19 has greatly affected our land. Are you actively doing your part during
these extra-ordinary times? Start with little deeds to reach out others. If you are inspired, satisfied and fulfilled in
helping for the most in need, then you are a “doer”. This is a Filipino culture known as community spirit or
“Bayanihan”. However, if you lack the energy or will and just allow things to happen and accept what people do
without doing anything, then you are a “passive” person.
This module helps you develop a positive attitude of being a “doer or a performer” which you learn in
active voice, where the focus is on the person doing the act. While that which emphasizes the action or the result
is in the passive voice, the action is highlighted rather than the doer.
The exercises herein are made to motivate you embrace learning as a worthwhile experience. It is hoped
that the skills you learned will better prepare you to adjust to the new normal world.
OBJECTIVES:
As you go through this lesson, you are expected to:
 Use active and passive voice meaningfully in varied context. (EN7G-III-c-2)
 This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:
After going through this module, you are expected to use the active and passive voice meaningfully in
varied contexts (EN7G-111-c-2); specifically, you are expected to:
1. identify sentences in active and passive voice;
2. determine context when to use active voice and passive voice; and
3. construct sentences using active and passive voice.
The voice of an action verb indicates whether the subject performs or receives the action.
There are two types of voice: ACTIVE VOICE and PASSIVE VOICE
ACTIVE VOICE
When the subject does or “acts upon” the verb, the sentence is said to be in the active voice.
Formula: Subject + Verb+ Object
(doer of the action)
Study the following examples. These show that the subject is doing the verb’s actions.
1. The rich man’s servant (subject) usually cooked (verb) special food (object).
2. Carlos Bulosan (subject) revealed (verb) the reality about social discrimination in the text (object).
3. The judge (subject) pounded (verb) the gavel (object).
4. My brothers (subject) threw (verb) a small change in a straw hat (object).
PASSIVE VOICE
When the subject receives the action of the verb, the sentence is said to be in the passive voice.
5. Formula: Subject + Verb+ Object
(receiver of the action)
These examples show how the subject-verb relationship has changed.
1. Special food (subject) is usually cooked (verb) by the rich man’s servant (object).
(active verb-gives: passive verb-is given)
2. The reality about social discrimination in the text (subject)
was revealed (verb) by Carlos Bulosan (object).
(active verb-revealed: passive verb- was revealed)
3. The gavel (subject) was pounded (verb) by the judge (object).
(active verb- pounded: passive verb- was pounded)
4. A small change in a straw hat (subject) was thrown (verb) by my brothers (object).
(active verb-threw: passive verb-was thrown)
This is Good to Know!
The object in the active voice becomes the subject in the passive voice; the
subject in the active voice becomes the object in the passive voice.
Tips in Changing Active to Passive:
1. Identify tenses of verb and change it into
Verb Be+ Past Participle Tense
Active: The government gives relief goods.
Passive: Relief goods are given by the government.
Active: Many boys helped the wounded men.
Passive: Wounded men were helped by many boys.
Active: Someone will take my gadgets.
Passive: My gadgets will be taken by someone.
2. Move the direct object to
the beginning of the sentence
Active: Arthur will send a package.
Passive: A package will be sent by Arthur.
Active: Sheena will bring imported goods.
Passive: Imported goods will be brought by Sheena.
3. Add the preposition “by” before
the subject
Active: Heshbon will write a letter.
Passive: A letter will be written by Heshbon.
4. Add an auxiliary verb
“be” before the main verb
Let’s Learn
Subject
1.The
A
choir
Verb
Object
sings
love songs.
eats
fish.
C
P
Subject
Verb
Object
1. Love
are
by the
songs
sung
choir.
2. Fish
is eaten
by cat.
will be
by the
run
boys.
A
2.Cat
T
3.The
I
boys
V
4.Sarah
S
will run
a race.
3.A race
S
mailed
the
document.
E
4.The
was
document
mailed
5.Many
are
by wise
inventions
made
men.
I
by Sarah
V
Voice
5. Wise
men
make
many
E
inventions.
Voice
1. When do we use the active voice?
a. Active voice is used when the doer is more important than the action.
This places the emphasis on the subject of the sentence and makes the sentence more straightforward
and brief.
For example:
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I really love this dog.
Monkeys live in the jungle.
She threw the ball to John.
The dog ran back to the car.
I made a mistake.
b. Active voice is also used in making commands or requests.
For example:
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Open the window.
Carry the books.
Do it alone.
Catch the ball.
Feed the dog.
c. Giving instructions can be done in the active voice.
For example:
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Cut the spices in small pieces.
Interview the barangay officials for the correct data.
Measure accurately the size of the cloth.
Turn off the electricity.
Wear mask in public places.
2. When do we use the passive voice?
The passive voice is used in the following cases:
a. The actor is unknown.
Example: The motorcycle was stolen (maybe by someone).
b. The actor is irrelevant.
Example: A COVID-19 vaccine will be discovered by researchers soon.
c. You want to be indefinite about who is responsible.
Example: Mistakes were made.
d. You are talking about a general truth.
Example: Do unto others what you want others do unto you.
e. You want to emphasize the person or thing acted on.
Example: The virus that caused COVID-19 was discovered in 2020.
f. You are writing an experiment result/report.
Example: The salt was dissolved in water
ACTIVITY No. 1
Instructions: Write A if the sentence is in the active voice and P if it is in the passive voice. Write your answers
on the space provided.
Example: __A__ Most teenagers use gadgets.
___________1. A memo was written by her.
___________2. The nurse wears face mask and face shield.
___________3. Surgery is performed by a team of specialists.
___________4. Front liners inspect all passersby.
___________5. A disposable latex glove is worn by medical doctor.
___________ 6. Henry ate fruits and vegetables at dinner.
___________ 7. Marlon changed the flat tire.
___________ 8. The entire building was painted by Carlos.
___________ 9. The house will be cleaned by me every weekend.
___________ 10. The science class viewed the comet.
ACTIVITY No. 2
Directions: Decide whether the following sentences are written in the active or passive voice. Then write the
doer of the action on the line to the right. If the doer is unknown, write a question mark (?).
Example: We saw the game at the stadium. active/passive We
1. Thomas feeds his dog. active / passive ____________
2. The dog is fed by Thomas. active / passive ____________
3. The family went to the beach. active / passive ____________
4. The letter was written by the marshall. active / passive ____________
5. The game had been won by the blue team. active / passive ___________
6. I cooked the dinner. active / passive ____________
7. The stunt man risked his life. active / passive ____________
8. The wild animal was rescued by the rescuers. active / passive ____________
9. The car was being cleaned by its owner. active / passive ____________
10. Martha gave the presents. active / passive ____________
ACTIVITY No. 3
Write a sentence either in the active or passive voice using the ideas below.
1. Police arresting the COVID-19 protocol violators.
________________________________________
2. The doctor examining the COVID-19 patient
________________________________________
3. Filipino scientists discovering a cure for COVID-19
______________________________________
4. A nurse wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
______________________________________
KEY ANSWER
Answers may
vary.
Activity No. 3
1.P
2.A
3.P
4.A
5.P
6.A
7.A
8.P
9.P
10.A
1. active/Thomas
2. passive/Thomas
3. active/The family
4. passive/marshall
5. passive/blue team
6. active/I
7. active/stunt man
8. passive/rescuers
9. passive/owner
10. active/Martha
Activity No. 1
Activity No. 2
REFERENCES
English – Grade 7 Learners’ Manual, First Edition, 2017, pp. 53-54
Morato, Pearl ann. Workbook in English II. St. Bernadeth Publications, Inc. 2006.
Eugenio, Marites. Skillbook in English Grammar and Usage. St. Augustine
Publications, Inc. 2008.
The Mood-Boosting Power of Pets. https://www.helpguide.org/articles/mentalhealth/mood- boosting-power-of-dogs.htm. Date accessed June 27, 2020.
Module 3: Summative Test
I. Directions: Write Active if the sentence is written in active voice. Write Passive if it is in passive voice.
Write your answer on the space provided before the number.
Example:
Active - Every province will follow the new DILG guidelines.
_______________ 1. Emily is using hand sanitizer.
_______________ 2. The Municipal Mayor ordered people to stay at home.
_______________ 3. The relief goods were given to each household by the LGU.
_______________ 4. An Executive Order was issued by the governor.
_______________ 5. The builders finished the isolation room for PUIs.
_______________ 6. The COVID-19 patient is brought by the medical workers to the hospital.
_______________ 7. The front liners are checking the quarantine pass.
_______________ 8. The health professionals were reading the test result.
_______________ 9. She is wearing face mask.
________________ 10. Daddy came home after two weeks of being quarantined.
II. Directions: Pretend that you are a health care provider in your barangay. Discuss with your friends some of
the best practices one must observe during the pandemic. Use active and passive voice of the verb. The first is
done for you.
1. Washing the hands
Active
a. Girlie uses a germicidal soap in washing her hands.
Passive
b. A germicidal soap is used by Girlie in washing her hands.
2. Wearing a face mask
Active
a. ______________________________________________
Passive
b. ______________________________________________
3. Using alcohol
Active
a. ______________________________________________
Passive
b. ______________________________________________
4. Observing social- distancing
Active
a. ______________________________________________
Passive
b. ______________________________________________
5. Eating healthy foods
Active
a. ______________________________________________
Passive
b. ______________________________________________
III. Directions: The pictures on the next page tell a lot of stories which you can relate to the present time. Using
your prior knowledge about the use of active and passive voice, do the following:
A. Construct three sentences using active voice.
1. _______________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________
B. Construct two sentences using passive voice.
4. _______________________________________________________
5._____________________________________________________________
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Grade 7 English Teachers
Grade 7
Quarter 1, Module 4: SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF THE VERB
Your generation loves to express thoughts and emotions in social media and other forms of writing though
sometimes your grammar is incorrect. As you grow older and prepare for the real world, you will tend to realize
that knowing and using correct grammar is very important. Thus, this module prepares you for your challenging
role as a student in terms of your speaking and writing abilities.
After reading this module, you will be able to communicate by using the correct Simple Past Tense of the
verb Code: EN7G – III – h – 3.
Specifically, you should be able to:
a. Identify Past Tense of the verb.
b. Supply past form of some regular and irregular verbs
c. Construct sentences using Past Tense of the verb.
When talking about an action that has happened in a specific time in the past, you will need to use the
simple past tense. However, before you can begin using this tense, it is important to learn the rules in using it. As
with any part of English grammar, the rules of the simple past tense should be applied each time it is used to form
grammatically correct sentences. In this section, you are going to learn how to do this effectively.
What is Simple Past Tense?
The simple past tense shows that an action started and completed in the past and has no relevance to the
present time at all. It can also be used to describe how someone felt, what their emotional condition was, at a
point in the past. There are no forms of the verb to be’ or to have’ (was, were) with this tense as there are with
others.
Examples:
walked
visited
decided
looked
This time, you will learn the Simple Past Tense Structure.
Simple Past Tense Structure
Simple Past Tense with Regular Verbs
Verbs have different forms, called tenses. The tense of a verb tells us when the action happens. We use
the simple past tense to talk about things that happened in the past.
Examples:
1. Last Wednesday, we decided to visit the zoo.
2. We walked toward the first exhibits.
3. I looked up at a giraffe as it stared back at me.
For most verbs, the simple past tense is created by adding d, ed or ied at the end of the word. These are
called regular verbs.
The following are some of the rules for regular verbs.
1. For verbs ending in e add d.
Examples:
Present Tense
Past Tense
live
lived
love
loved
date
dated
agree
agreed
care
cared
EXERCISE #1 -- B In the Past
Instructions: Write the correct form of the verb found inside the parenthesis. Put your answer in the space
provided for.
1. The Filipinos _______ (welcome) the foreign people with a warm smile.
2. The students _______ (practice) their dance yesterday.
3. Tom _______ (invite) us to his birthday party last Sunday.
4. I _______ (love) my teacher.
5. Tessa _______ (serve) snacks to all visitors.
2. For verbs ending in consonant + y, change y to i and add ed
Examples:
Present Tense
try
Past Tense
tried
carry
dirty
hurry
carried
dirtied
hurried
EXERCISE #2 - C Gear Up
Instructions: Write the past form of the verbs below.
1. spy
2. copy
3. try
4. worry
5. cry
-________________
-________________
-________________
-________________
-________________
3. For other verbs, just add ed.
Examples:
Present Tense
Past Tense
cross
crossed
jump
jumped
lift
lifted
allow
allowed
EXERCISE #3 – D You Complete Me
Instructions: Complete the sentences in simple past tense. Put your answer in the space provided for.
1. I _______________ my teeth. (brush)
2. Susan __________ to me quietly. (talk)
3. Daniel __________ his toy. (fix)
4. The man ________ so fast. (walk)
5. Thomas _________ me with my homework. (help)
Simple Past Tense of Irregular Verbs
Irregular verbs are common verbs in English that do not follow the simple system of adding “d” or “ed”
to the end of the word to form the past tense or past participle. There are a number of irregular verbs with different
forms and you will be studying some of them in this section. Study the sentences below.
Examples:
1. The Hare sat down an hour ago. (verb SIT)
2. The Tortoise won the race. (verb WIN)
3. He told them to wait in different places along the path. (verb TELL)
4. The verbs sat, won, and told are examples of irregular verbs in the past tense.
SOME OF THE MOST COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
BASE
SIMPLE
FORM
PAST
become
became
PAST
PARTICIPLE
become
begin
began
begun
buy
bought
bought
come
came
come
cut
cut
cut
do
did
done
draw
drew
drawn
fall
fell
fallen
Since irregular verbs are commonly used, you can see and hear them in almost any types or means of
conversation. One good reminder is you familiarize yourself with these irregular verbs through reading books or
other reading materials.
EXERCISE #4 – REMEMBER ME!
Instructions: Write the simple past form of each irregular verb.
1. buy
2. come
3. find
4. speak
5. know
- _______________
- _______________
- _______________
- _______________
- _______________
Key Answer
Activity No. 4
1. bought
2. came
3. found
4. spoke
5. knew
Activity No. 3
1. brushed
2. talked
3. fixed
4. walked
5. helped
Activity No. 2
1. spied
2. copied
3. tried
4. worried
5. cried
Activity No. 1
1. welcomed
2. practiced
3. invited
4. loved
5. served
REFERENCES
https://www.dreamstime.com/illustration/come-evening-home.html
Simple Past Tense. https://eslflow.com/incredibly-useful-past-tense-teachingactivities.html
Simple Past Tense and Past Perfect Tense.
https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/effectiveenglish/chapter/simple-past-past-continuous-and-
Module 4: Summative Test
I. Directions: Underline the correct forms of these irregular verbs in simple past tense.
Example: I / You / We / They / He / She It [bringed brought] a gift to the wedding.
1) I (be) [beed was] busy painting last night.
2) You (make) [maked made] a good cake for his birthday.
3) We (choose) [choosed chose] to ride the train yesterday.
4) They (fall) [falled fell] while skating together.
5) He (keep) [keeped kept] the profits for himself.
6) She (meet) [meeted met] her new coach on Monday.
7) It (ring) [ringed rang] the bell on the birdhouse two times.
8.) My teacher (teach) [taught, teached] that last year.
9.) He (write) [wrote, writted] me a love letter.
10.) The janitor (sweep) [sweeped, swept] the floor.
II. Directions: Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate simple past form of the verb in each sentence below.
Then using these verbs, fill out the boxes to complete the crossword puzzle.
Across
3) I __________ a letter to my best friend last month telling him how amazing Gregorio
Silang was.
5) Leah __________ down and broke one of her hands as she was so engrossed in reading the
story of Good Prince Bantugan.
6) Jim __________ in Ilocos 3 years ago.
7) Luna __________ loyal to Mar despite not seeing him for almost 2 months.
8) Miya __________ to her heart and fought for her love for Duque.
Down
1) Gatdula first __________ Maria Makiling in a talipapa on a market day.
2) Prince Madali __________ a scream coming from a large blue bottle.
4) Jose Rizal __________ his books with utmost level of nationalism.
5) Rodel __________ a very interesting book about the story of Indarapatra and Sulayman in
a cabinet while Rodel was cleaning yesterday.
8) Last week, Agnes suddenly __________ interest in social media.
III. Directions: Compose sentences using the simple past form of the following regular verbs.
1. achieve
2. build
3. miss
4. pity
5. ride
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Grade 7 English Teachers