Passive of Present Continuous
Present Perfect
Future
How do we change active to
passive?
• Subject + verb + object + compliment + time
phrase
• Object + verb + compliment + time phrase.
(by subject) – if necessary
Present Continuous
• What is the function of the present
continuous?
• How do we form the present continuous?
Look and Learn
• We are now going to change the present
continuous into passive voice.
• Active:
Many teachers are creating blogs to help them with
their classes.
• Passive:
Blogs are being created by many teachers to help
them with their classes.
Now you try!
• Scientists are developing new software to help
make education more interesting.
(careful: 1. do you need the by phrase?
2. make sure you have subject verb agreement)
Present Perfect
• What is the function of the present perfect?
• How do we form the present perfect?
Look and Learn
• We are now going to change the present
perfect into passive voice.
• Active:
Many celebrities have created blogs for publicity
purposes.
• Passive:
Blogs have been created for publicity purposes
by many celebrities
Now you try!
• The maths teacher has posted our homework
on the school website.
Careful: a. Where do you put the adjective ‘maths’?
Future
• What is the function of the future?
• How do we form the future? (there are two ways)
Look and Learn
• We are now going to change the future into
passive voice.
1.
• Active:
All parents will buy laptops for their children
when they start primary school.
• Passive:
Laptops will be bought for children when they
start primary school.
Look and Learn
• We are now going to change the future into
passive voice.
2.
• Active:
University professors are going to teach their
classes over the internet.
• Passive:
University classes are going to be taught over
the internet.
Now you try!
• Engineers will equip all cars with a GPS
system.
• People are going to do all their shopping on
the internet.
Careful: a Do you need to use ‘their’?