Module 5
 Passive
voice is used when the focus is on the
action.
 The subject doesn’t matter. Who did it
doesn’t matter. Just the action..
The Agent (doer
of the verb)
 Someone
stole my purse. (active)
 My purse was stolen. (passive)
 In
the second sentence, we can see that the
subject doesn’t matter. Just, that the purse
was stolen.
Subject + finite form
of to be + Past Participle
(3rd column of irregular
verbs)
Quick PPT
 We
use by
The Chinese invented paper money.
Paper money was invented by the Chinese.
 He
opens the door.  We set the table.  She pays a lot of money.  I draw a picture.  They wear blue shoes.  They don't help you.  He doesn't open the book.  You do not write the letter. -
He opens the door. - The door is opened by him
 We set the table. The table is set by us.
 She pays a lot of money. - A lot of money is

paid by her.
I draw a picture. - The picture is drawn by her.
 They wear blue shoes. - The blue shoes are

worn by them.
They don't help you. - You aren’t helped by
them.
 He doesn't open the book. - The book isn’t opened

by him.

You do not write the letter. - The letter is not
written by you.
 He
opens the door.  We set the table.  She pays a lot of money.  I draw a picture.  They wear blue shoes.  They don't help you.  He doesn't open the book.  You do not write the letter. -



He opened the door. - The door was opened by him
We set the table. The table was set by us.
She paid a lot of money. - A lot of money was paid
by her.


I drew a picture. - The picture was drawn by her.
They wore blue shoes. - The blue shoes were worn
by her.

They didn't help you. - You weren’t helped by them.
He didn’t open the book. - The book wasn’t opened by

You did not write the letter. - The letter was not

him.
written by you.
 Intransitive
(no object)
Arrive
Happen
Come
Fall
Crash
Example:
He was arrived late.
 State
Verbs
Consist
Belong
Have
Seem
Be
Depend
Exist
Example:
The Baltic States consist
are consisted of Latvia,
Lithuania and Estonia.
 P.
134 Ex 1
 Some
verbs have two objects, indirect and
direct.
 They
gave
Jane
first
prize.
Subject + verb + indirect object+ direct
object
 Jane
was given first prize
 Or
 First
prize was given to Jane.
Exercise 6 p. 135