changing active to passive sentences
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How to Change Active to Passive
Simple Present and Simple Past
Remember…
• Passive = BE + PAST PARTICIPLE (PP)
Examples: gone drivenbought flowntried traveled
If you need to study these, look on page A-10 and A-11. Study the commonly used verbs, like these examples.
Simple Present
Tense Subject Verb Object
Simple Present
Active: Rita writes a letter.
Passive: A letter is written by Rita.
past participle (PP)
How to Make Passive
Active: Rita writes a letter.
Passive : BE + PAST PARTICIPLE
A letter (is/are) written by Rita.
Simple Past
Tense Subject Verb Object
Simple Present
Active: Rita wrote a letter.
Passive: A letter was written by Rita.
past participle (PP)
How to Make Passive
Active: Rita wrote a letter.
Passive : BE + PAST PARTICIPLE
A letter (was/were) written by Rita.