Passive Simple Present
Passive use:
We use the passive form when the focus is on the object of the phrase and not the subject. It is often used in journalistic English, when we do not know who caused the action or it isn’t important. We form the passive voice by adding the auxiliary of the verb to be and the past participle.
Active: bad driving causes accidents.
Passive: accidents are caused by bad driving.
According to the tense we are using we change the auxiliary of the verb to be. Ex: Accidents are caused by bad driving Present
Form
auxiliary verb to be is/are + past participle
Affirmative form
| Active form | Passive form |
|---|---|
| I clean the house every day. | The house is cleaned everyday |
| Triumph makes motorcycles. | Motorcycles are made by Triumph. |
Negative form
| Active form | Passive form |
|---|---|
| I don’t clean the house every day. | The house isn’t cleaned everyday |
| Triumph doesn’t make motorcycles. | Motorcycles aren’t made by Triumph. |
Interrogative form
| Active form | Passsive form |
|---|---|
| Do I clean the house every day? | Is the house cleaned every day? |
| Does Triumph make motorcycles? | Are motorcycles made by Triumph? |
Note important! We can only form a passive sentence from an active sentence when there is an object in the active sentence.