GRAMMAR THE PASSIVE FORM The verb + the of the main verb. Active: → Passive: → FORM be past participle The doctor visited the patient. The patient was visited by the doctor. Verb Tense Passive Form Present Simple subject + am/are/is + Past Participle Past Simple subject + was/were + Past Participle Future subject + will be + Past Participle Present Continuous subject + am/are/is + being + Past Participle Past Continuous subject + was/were + being + Past Participle Present Perfect subject + have/has + been + Past Participle Past Perfect subject + had + been + Past Participle Present Conditional subject + would be + Past Participle Past Conditional subject + would have + been + Past Participle USE When the focus is on the action and it is not important to say who does the action. Thousands of volunteering activities are offered every year. When the agent of the action is unknown or obvious. A volunteer badge was stolen yesterday. A new senior volunteer was hired at the town hospital. : Some verbs like or can have two objects; in this case, we have two different forms of the . They sent a message to every volunteer. (active) A message was sent to every volunteer. Every volunteer was sent a message. Note send give Passive Voice 1. 2. 9 Turn the following sentences into the Passive Form. The published a report on senior volunteering in 2010. Traffic wardens help primary school children to cross the street. Senior museum volunteers provide information to visitors. Volunteering increases a sense of purpose in the elderly. Some citizens have founded a group of environmental activists in Glasgow recently. A group of senior museum volunteers will publish a guide for tourists. Hospital volunteers help patients every day. If someone calls a volunteer, they come immediately. 1. Journal of Social Science and Medicine 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.