PRESENT SIMPLE PASIVE

The passive is a grammatical voice that moves an object of a sentence in the active

voice into the subject position. The simple present passive is an English verb form that
refers to verbs in the present tense, simple aspect, indicative mood, and passive
voice.
Affirmative Form Object + am / is / are + verb3 (past participle)

Question Form Am / Is / Are + Object + verb3 (past participle) ?

STRUCTURE AND EXAMPLES

first person singular – am + past participle – I am beaten to work by my boss every day.

second-person singular – are + past participle – You are easily scared by loud noises.

third-person singular – is + past participle – The wind chime is rung by even a light breeze.

first person plural – are + past participle – We are required to wash our hands frequently.

second person plural – are + past participle – Are you bothered by your neighbors a lot?

third person plural – are + past participle – Bagels are delivered to the office each Monday.

EXAMPLES

Active : The gardener waters the flowers every evening.

Passive: The flowers are watered by the gardener every evening.

Active : Helen doesn't drink anything in parties.

Passive: Nothing is drunk by Helen in parties.

Active : Who sells umbrellas?

Passive: Who are umbrellas sold by?

Active : My mother doesn't paint the walls.

Passive: The walls aren't painted by my mother.

Comparation Of The Estructure

EXERCISE

1.Many people read this writer's articles.

2. Jackie milks the cows every morning.

3. Benny never understands the new teacher.

4. Everybody loves chocolate.

5. Kids always eat candies.

6. The American people elect the members of Congress.

7. Does the mechanic check the brakes regularly?

Estructure in the different times

More Exercises

• A lot of tea is grown in China. 
  
  
• Those cars are made in a factory outside of town. 
  
  
• This blog is written by Daniel Welsch.
  
  
• Thousands of babies are born every day around the world. 
  
  
• Millions of pizzas are sold each week in the United States. 
  
  
• Tequila is made from a cactus called agave.
  
  
• Portuguese is spoken in Portugal, Brazil and other countries.
  
  
• This castle is visited by thousands of tourists every year.

The Passive in the different times