English — Grammar: Passive Voice (Form and Usage) — 2nd Year Secondary (Literary Stream) — Baccalaureate — Algerian Program

English — Grammar: Passive Voice (Form and Usage) — 2nd Year Secondary (Literary Stream) — Baccalaureate — Algerian Program

The passive voice is used when the focus is on the action or the recipient of the action rather than the doer.

1. Form of the Passive Voice

Form: Subject + be (conjugated) + Past Participle (V3) + (by + agent)

Tense	Active	Passive
Present Simple	Someone cleans the room.	The room is cleaned.
Past Simple	Someone cleaned the room.	The room was cleaned.
Present Perfect	Someone has cleaned the room.	The room has been cleaned.
Past Perfect	Someone had cleaned the room.	The room had been cleaned.
Future (will)	Someone will clean the room.	The room will be cleaned.
Modal verbs	Someone must clean the room.	The room must be cleaned.
Present Continuous	Someone is cleaning the room.	The room is being cleaned.

2. When to Use the Passive Voice

• When the agent is unknown: My car was stolen last night. (We don’t know who stole it)
• When the agent is obvious: The thief was arrested. (Obviously by the police)
• When we want to emphasize the action or the recipient: The president was elected in 2024.
• In formal and scientific writing: The experiment was conducted in a laboratory.

3. Passive with Two Objects

Some verbs have two objects (direct and indirect). Two passive forms are possible:

• Active: She gave me a gift.
• Passive 1: I was given a gift. (more common)
• Passive 2: A gift was given to me.

Exercises

1. Rewrite the sentences in the passive voice:
   • Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.
   • The students will finish the project tomorrow.
   • Someone has stolen my wallet.
   • They are building a new hospital.
2. Complete with the correct passive form.

📍 دروس مشابهة:

• اللغة française — Les nombres de 20 à 100: compter en français — السنة الثانية إبتدائي — المنهاج الجزائري
• اللغة العربية — قصة: الحمامة المطوقة (قصة للأطفال) — السنة الأولى إبتدائي — المنهاج الجزائري
• التربية المدنية — التعاون في العمل الجماعي — السنة الثانية إبتدائي — المنهاج الجزائري