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Passive Voice

l’majhoul — l’7aja tterat, ma m-himmch chkon dar

3lach had dars?

No9ta daroria! Kaykhrej f kol exam national. 7fedha 3ala wejh.

  1. 9A3IDA — 7FED GHI HADI
  • Formula: object (li tterat lih l’7aja) + to be (7sab tense (zman d’l’fi3l)) + V3 (+ by …)
  • 3 khotowat: 1) l’object kaywelli 9bel. 2) bdel to be 7sab tense. 3) verb (l’fi3l) dima V3.
  • Present simple (7ader 3adi: 3ada): is/are + V3 | past simple (madi: lbare7): was/were + V3
  • Present cont.: is/are being + V3 | past cont.: was/were being + V3
  • Present perfect (7ader tamm): has/have been + V3 | past perfect (madi 9bel madi): had been + V3
  • Future: will be + V3 | modals (verbat l’imkan): can/must/should be + V3
  • By = ghi ila 3arefna chkon dar l’7aja w mohim.
  1. MITAL — CHOUF KIFACH KAYTKTEB They build houses. -> houses are built. → kaybniw dyour -> dyour kaytbnaw. He wrote the letter. -> the letter was written by him. They have sold the car. -> the car has been sold. You must do it. -> it must be done.

⚠ 3ANDAK! l’verb f passive dima V3 (3rd column). Ma tbdelch V3, bdel ghi to be.

  1. TAMARINE — 7ELL B 9LEM
1. They clean the room every day. -> the room ____.11. The police arrested the thief. -> the thief ____.
2. She wrote a poem. -> a poem ____.12. They can solve this problem. -> this problem ____.
3. People speak English everywhere. -> English ____.13. My father repaired the car. -> the car ____.
4. The teacher will correct the tests. -> the tests ____.14. They were painting the wall. -> the wall ____.
5. Someone has stolen my bike. -> my bike ____.15. Nobody has answered the question. -> the question ____.
6. They are building a bridge. -> a bridge ____.16. They sell books in this shop. -> books ____ in this shop.
7. You must wear a uniform. -> a uniform ____.17. Morocco won the cup. -> the cup ____.
8. He had finished the work. -> the work ____.18. They should help the poor. -> the poor ____.
9. Farmers grow wheat here. -> wheat ____ here.19. Bell invented the telephone. -> the telephone ____.
10. They invited us. -> we ____.20. They are going to open a school. -> a school ____.

Before you leave this lesson

  1. Explain the main rule in your own words.
  2. Redo the examples without looking at the correction.
  3. Write one new example using the same pattern.
  4. Move to the previous or next lesson and connect the two rules.
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