english 4th qrt

• The voice of the verb refers to the relationship between the subject and the action.
• Verb tense refers to when the action in a sentence takes place.
• Present - the action is happening in the present
• Past - the action happened before
• Future - the action will happen soon
• The foundational tenses are past, present and future.
• Voice of verbs


  Indicates whether the subject in the sentence is:

  a. Active voice - the performer of the action

  b. Passive voice - the receiver of the action
• Active voice


  • Jannah passed the papers
  • Javier tosses the ballpen
• Passive voice


  • The papers were passed by Jannah
  • The ballpen is tossed by Javier
• Changing active voice to passive voice


  1. Change the structure - the object in the active voice becomes the subject in the passive voice

  2. Be familiar with the formula of passive voice sentences
• Verb tense


  Refers to when the action in a sentence takes place:

  a. Present - the action is happening in the present

  b. Past - the action is happened in the past

  c. Future - the action will happen in the future
• The foundational tenses are past, present, and future. These are called simple verb tenses.
• Active voice sentences


  • They are planning an activity
  • Kaylee paints a river
  • The students had eaten their lunch
  • The grade 7 students will present the role play
  • Sean will have drunk the juice
• Converting active voice to passive voice


  1. Present Progressive: An activity is being planned by them

  2. Simple Present: A river is painted by Kaylee

  3. Past Perfect: Their lunch had been eaten by the students

  4. Simple Future: The role play will be presented by the grade 7 students

  5. Future Perfect: The juice will have been drunk by Sean
• Converting active voice to passive voice


  Our teacher changes the schedule of our activity - The schedule of our activity is changed by our teacher
• Converting passive voice to active voice

  A cake was baked by them - They baked a cake