1. Identify the Subject and Object:
* Active: "Do you like pizza?"
* Subject: You
* Object: Pizza
2. Form the Passive Structure:
* Passive: "Is pizza liked by you?"
3. Use the Appropriate Form of "to be":
* In the passive voice, the verb "to be" is used in the same tense as the original verb. In this case, it's present simple:
* Active: Do (present simple)
* Passive: Is (present simple)
4. Change the Verb to Past Participle:
* Active: Do like (present simple)
* Passive: Is liked (past participle)
5. Add "by" and the Original Subject (if necessary):
* This is optional but often clarifies who or what is performing the action.
Important Considerations:
* Direct and Indirect Objects: If the active sentence has both a direct and indirect object, you can choose which to make the subject of the passive sentence.
* Active: "Do you give your friend a gift?"
* Passive: "Is a gift given to your friend by you?"
* Passive: "Is your friend given a gift by you?"
* Impersonal Passive: Sometimes the original subject isn't necessary or important. You can use the impersonal "it" as the subject.
* Active: "Do they sell books here?"
* Passive: "Are books sold here?"
Example Sentences:
* Active: "Do you understand this lesson?"
* Passive: "Is this lesson understood by you?"
* Active: "Does he write poems?"
* Passive: "Are poems written by him?"
* Active: "Do they repair cars here?"
* Passive: "Are cars repaired here?"
Let me know if you'd like to practice with more examples!