Passive Voice Introduction

Passive Voice
Learn passive voice by looking at cups for coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. 

Here are some cups for coffee, tea, and hot chocolate.
There are four cups.
There are four countries where people made the cups.

Begin by practicing the active voice

People in Ireland made the orange and purple cup.

People in India made the rose cup.

People in Thailand made the farm cup.

People in Bavaria made the light blue flowered cup.

All these sentences have an active subject.
Let's practice them again:

People in Ireland made the orange and purple cup.
People in India made the rose cup.
People in Thailand made the farm cup.
People in Bavaria made the blue flowered cup.

People in Ireland made the orange and purple cup. (Active).

The orange and purple cup was made by people in Ireland. (Passive voice).
The orange and purple cup was made in Ireland.
(Stative passive).

People in India made the rose cup.

The rose cup was made by people in India. (Passive voice).
The rose cup was made in India. (Stative passive).


People in Thailand made the farm cup.

The farm cup was made by people in Thailand. (Passive)
The farm cup was made in Thailand. (Stative passive)


People in Bavaria made the blue flowered cup.

The blue flowered cup was made by people in Bavaira. (Passive)
The blue flowered cup was made in Bavaria.
(Stative passive)

Let's practice them again.
The orange and purple cup was made in Ireland.
The rose cup was made in India.
The farm cup was made in Thailand.
The blue flowered cup was made in Bavaria.

Here's another way to check the information.
Look at the bottom of the cup.
The orange and purple cup was made in Ireland.

The rose cup was made in India.

The farm cup was made in Thailand.

The blue flowered cup was made in Bavaria.

Reference for Six Senses

There are six senses:
Sight
Sound
Taste
Touch
Smell
Feeling or Intuition (The Sixth Sense)

Exercise:
Watch the first 20 minutes of The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl.
There are seven characters in the beginning:
Max
Shark Boy
Lava Girl
Max's teacher Mr. Electricidad
Linus, who bullies Max
Marissa, who wants to be Max's friend.
Max's dad
Max's mom

What do you or the characters see?

What do you or the characters hear?

What do the characters taste?

What do the characters touch?

What do the characters smell?

How do the characters feel?

Reference for Twelve English Verb Tenses

English Verb Tenses
Helpful for Language Arts, ESL, Art, Math, Science, Business, Communications
For writing, grammar, reading, speaking, conversation, and listening.

Reference for Twelve English Verb Tenses


1. Simple Present
2. Simple Past
3. Simple Future
4. Present Progressive, aka Present Continuous
5. Past Progressive, aka Past Continuous
6. Future Progressive, aka Future Continuous
7. Present Perfect
8. Past Perfect
9. Future Perfect
10 Present Perfect Progressive, aka Present Perfect Continuous
11. Past Perfect Progressive, aka Past Perfect Continuous
12. Future Perfect Progressive, aka Future Perfect Continuous         

Samples of the 12 verb tenses, conjugated with the infinitive of the verb "to run."
1. Simple Present
I run.
You run.
She runs.
He runs.
It runs.
We run.
You run.
They run.

2. Simple Past
I ran.
You ran.
He ran.
She ran.
It ran.
We ran.
You ran.
They ran.

3. Simple Future
I will run.
You will run.
She will run.
He will run.
We will run.
You will run.
They will run.

4. Present Progressive, aka Present Continuous
I am running.
You are running.
He is running.
She is running.
It is running.
We are running.
You are running.
They are running.

5. Past Progressive, aka Past Continuous
I was running.
You were running.
She was running.
He was running.
It was running.
We were running.
You were running.
They were running.

6. Future Progressive, aka Future Continuous
I will be running.
You will be running.
He will be running.
She will be running.
It will be running.
We will be running.
You will be running.
They will be running.

7. Present Perfect
I have run.
You have run.
She has run.
He has run.
It has run.
We have run.
You have run.
They have run.

8. Past Perfect
I had run.
You had run.
He had run.
She had run.
It had run.
We had run.
You had run.
They had run.

9. Future Perfect
I will have run.
You will have run.
She will have run.
He will have run.
It will have run.
We will have run.
You will have run.
They will have run.

10 Present Perfect Progressive, aka Present Perfect Continuous
I have been running.
You have been running.
He has been running.
She has been running.
It has been running.
We have been running.
You have been running.
They have been running.

11. Past Perfect Progressive, aka Past Perfect Continuous
I had been running.
You had been running.
She had been running.
He had been running.
It had been running.
We had been running.
You had been running.
They had been running.

12. Future Perfect Progressive, aka Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been running.
You will have been running.
He will have been running.
She will have been running.
It will have been running.
We will have been running.
You will have been running.
They will have been running.