Passive Voice – How to Form Passive Sentences

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What is the passive form of such these sentences:

  • I enjoy watching TV.
  • I don't like playing football.

or

  • I don't want to play football.
  • I'd like to drink a cup of tea.

In normal sentences usually, we simply move the object to the subject of the passive sentence and then we use the passive form of the verb (eg: People love him => He is loved by people) but in this case, I have no idea.

Best Answer

The passive forms would be as follows:

TV watching is enjoyed by me.
Football playing is not liked by me.

But they sound so unusual that, outside of a mental exercise, nobody would ever actually use them.


There is no direct passive for the additional sentences. (Although a similar kind of translation might be made, it wouldn't be exact.)

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