Passive Voice

 

Passive Voice: Definition En la voz active, el sujeto realize la acción: John painted the house last week. John  • Subject Subject /  / verb / object En la voz pasiva, el sujeto recibe la acción. The house house  was painted painted  last week. • Subject Subject /  / verb  Nota que el objeto directo de la voz activa se vuelve el sujeto de la voz pasiva. Passive Voice: Use The passive voice is used when:

1. We do not know who did the action Exaple: The docuents were stolen. !we don"t know who stole the docuents# $. The receiver of the action is ore iportant Exaple: The p%raids were built nearl% &,''' %ears a(o b% the ancient E(%ptians. !we want to ephasize )p%raids* ore than )ancient E(%ptians*# Passive Voice: !or To chan(e an active voice sentence to a passive voice sentence: 1. +ake the object object o the the active sentenc sentencee into the the subject o the passive passive sentence. sentence. $. -se the verb )to )to be* in in the sae sae tense tense as the ain ain verb verb o the the active sentence. sentence. . -se the the past participle participle o the ain ain verb verb o the active active sentence sentence.. /ere are soe active and passive voice exaples to help0 "ctive: eople drink chapa(ne on New 2ear"s 2ear"s Eve. • •

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Passive: 3hes is drunk   3hapa(ne  on to  on New Eve. "ctive: use these achines ix2ear"s the in(redients. Passive: These achines are used to ix the in(redients. "ctive: The% renovated the restaurant in $''4. Passive: The restaurant was renovated in $''4. "ctive: The teachers inored the students that the class had been cancelled. Passive: The students were infored that the class had been cancelled.

Passive Voice: Present 5n the present, the passive voice uses the verbs is and are 6 past participle o the ain verb. The passive voice present is oten used to describe: Processes • 7irst the apples are picked, then the% are c#eaned, and inall% the%"re packed and shipped to the •

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Passive Voice: Past 5n the past, the passive voice uses the verbs was and were 6 past participle o the ain verb. The passive voice past is oten used to describe: (vents in histor) • ;eor(e >. *ries / "ccidents • Two people were ki##ed in a drive?b% shootin( on 7rida% ni(ht. Ten children were injured when part o the school roo collapsed.

 

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&. Bale i encar(o a tu padre

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>. @os (randes ojos verdes de la nia se abrieron asustados

F. @entaente vinieron a su eoria los tristes recuerdos de su inancia

 

Ejercicios past siple 1. He

(write) his homework last Sunday. Sunday.

2. Mary 3.

(not go) to school last week. you

. !

(play) basketball two weeks ago?

(study) "r "rench ench last year. year.

#. $hey

(buy) a new %at last month.

&. 'ohn

(take) (take) his driing test yesterday yesterday but he

. $im +.

(go) to *aris last summer. summer. your parents

,. -hen ! 10. -e

(not pass) it.

(meet) at uniersity? uniersit y?

(be) a child !

(speak) /erman.

(see) him yesterday but he

(not see) us.

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