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PASSIVE VOICE

Gema García

Created on January 11, 2024

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Transcript

THE PASSIVE VOICE

THE ACTIVE AND THE PASSIVE VOICE

ACTIVE VOICE: PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD SPEAK ENGLISH

PASSIVE VOICE: ENGLISH IS SPOKEN BY PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD.

THE ACTIVE AND THE PASSIVE VOICE

ACTION

ACTIVE VOICE: PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD SPEAK ENGLISH

PASSIVE VOICE: ENGLISH IS SPOKEN BY PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD.

CHANGING FROM ACTIVE TO PASSIVE

SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT

COMPLEMENT + VERB TO BE + MAIN VERB (+ BY + SUBJECT)

IN PAST PARTICIPLEE

SIN THE TENSE THE MAIN VERB IS

PRESENT PASSIVE

SHE + EATS + AN APPLE

AN APPLE + IS + EATEN (+ BY + HER)

PAST PASSIVE

SHE + ATE + AN APPLE

AN APPLE + WAS + EATEN (+ BY + HER)

ALL VERB TENSES (TO BE + PARTICIPLE)

2 COMPLEMENTS

The teacher will give them the exams.

indirect object / direct object

1. They will be given the exams by the teacher.

them (Object) they (subject)

2. The exams will be given to them by the teacher.

think, believe, expect, know, say, report

causative: get/have something done