ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE

Passive Voice

Active and Passive

rules to form the passive voice

Lo primero que tienes que hacer es descomponer la frase que vas a pasar a pasiva e identificar cuáles son el sujeto, el objeto directo y el verbo (y en qué tiempo está este).

• El objeto directo de la frase en activa pasa a ser el sujeto en la pasiva.
• El sujeto de la frase en activa pasa a ser el complemento agente de la pasiva (precedido por by o «por»). En muchas ocasiones se puede omitir.
• El verbo de la pasiva se forma con el verbo to be («ser» o «estar») en el tiempo del verbo de la frase en activa más el participio del verbo de la frase en activa.

EXAMPLES

• Present simple: am/are/is + participle

They speak German here — German is spoken here

• Present continuous: am/are/is being + participle

She is eating an apple —An apple is being eaten by her

• Future (will): will be + participle

Mark will be painting the room next week — The room will be painted by Mark next week

• Future (going to): am/are/is going to be + participle

I am going to write a book next year — A book is going to be written by me next year

EXAMPLES

• Past simple: was/were + participle

Matt invited Sam to the party — Sam was invited to the party by Matt

• Past continuous: was/were being + participle

They were cooking dinner when we arrived — Dinner was being cooked when we arrived

• Present perfect: have/has been + participle

John has sent the letter — The letter has been sent by John

• Past perfect: had been + participle

They had arrested two men the day before — Two men had been arrested the day before

Rewrite Sentences in Passive Voice

1. The dog chased the cat up the tree.
2. The teacher graded the essays quickly.
3. The company will launch a new product next month.
4. My sister made me a delicious dinner.
5. The storm destroyed the old building.Knock their socks off!