ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE

Active and Passive

Passive Voice

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.

• 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

EXAMPLES

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!

Rewrite Sentences in Passive Voice