Passive Voice

PASSIVE VOICE

Teacher. Josue Olvera Garza

Linares Molina Aylin Valeria 505

Simple Present

We can use the Present Simple to refer to things that are always true, or that we consider to be facts.

The basic structure of the passive voice in the present simple is.

Subject + To be (am-is-are ) + Past Participle + (by the agent )

Examples.

• Chocolate tastes good.
• It gets dark at about six oclock.

Present Continuous

The present continuous generally refers to situations or actions that are being carried out at the moment and, as in spanish, learning this verb tense is essential to have fluency and expression in any conversation in english.

Object + To be (am-is-are ) + Being + Past Participle + (by the agent )

Structure of the passive voice in present continuous

Examples.

• He is learning english.
• She is crying a lot lately.

Present Perfect

The present perfect passive voice in english is used to focus attention on the action that has been performed, rather than who or what has performed it .

Subject + Have-Has been + Past Participle + (by the agent )

Structure of the passive voice in present perfect

Examples.

• I have just finished my exam.
• He has already washed the dishes.

Past Simple

We use the past simple to express that something has ended or been completed, and that the period of time in wich it ocurred has also ended.

Subject + Was-Were + Past Participle + (by the agent )

Examples.

• In 2015 the company doubled in size.
• Earlier this year, I visisted Turkey.

Structure of the passive voice in the past simple

Past Continuous

The passive voice with the past continuous in english is used to describe actions that are being carried out at the moment you are speaking.

Structure of the passive voice in past continuous

Subject + Was-Were + Being + Past Participle + (by the agent )

• She was watching a film yesterday when i called her.
• The boys were climbing a tree.

Examples.

Past Perfect

The past perfect is used to refer to an action that ocurred in the past before another. In this case,the first action is conjugated in the past perfect, while the second, the most recent, is conjugated in the simple past.

Structure of the passive voice in past perfect

Examples.

• I had watched the movie before I read the book.
• I had been happy in all jobs until I got this one.

Subject + Had + Been + Past Participle + (by the agent )

Future Simple

When the object is more important than the subject.To avoid mentioning the subject or when it is not know.To make a formal or neutral statement.In scientific writing to focus on the process or result

Examples.

Structure of the passive voice in future simple.

Subject + Will be + Past Participle + (by the agent )

• It will rain tomorrow.
• I will pay for the tickets by credit card.

Future Simpe Going To

When something is going to be done by someone in the future

Structure of the passive voice in future simple going to

Subject + am-is-are +Going to be + Past Participle + (by the agent )

Examples.

• I'm going to have a hard time falling asleep.
• you're going to be sorry you said that.

Modal Verb

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Might be

Should be

When the object is acted upon by subject of the sentence.

The construction should be can be part of a passive voice verb, but cannot be passive voice by itself as the to be verbs do not have voice.

Subject + Will have + Been + Past Participle + (by the agent )

• A prize might be won by him.
• The task might be finished by her.

• This clock should not be bought by me.
• This clock shoul be bought by me.

Examples.

Examples.

Modal Verb

May be

Must be

To express obligation, moral duty or advice.

Modal verb that we use to talk about something that could or could happen but we are not certain.

Subject + Modal verb + Be + Past Participle +(by the agent )

• He doesnt work here anymore. He must have been fired.
• They travel all the time. Their lives must be so interesting.

• The book may be taken (by my friend now )
• The food may be eaten (by her )

Examples.

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