Passive Voice 505 Ximena Escobar

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PASSIVE VOICE

Escobar Camarillo Ximena505Teacher: Josue Olvera Garza11-09-2024

usage

The passive voice is used when the doer of the action is unknown or unimportant, the focus is on the action rather than the doer, the doer of the action is obvious or implied.

simple present

It is used to describe actions that occur regulary or are true in general.

IS-AM-ARE + PAST PARTICIPLEEXAMPLES:The website is designed by a professional web developer The book is written by a bestselling author

SUBJECT + WAS-WERE + BEING + PAST PARTICIPLE

past continous

Is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific moment in the past and that was performed by someone or something

EXAMPLESThe food was being prepared by a professional chefThe music was being played by a live band

Is used to describe an action that occured at a specific point in the past and was performed by someone or something

SUBJECT + WAS-WERE + PAST PARTICIPLE

The food was prepared by a professional chefThe package was delivered by UPS

past simple

USAGE

STRUCTURE

EXAMPLES

past perfect

USAGE

Describe an action that occurred before another action in thew past

STRUCTURE

SUBJECT + HAD BEEN + PAST PARTICIPLE

EXAMPLE

The house had been painted by a team of professionals before the sale

EXAMPLE

The report had been written by a team of experts before the presentation

present perfect

describe an action that stared in the past and continues in the present, or that took place in the past and has an effect in the present

• STRUCTURE
• SUBJECT + HAS-HAVE BEEN + PAST PARTICIPLE

• EXAMPLES
• The task has been completed by the team
• the research has been conducted by a team of scientists

future perfect

Describes an action that will be completed before a specific moment in the future, emphasizing the receiver of the action

SUBJECT + WILL HAVE BEEN + PAST PARTICIPLEEXAMPLESThe task will have been completed by the team by tomorrowThe package will have been delivered by UPS before christmas

future continuous

Describes an action that will be in progress at a specific moment in the futureSUBJECT + WILL BE BEING + PAST PARTICIPLEEXAMPLES:The package will be being delivered by UPS at this time next weekThe house will be being painted by a team of professionals at this time next fortnight

future simple

USAGE

Describes an action that will be performed by someone or something at a specific moment in the future

structure

SUBJECT + WILL BE + PAST PARTICIPLE

EXAMPLE

The package will be delivered by UPS next week

EXAMPLE

The task will be completed by the team tomorrow

Is used to express possibility or permission in relation to an action that is performed by someone or somethingubject + might be + past participleEXAMPLEThe package might be delivered by UPS next weekThe house might be painted by a team of professionals next fortnight

Is used to express possibility or permission in relation to an action that is performed by someone or somethingubject + may be + past participleEXAMPLEThe package may be delivered by UPS next weekThe house may be painted by a team of professionals next fortnight

may

might

modal verbs

The package should be delivered by UPS

The task should be completed by the team

The package can be delivered by UPS

The task can be completed by the team

modal verbs

can

is used to express ability or capacity in relation to an action that is performedSubject + can be + past participle

should

Is used to express obligation need or recommendation in relation to an action that is performedSUBJECT + SHOULD BE + PAST PARTICIPLE

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