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Passive Voice 1º Bach
Elena Ramos
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PASSIVE VOICE
1º BACHILLERATO
CONTENTS
Active vs Passive
Uses
Tenses
Active to Passive Voice
Affirmative, Interrogative, Negative forms
Formal Structure (reporting Verb)
Causative
Practice
ACTIVE vs passive
The Eiffel Tower
was built
Gustave Eiffel
built
the Eiffel Tower
by Gustave Eiffel
in 1881.
in 1881.
This sentence is in the passive voice. Click on each word group to discover its function in the sentence.
This sentence is in the active voice. Click on each word group to discover its function in the sentence.
Compare...
ACTIVE VOICE
PASSIVE VOICE
In the passive voice, the subject receives the action of the verb:E.g. The mouse is being chased by the cat. In the passive, the performer of the action is the agent. If we mention it, igt's introduced by "by".
In the active voice, the subject performs the action of the verb.E.g. The cat is chasing the mouse.
VS
We use the passive...
- to emphasize the action or recepient:
- when the subject of the verb is unknown or irrelevant:
- to make a more polite / formal statement:
The passive is formed with the appropriate form of the verb to be + past participle
ACTIVE TO PASSIVE...
ONE OBJECT
TWO OBJECTS
If there are two objects, both can become the subject in the passive voice, however, it is more common for the Indirect Object to become subject: The guide showed the tourists the city. The tourists were shown the city (by the guide). The city was shown to the tourists. (less frequent)
The object in the active becomes the subject in the passive. The cat is chasing the mouse. The mouse is being chased by the cat.
VS
AFFIRMATIVE / NEGATIVE / INTERROGATIVE
NEGATIVE
INTERROGATIVE
AFFIRMATIVE
Subject+negative to be+past participleThe meeting wasn't cancelled (by the manager). The meeting hasn't been cancelled (by the manager).
to be + subject + past participle ? Was the meeting cancelled (by the manager)? Has the meeting been cancelled (by the manager)?
Subject+to be+past participle The meeting was cancelled (by the manager).
FORMAL STRUCTURE (reporting verbs)... with verbs such as believe, think, say, know, report or expect
structure 1
STRUCTURE 2
Subject + Passive verb + infinitive: People believed that witches communicated with the devil. Wirtches were believed / were said to communicate with the devil.
It + passive verb + THAT clause. People believed that witches communicated with the devil. It was believed that witches communicated with the devil.
VS
CAUSATIVE...
HAVE / GET SOMETHING DONE
We use the causative to talk about something that someone did for us or for another person. It is often used for services