Isabel Mª Cuevas Cabrera

USING THE PASSIVE VOICETo emphasize the action and not the one who performs the action

has bought a book

when the person doing the action is unknown or does not exist.

English is spoken all over the world

FORMATION OF PASSIVE VOICE

Passive Direct objectIt is formed with the verb "To Be" + the past participle

From Active to Passive:"The girl took a umbrella"Subject verb Direct complement

1. Spending Direct Supplement to the subject:A umbrella ...

2. Put the verb "To Be" at the time when the verb is in active + participle. A umbrella was taken ...

3. The subject passes Agent Complement through “ BY"A umbrella was taken by the girl

PASSIVE INDIRECT OBJECT

This type of passive does not exist in Spanish. It is used when you want to emphasize the indirect rather than the direct object.

Active voice:

I offer a job toTomSubject Verb Complement Complement

Agent Direct Indirect

Passive voice:

Tom is offered a job (by me)Subject Verb Complement Complement

Patient Direct Patient

VERBS WITH DOUBLE OBJECTVerbs that have direct and indirect object usually built with

passive indirect object.

ACTIVE VOICEMy boss offered Preferred me an Important promotion.

PASSIVE VOICE

-An Important WAS promotion offered Preferred to me.(by my boss)

-I was offered Preferred an Important promotion.(by my boss)

Typical examples of verbs with two objects are:Ask TellGive SellOfter SendOrder ShowTell

PERSONAL PRONOUNS

The subject of active agent repent in prayer to complement the passive sentence, change whether it is a personal pronoun:

Active Voice-He sang the songPassive voice-The song was sung by him

IYouHeSheItWeYouThey

MeYouHimHerItUsYouThem

NEGATIVEINTERROGATIVE

NegativeThe negation is the verb "To Be“

-The tree isn´t made of bill-Animal aren´t sold in this shop

InterrogativeThe verb "To Be" at the beginning of the sentence is reversed.

-Is the tree made of bill?- Are animals sold in the shop?

They usually respond with short answers.

- yes, it is/ No it isn´t- yes, they are/ no they aren´t

THE PASSIVE WITH : THE PRESENT TIMES

PRESENT SIMPLE

SUBJECT+AM/ARE/IS + PARTICIPLE

I am beatenYou are beatenHe/ she is beatenWe are beatenYou are beatenThey are beaten

PRESENT CONTINUOS

SUBJECT + AM/ARE/IS BEING+ PARTICIPLE

I am being beatenYou are being beatenHe/she is being beatenWe are being beatenYou are being beatenThey are being beaten

PRESENT PERFECT

SUBJECT+ HAVE/HAS BEEN +PARTICIPLE

I have been beatenYou have been beatenHe/She has been beatenWe have been beatenYou have been beatenThey have been beat

THE PASSIVE WITH : THE FUTURE TIMES

SIMPLE FUTURE

SUBJECT+ WILL BE+ PARTICIPLE

I will be beatenYou will be beatenHe / she will bebeatenWe will be beatenYou will be beatenThey will be beaten

PROGRESSIVE FUTURE

SUBJECT+ WILL BE+ BEING+PARTICIPLE

I will be being beatenYou will be being beatenHe /she will be beingbeatenWe will be being beatenYou will be being beatenThey will be being beaten

FUTURE "GOING TO"

SUBJECT+ AM/ARE/IS +GOING TO BE+ PARTICIPLE

I am going to be beatenYou are going to be beatenHe/she is going to be beatenWe are going to be beatenYou are going to beatenThey are going to beaten

THE PASSIVE WITH : THE PAST TIMES

PAST CONTINUOUS

SUBJECT+WAS/WEREBEING+ PARTICIPLE

I was being beatenYou were being beatenHe/she was being beatenWe were being beatenYou were being beatenThey were being beaten

PAST SIMPLE

SUBJECT+ WAS/WERE+ PARTICIPLE

I was beatenYou were beatenHe/she was beatenWe were beatenYou were beatenThey were beaten

THE PASSIVE WITH : THE PAST PERFECT TIMES

PAST PERFECT

SUBJECT+ HAD BEEN+ PARTICIPLE

I had been beatenYou had been beatenHe/she had been beatenWe had been beatenYou had been beatenThey had been beaten

PAST PERCFECT CONTINUOUS

SUBJECT+ HAD BEEN BEING+ PARTICIPLE

I had been being beatenYou had been being beatenHe/she had been being beatenWe had been being beatenYou had been being beatenThey had been being beaten

THE PASSIVE WITH : THE MODAL VERBS

CAN

SUBJECT+ MODAL VERBS+ BE+ PARTICIPLE

-The file can no be saved

-You could be eaten by a lion

MAY

SUBJECT+ MODAL VERBS+ BE+ PARTICIPLE

-A car may be stole

-The accident mightbe caused by poor visibility

MUST

SUBJECT+ MODAL VERBS+ BE+ PARTICIPLE

- Respect mustbe earned

EXAMPLES:ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE

-María mailed the letter

-The young man must haveeaten four hanburgers

- Your dog has bitten thepoliceman

-The girl is making a mistake

-The party will celebrate his retirement

-The letter was mailed by María

-Four hamburgers must havebeen eaten by the young man

-The policeman has been bittenby your dog

- A mistake was being made by the girl

-His retirement will be celebrated by the party.

-Simple past

-Modal verbs

- Present perfect

-Past Continuos

-Simple Future.

THANK YOU.

Isabel Mª Cuevas Cabrera.