2. THE PASSIVE VOICE. USES:
·The receiver of the action is more important than the doer or
performer
·The doer or performer of the action is unknown ot
unimportant.
·The doer or performer of an action is too obvious to be worth
mentioning.
·To conceal the performer of an action or the identity of a
person reponsible for a mistake
·To emphasize the doer or performer on an action
3. PASSIVE FORMS
SUBJETC + TO BE + PAST PARTICIPLE +
OBJETCS AND COMPLEMENTS + AGENT
“Make”
PRESENT SIMPLE
PAST SIMPLE
PRESENT PERFECT
PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
FUTURE WITH WILL
GOING TO FUTURE
MODAL VERBS
is/are made
was/were made
have/has been made
had been made
will be made
is/are going to be made
must/can/should + be made
4. ACTIVE → PASSIVE
·The object of the active sentence becomes the
subject of passive
·The main verb is replaced by the auxiliary verb (to be)
·The subject of the main clause becomes the passive
agent complement
5. ACTIVE → PASSIVE
ACTIVE
PRESENT SIMPLE
PAST SIMPLE
PRESENT PERFECT
PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
FUTURE WITH WILL
GOING TO FUTURE
MODAL VERBS
“Take”
PASSIVE
Take
Took
Have/Has taken
Had taken
Will taken
Going to taken
Is/Are taken
Was/Were taken
Have/Has been taken
Had been taken
Will be taken
Would be taken
Would be being taken
Is/are going to be taken
6. EXAMPLES
Cristobal Colon is the America's discoverer
América was discovered by Cristobal Colón.
I wrote a email the last year.
A email was written the last year by me.
He has already bought the pc.
The pc has already been bought by him.
I see TV programs the weekends.
TV programs are seen the weekends by me.
Elsa will see a terror film the next Saturday.
The terror film will be seen the next Saturday by Elsa
7. EXAMPLES
Cristobal Colon is the America's discoverer
América was discovered by Cristobal Colón.
I wrote a email the last year.
A email was written the last year by me.
He has already bought the pc.
The pc has already been bought by him.
I see TV programs the weekends.
TV programs are seen the weekends by me.
Elsa will see a terror film the next Saturday.
The terror film will be seen the next Saturday by Elsa
