use of the passive voice

1. Use of the passive
voice

2. PASSIVE IS USED IN A CLAUSE WHOSE SUBJECT OR PATIENT EXPRESSES
THE THEME OF THE MAIN VERB. THAT MEANS THAT THE SUBJECT IS
SUBJECTED TO AN ACTION OR CHANGED STATUS.

3. HOW IS IT FORMED?
THE PASSIVE VOICE IS FORMED JUST AS IN SPANISH, BUT IS MUCH MORE
COMMON IN ENGLISH.
IN BOTH LANGUAGES HAVE THE SAME AUXILIARY VERBS. SER / TO BE, TO
BUILD AND MAINTAIN OVER TIME THE MAIN VERB.
THE DIRECT OBJECT IN THE ACTIVE VOICE BECOMES SUBJECT IN THE
PASSIVE.
THE SUBJECT BECOMES PASSIVE COMPLEMENT AGENT THAT PERFORMS
THE ACTION.

4. SENTENCES IN PASSIVE DIFFERENT VERBAL TIMES
PRESENT SIMPLE
I AM SAD
PAST SIMPLE
I WAS SAD
PRESENT PERFECT
I HAVE BEEN SAD
PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
THE KITCHEN HAD BEEN BUILT BY JUAN.
FUTURE WITH WILL
I WILL BE BEING SAD
GOING TO FUTURE
I AM GOING TO BE SAD

5. TRANSFORMATION FROM ACTIVE TO PASSIVE. EXAMPLES
MARK TWAIN WROTE THE BOOK.(ACTIVE)
THE BOOK WAS WRITTEN BY MARK TWAIN (PASSIVE)
THE HOUSEKEEPER WILL CLEAN THE ROOM.(ACTIVE)
THE ROOM WILL BE CLEANED BY THE HOUSEKEEPER(PASSIVE)
THEY BUY THE HOUSE(ACTIVE)
THE HOUSE IS BOUGHT(PASSIVE)
HE WRITES A BOOK (ACTIVE)
A BOOK IS WRITTEN (PASSIVE)
THEY ARE COLLECTING THE FURNITURE TOMORROW.(ACTIVE)
THE FURNITURE IS BEING COLLECTED TOMORROW.(PASSIVE)