Use of passive voice for ESO

1. Passive voice
PRESENT:
With am, is, are
PAST:
With was, were

2. PRESENT SIMPLE
ACTIVE  Subject + verb + object (complements). The important
thing is the subject, the person who does the action.
1.- Gina writes a book about cooking.
2.- Gina writes some books.
3.- They buy some food every week.
4.- My brother sends letters every month.
PASSIVE The object is the subject + am, is or are + participle. The
important thing is the action, not the subject.
1.- A book about cooking is written by Gina.
2.- Some books are written by Gina.
3.- Some food is bought (by them).
4.- Letters are sent every month by my son.

3. ACTIVE: They play music in the disco.
PASSIVE: Music is played in the disco (by them).

4. • Active or Passive?
• Japanese women write manga comics.
• Manga comics are written by Japanese women.

5. PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE
ACTIVE: The verb is in the past simple.
• Miguel Angel made this sculpture
500 years ago.
PASSIVE:
Subject + was/were + participle of the verb
used + by
the person (not always needed).
• This sculpture was made by Miguel Angel
500 years ago.

6. When do we use passive?
1. Reporting crimes when the criminal is unknown.
• A thief was caught at Pau’s house yesterday morning.
ACTIVE:
• The thief stole at Pau’s house
yesterday morning.

7. 2.- Describing mechanical processes:
• The melted chocolate is spread over the table.
• Someone spreads the melted chocolate over the tray.

8. 3.- Describing scientific experiments:

9. • Change the present and past sentences from active to passive:
• Tommy knew Machu Picchu ruins in Peru.
• My boss sent me detailed instructions.
• Sam's friend solved the problem.
• The workers complete the new road in the next year.
• Paul repairs the car.
• My brother forgot his wallet at the bank.
• My sister sends a letter to my mother.
• The little girl draws her pet.
• She dropped her bag in the train.
• My brother takes his medicine every day.
• You bought your jeans in USA.

10. PRESENT AND PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE: NEGATIVE
• Many people don’t visit art galleries. (Active neg. Present)
• Art galleries aren’t visited by many people.(Passive/neg.Prs.)
• Picasso didn’t paint the Mona Lisa. (Act. Negative Past)
• The Mona Lisa wasn’t painted by Picasso (Pass/neg.Past)
• Paper and pencils weren’t invented in the 17 th century.

11. QUESTIONS WITH PASSIVE:
• What is the gallery called? Tate Gallery!
• When was the Mona Lisa painted? Between 1503 and 1506.
Yes, they are.
• Are any Leoardo’s inventions used today?
No, they aren’t.
• Were Leoardo’s books written in a normal way?
Yes, they were No, they weren’t.
• When was the football invented? In the 18 th
century.
• When was the mobile phone created? In 1973.