U 11 Passive Voice Past

Slide 1: At the History Museum Unit 11 BBP 2 Passive Voice in Past Tense By M.D. Sandra Meza Peña April 2008

Slide 2: Who are they? Why are they famous? Thomas Alva Edison Alexander Graham Inventor of the Bell Henry Ford Phonographer National Ford Motor Geographic Company Founder Founder in USA

Slide 3: Luis Ernesto Guillermo Gzz Miramontes Camarena Mexican Inventor of Mexican Inventor of the oral contraceptive the Bicolor TV in 1960 in 1951

Slide 4: Tim Bernes Lee Bill Gates with Robert Co founder of Cailliau Microsoft Creator of the Company in 1990 WWW in 1990

Slide 5: Active and Passive Voice (Past Tense) The Passive Voice in Past tense changes the meaning of the sentences because we focus on things already done. You have to identify what is thing that was made by someone using the past form of be + Verb in Participle Sample: Active voice: The president opened the building in 1931. Passive voice: The building was opened by the president in 1931. Active voice: An American architect designed the building. Passive voice: The building was designed by an American architect.

Slide 6: Thomas Alva Edison invented the Phonographer. ________________________________________ Alexander Graham Bell founded the National Geographic. __________________________________________________ Henry Ford founded Ford Motor Company in USA. _________________________________________

Slide 7: Luis E. Miramontes invented the oral contraceptive in 1951. ________________________________ Guillermo Gzz Camarena invented the Bicolor TV in 1960. _________________________

Slide 8: Tim Bernes Lee with Robert Cailliau created the WWW in 1990. ____________________ Bill Gates founded the Microsoft Company in 1990. ___________________

Slide 9: Activity 1: Write the Passive Voice from these sentences 1. The Beatles recorded their last record, Let it Be. ___________________________________ 2. King Alejandro Magno conquered a lot of lands in 323 A. D. ___________________________________ 3. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra wrote Don Quijote de la Mancha. ___________________________________ 4. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz wrote many important poems. ___________________________________

Slide 10: 5. Graham Bell invented the telephone. ___________________________________________ 6. Timbiriche recorded their last record, XVIII. ___________________________________________ 7. Gabriel Garcia Márquez wrote El General en su Laberinto. ___________________________________________ 8. Jose Alfredo Jimenez composed many beautiful songs. ___________________________________________

Slide 11: Let´s Practice in the 2nd floor from your book!