Presentación adapta con OpenOffice para utilizar en equipos con S.O. basados en Linux. Explicación Gramatical de la Voz Pasiva para alumnado de 2º Bachillerato

1. Intermediate

4. Pepita was given a kiss When do we use it?

7. The verb " to be " in the tense the action occurred .

8. The Past Participle of the verb that represents the action itself.

9. Whatever complements that verb needs.

10. In a few special cases we can also use by + the agent . Structure of the sentence

11. TENSES EXAMPLES Present Simple Pigs are often used to find truffles Present Cont. My house is being redecorated at the moment Present Perfect I have never been given flowers on my birthday Past Simple This picture was painted by Picasso Past Cont. When I saw him he was being followed by them Past Perfect She was angry as she had already been told three times Future Simple When you get there everything will be finished Going to(Fut.) They are not going to be easily convinced Conditional Simple You would be punished if they found out TENSES EXAMPLES Structure of the verb

12. ACTIVE PASSIVE She wants an ice-cream An ice-cream is wanted He sent a letter A letter was sent We will buy a new car next week A new car will be bought ACTIVE PASSIVE to BE gives us the tense of the action the main verb is always in Past Participle THE PASSIVE VERB “ to BE” + Past Participle

13. Robert ACTIVE VOICE Robert gave a coin by PASSIVE VOICE was given by The passive sentence Active Subject Active Verb Direct Object Passive Verb Passive Subject Agent

14. ACTIVE VOICE Active Subject Active Verb Direct Object Indirect Object Robert gave a coin Tom to by Direct Object Passive Verb Passive Subject Agent PASSIVE VOICE was given by The passive sentence

15. 1/ They built this house in 1466 2/ This house was built in 1466 1/ Channel islanders speak French & English 2/ French & English is spoken by Channel islanders 1/ This book will change your life 2/ Your life will be changed by this book Examples

16. 1/ They have cut the grass 2/ The grass has been cut 1/ My mother is going to give me a present 2/ I am going to be given a present by my mother 1/ Susan wrote an e-mail to him 1/ He was written an e-mail by Susan Examples

17. 1/ They can’t answer your question 2/ Your question can’t be answered 1/ Someone had to take her to hospital after the crash 2/ She had to be taken to hospital after the crash 1/ They shouldn’t allow the children to do these things 2/ The children shouldn’t be allowed to do these things 1/ Someone must tell him if we want him to know 2/ He must be told if we want him to know More examples

20. That room wants clean ing More passive stuff

22. She got her carpet cleaned

23. We have had our car mended

24. They had got their book translated HAVE + Object + Past Participle More passive stuff

26. Active: They think that she doesn't live in London

28. It is thought that she doesn't live in London

29. It was known that the King is coming tomorrow IT + passive verb + complete subordinate sentence without changes More passive stuff