2. • The passive voice is used when the action of
the verb falls on a supplement, giving more
importance to what happened that to who
performs the action, the subject pass of be
active to be subject taxpayer.
• Example: the letter was written by John
• Another use of this structure is that we don´t
know who performs the action.
• Example: the car was stolen.
3. • The construction of this structure is:
Subject + verb to be + verb participle+ object
• To pass from active to passive verb tense
According to the phrase, this requires some
changes
4. The modals and the passive.
• Can:
Ex: the file can not be saved
• Must:
Ex: the car must be washed
• Should:
Ex: the house should be painted.
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Present simple:
Activa: he white a letter.
Pasiva: a letter is written by he.
Pasado continuo:
Activa: we were eating a meat.
Pasiva: a meat were being eaten by we.
Present perfec:
Activa: she has whote a letter.
Pasiva: a letter has been written by she.
Future:
Activa: you will eat a meat.
Pasiva: a meat will be eaten by he.
Past simple:
Activa: you ate a meat.
Pasiva: a meat was eat by you.
