The document discusses the passive voice in English and Spanish. The passive voice is formed using the verb "to be" plus the past participle of the main verb. In the passive voice, the subject receives the action rather than performs it. Some examples are provided to illustrate how sentences are transformed from the active to the passive voice by changing the subject and adding "by". The last section provides 5 sentences in the active voice and their transformations to the passive voice.
2. GENERAL RULES
1.The passive voice is formed with the verb TO
BE conjugated plus participle of the main verb.
English is much more frequent than in Spanish
and usually appears when it is not important who
performs an action but the fact itself.
2.The acting subject is expressed BY. However, in
most cases the subject is omitted because we are
not interested to know who exactly performs the
action
If an active sentence has direct and indirect
object, either supplements may be subject to the
passive patient.
3. EXAMPLES IN PASSIVE
VOICE
ACTIVA PASIVA
Eva writes a letter A letter is wiritten by Eva
Eva is writing a letter A letter is being written by Eva
Eva wrote a letter A letter was written by Eva
Eva was writing a letter A letter was being written by Eva
Eva has writen a letter A letter has been written by Eva
Eva had written a letter A letter has been written by Eva
Eva can/must/should/ write a letter A letter can/must/should be written
by Eva.
futuros
Eva will write a letter
Eva is going to write a letter
A letter will be written by Eva
A letter is going to be written by Eva
4. 5 sentences in active, after
trasformation in passive voice
1. my father gave me the keys
The keys was given me by my father.
2. the teacher is writing a brochure.
A brochure is being written by the teacher.
3.the guess had asked a towel.
A towel had been asked by the guess.
4.the guys can lose the plane.
the plane can be lost by the guys.
5.the chef cooks a pizza.
A pizza is cooked by chef.
