This document discusses the passive voice in English and how to change sentences from active to passive voice. It provides examples of changing tenses from active to passive, including the present simple, past simple, present progressive, present perfect, future with will, and future going to. Formulas for changing each tense are given. Impersonal constructions using "to be" plus the past participle are also discussed.

1. TRABAJO PRESENTADO POR:
EDGAR FERNANDO FAJARDO
DANIEL ALEJANDRO TREJO
VICTOR HUGO ROSERO
INGRID GERALDIN REALPE
A LA PROFESORA:
ROSARIO PALACIOS

4. La voz pasiva en inglés se utiliza generalmente en
registros escritos, artículos científicos y documentos
técnicos, pero también en periódicos u otros
documentos formales.

5. Se dice que una oración está en VOZ PASIVA cuando la
significación del verbo es recibida por la persona
gramatical a quien aquél se refiere:
San Juan de Pasto was founded by Sebastián de
Belalcázar.
► San Juan De Pasto fue fundada por Sebastián de
Belalcázar.

6. la voz pasiva nos permite hablar de objetos,
procesos o personas que son sujetos pasivos de
acciones emprendidas por otras personas, y de
esta manera darles protagonismo en nuestro
discurso.

7. COMO CAMBIAR VOZ ACTIVA A VOZ
PASIVA
 Localizamos el complemento directo de la activa.
Éste será el Sujeto Pasivo
 Verbo: To Be (en el tiempo de la activa) +
Participio Pasado Verbo de la Activa
 Si lo deseamos, convertimos el Sujeto Activo en
Complemento Agente, anteponiéndole BY.

8. VOZ ACTIVA: VOZ PASIVA:
We eat a pizza The pizza is eaten by us
We are eating a pizza The pizza is being eaten by us
We were eating a pizza The pizza was being eaten by us
We ate a pizza The pizza was eaten by us
We have eaten a pizza The pizza have been eaten by us
We will eat a pizza The pizza will be eaten by us
We are going to eat a pizza The pizza is going to be eaten by us

9. Las construcciones impersonales (se dice, se comenta,
etc.) se forma con la estructura
sujeto + to be + participle.
It is reported (Se informa); It is said (Se dice);
It is known (Se sabe); It is supposed (Se supone);
It is considered (Se considera); It is expected (Se
espera).

EJEMPLOS: It is thought that Cathy works very hard.
(Se piensa que Cathy...)
It is believed that TOM is wearing a white suit.
(Se cree que Tom ...)

10. 1. PRESENTE SIMPLE:
Formula: S + TO BE + VERBO (PARTICIPIO) + C
Ej.
I read the book
voz pasiva: The book is read by me

11. 2. PASADO SIMPLE.
Formula: S + TO BE ( Was/Were ) + VERBO(PARTI.)+
C
Ej.
He wrote the news yesterday
voz pasiva: The news were written by him yesterday

12. 3. PRESENTE PROGRESIVO.
Formula: S + TO BE + BE(ING) + VERBO( PARTICI.)+ C
Ej.
You are cutting the meat on the table
voz pasiva: The meat is being cut on the table by you

13. 4_ PRESENTE PERFECTO
FORMULA:
S + (Has/Have) +BEEN+ VERBO( PARTICI.)+ C
EJ: Camilla has written a letter
voz pasiva: A letter has been written by Camilla

14. 4. FUTURO-WILL
Formula: S + WILL + BE + VERBO ( PARTICI.)+ C
Ej.
She will do the exercise
voz pasiva: The exercise will be done by her

15. 5. FUTURO-GOING TO
Formula: S + TO BE + GOING TO + BE + VERBO + C PARTICI.
Ej.
They are going to get a new car
voz pasiva: A new car is going to be gotten by them