Estudiante Instituto Cultural Mexicamno Norteamericano de Michoacán.

1. INSTITUTO CULTURAL MEXICANO NORTEAMERICANO DE MICHOACÁN
LIC. EN LA ENSEÑANZA DEL IDIOMA INGLÉS
ALUMNO JUAN CARLOS TORRES AGUILAR

2. Passive Voice
Affirmative sentences by Juan Carlos Torres Aguilar.

3. Using the Passive Voice
 We use ACTIVE VOICE to say what the subject does.
 PASSIVE VOICE is used to say what happens to the subject.
Active voice takes the form “A does B”
We chose the plastic film to cover the microphone
Passive voice takes the form “B is done (by A)”
Plastic film was chosen (by us) to cover the microphone

4. Active Voice: Subjects Perform an Act
We ... chose ... plastic film to cover the microphone.
Active voice
Subject Verb Object

5. Passive Voice: Objects Perform an Act
The team ... chose ... plastic film to cover the microphone.
Third person, but active voice
Subject Verb Object
Plastic film … was chosen … to cover the microphone.
Passive voice
Subject Verb Object
The focus is on the action NOT in the actor

6. USING PASSIVE VOICE
Object + To be
in specific
tense
Past
Participle
+ (By
someone)
+

7. Passive voice tenses

8. Form the passive voice with a form of BE and the past
participle of a verb.

9. Simple Present
Active Voice
Art collectors buy famous paintings all over the world.
Passive Voice
Famous paintings are bought by art collectors all over the world.
Subject
Object
Verb Object
BE Past
Participle
by

11. Present Perfect
Active Voice
Some Worlds Leaders have bought Yu Hung’s paingtings.
Passive Voice
Yu Hung’s paintings have been bought by Some Worlds Leaders.

12. Simple Past
Active Voice
I.M. Pei designed the Grand Pyramid at the Louvre.
Passive Voice
The Grand Pyramid at the Louvre was designed by I.M. Pei.

13. Past Continuous
Active Voice
Last year, the museum was selling copies of Monet’s paintings.
Passive Voice
Last year, copies of Monet’s paintings were being sold by the museum.

14. Future with WILL
Active Voice
Ang Lee will direct a new film next year.
Passive Voice
A new film will be directed by Ang Lee next year.

15. Future with BE GOING TO
Active Voice
The Tate Modern is going to show Van Gogh’s drawings next month.
Passive Voice
Van Gogh’s drawings are going to be shown at the Tate Modern next month.