This document discusses the passive voice in English. It provides examples of when to use the passive voice, such as when the subject is unknown or less important than the action. It explains the structure of a passive verb as subject + to be + past participle. It gives examples of transforming sentences from active to passive voice in different tenses. Finally, it provides practice transforming active sentences to the passive voice.

1. Passive Voice
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2. Uses
● Usamos la voz pasiva cuando no sabemos quien ha realizado la
acción.
Ejemplo:
– A civilian has been killed. (Un civil ha sido asesinado.)
– The car was stolen. (El coche fue robado.)
● Usamos la voz pasiva cuando queremos dar más importancia a lo
que pasó, que a quién realizó la acción o cuando no queremos
decir quien la realizó.
Ejemplo:
– The letter was delivered yesterday. (La carta fue entregada ayer.)
– A mistake was made. (Un error fue cometido.)

3. Form of the passive verb
La voz pasiva en inglés sigue la estructura general:
Sujeto + Verbo To be + Verbo en participio + Objeto.
Por ejemplo:
- La estructura fue dilucidada por Watson y Crick
- Para pasar oraciones de la voz activa a la voz pasiva, simplemente hay
que:
1) Cambiar el orden del sujeto y el objeto.
2) Añadir el auxiliar “to be” en el tiempo verbal de la voz activa.
3) Añadir el participio del verbo principal

4. Examples in different verb tenses
(I)
Presente simple
Voz activa: John writes the letter
Voz pasiva: The letter is written by John
Presente continuo
Voz activa: John is writing the letter
Voz pasiva: The letter is being written by John
Pasado simple
Voz activa: John wrote the letter
Voz pasiva: The letter was written by John
Pasado continuo
Voz activa: John was writing the letter
Voz pasiva: The letter was being written by John

5. Examples in different verb tenses
(II)
Presente perfecto
Voz activa: John has written the letter
Voz pasiva: The letter has been written by John
Pasado perfecto
Voz activa: John had written the letter
Voz pasiva: The letter had been written by John
Futuro (Will)
Voz activa: John will write the letter
Voz pasiva: The letter will be written by John
Futuro (going to)
Voz activa: John is going to write the letter
Voz pasiva: The letter is going to be written by John

6. Con los Verbos Modales

7. Active to passive transformation.
Changes in the sentence.

8. Practicar.
*Transforma las siguientes oraciones activas a pasivas:
1. They have arrested the suspect.
The suspect has been arrested.
2. They are collecting the furniture tomorrow.
The furniture is being collected tomorrow.
3. Someone stole my bike last night.
My bike was stolen last night.
4. We'll take a decision this week.
A decision will be taken this week
5. They deliver the newspaper every morning.
The newspaper is delivered every morning