1. PassiveVoice Pastparticiple of transitiveverb by be Directoblect used Present tense Past tense Whenwewanttosaywhoorwhatdoes Was/wasn´t Were/weren´t Are/aren´t Am/´m not Is/isn´t The perfume + is + made + by a company in USA The Don Quijote + was + writed + by Miguel de Cervantes America + was + discoberid+ by C. Columbus
2. Used We use thepasisivevoicewithtransitiveverbswhenthefocusis un theobject Theobjectgoesbeforetheverb in thepassivevioce Thepassivevoiceisformetwiththeverbbe plus thepastparticiple of themainverb Sometimeswe use byphrasewiththepassive The passive voice is often used when interest is unknown or not mention who or what does the action