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THE PASSIVE VOICE 
Ana Isabel Zambrana Fernández
The passive voice uso: 
1 when the agent (the person who does the action) is unknown, 
unimportant or obious from the contex 
Jane was chot. (we don´t know who shot her) 
This church was built in 1815. (inimportant agent) 
Has been arrested. (obiously by the police) 
2 To make more polite or formal statements. 
the car hasn´t been cleaned. (More polite) 
You haven´t cleaned the car (lers polite) 
3 When the acction is more important than the agent, as in processes 
instructions, events, reports, headline, mew intens and 
advertisements. 
30 people were killed in the earth quake 
4 To put enphasis on the agent. 
The new library will be opened by the Queen.
PRESENT SIMPLE PRE CONTINUOUS PRESENT PERFECT 
(+)S+am/is/are+pt 
p 
S+am/is/are+being 
+Ptp 
S+has/have+been+ 
ptp 
(-)S+am/is/are+ptp S+am/is/are+not+ 
being+ptp 
S+has/have+not+ 
been+ptp 
(?)Am/is/are+s+pt 
p 
Am/is/are+s+being 
+ptp 
Has/have+s+been+ 
ptp 
PRESENT
PAST 
SIMPLE CONTUOUS PERFEC 
(+)S+was/were+ptp S+was/were+being+ 
ptp 
S+had+been+ptp 
S+was/were+not+ 
Ptp (-) 
S+was/were+not+bei 
ng+ptp 
s+had+not+been+ 
ptp 
Was/were+s+ptp (?) Was/were+s+ptp Had+s+been+ptp
FUTURE 
+ S+will+be+ptp 
- S+will+not+be+ptp 
? Will+s+be+ptp
GOING TO 
+ S+V to be(am/is/are)+going to+be+ptp 
- S+V to be(am/is/are)+not+going to+be+ptp 
? V to be(am/is/are) +s+going to+be+ptp
MODALS VERBS 
Must---------He must deliver the letters (activa) 
The letters must be delivered (pasiva)
TRANSFORMATION 
Leslie took this photograph yesterday 
object 
subject 
This photograph was taken by Leslie yesterday 
subject 
agent 
Active verb 
Passive verb
EJEMPLOS: 
My grandfather planted this tree (active) 
This tree was planted by my grandfather (passive) 
Brian Brody directected the Ultimate Space Adventure 
The Ultimate Space Adventure was directected by Brian Brody (passive) 
Pierre Matie will desingn her costume 
Her costume will be designed by Pierre Matie (passive) 
Someone found my wallet 
My wallet was found (passive) 
One of the students broke the windows 
The windows were broken by of the students (passiva)

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The passive voice

  • 1. THE PASSIVE VOICE Ana Isabel Zambrana Fernández
  • 2. The passive voice uso: 1 when the agent (the person who does the action) is unknown, unimportant or obious from the contex Jane was chot. (we don´t know who shot her) This church was built in 1815. (inimportant agent) Has been arrested. (obiously by the police) 2 To make more polite or formal statements. the car hasn´t been cleaned. (More polite) You haven´t cleaned the car (lers polite) 3 When the acction is more important than the agent, as in processes instructions, events, reports, headline, mew intens and advertisements. 30 people were killed in the earth quake 4 To put enphasis on the agent. The new library will be opened by the Queen.
  • 3. PRESENT SIMPLE PRE CONTINUOUS PRESENT PERFECT (+)S+am/is/are+pt p S+am/is/are+being +Ptp S+has/have+been+ ptp (-)S+am/is/are+ptp S+am/is/are+not+ being+ptp S+has/have+not+ been+ptp (?)Am/is/are+s+pt p Am/is/are+s+being +ptp Has/have+s+been+ ptp PRESENT
  • 4. PAST SIMPLE CONTUOUS PERFEC (+)S+was/were+ptp S+was/were+being+ ptp S+had+been+ptp S+was/were+not+ Ptp (-) S+was/were+not+bei ng+ptp s+had+not+been+ ptp Was/were+s+ptp (?) Was/were+s+ptp Had+s+been+ptp
  • 5. FUTURE + S+will+be+ptp - S+will+not+be+ptp ? Will+s+be+ptp
  • 6. GOING TO + S+V to be(am/is/are)+going to+be+ptp - S+V to be(am/is/are)+not+going to+be+ptp ? V to be(am/is/are) +s+going to+be+ptp
  • 7. MODALS VERBS Must---------He must deliver the letters (activa) The letters must be delivered (pasiva)
  • 8. TRANSFORMATION Leslie took this photograph yesterday object subject This photograph was taken by Leslie yesterday subject agent Active verb Passive verb
  • 9. EJEMPLOS: My grandfather planted this tree (active) This tree was planted by my grandfather (passive) Brian Brody directected the Ultimate Space Adventure The Ultimate Space Adventure was directected by Brian Brody (passive) Pierre Matie will desingn her costume Her costume will be designed by Pierre Matie (passive) Someone found my wallet My wallet was found (passive) One of the students broke the windows The windows were broken by of the students (passiva)