1. TNB08
TEACHER: Rubén J. Toranzo Núñez

2. Passive Voice Use and Structure
 We often choose passive structures when we want to
talk about an action, but are not so interested in saying
who or what does/did it.
 Those pyramids were built around 400 AD.

3. Passive Voice Use and Structure
 We often choose passive structures when we want to
talk about an action, but are not so interested in saying
who or what does/did it.
 Those pyramids were built around 400 AD.

4. Passive Voice Use and Structure
 We often choose passive structures when we want to
talk about an action, but are not so interested in saying
who or what does/did it.
 Those pyramids were built around 400 AD.
 Too many books have been written about the Second
World War.

5. Passive Voice Use and Structure
 We often choose passive structures when we want to
talk about an action, but are not so interested in saying
who or what does/did it.
 Those pyramids were built around 400 AD.
 Too many books have been written about the Second
World War.

6. Passive Voice Use and Structure
 We often choose passive structures when we want to
talk about an action, but are not so interested in saying
who or what does/did it.
 Those pyramids were built around 400 AD.
 Too many books have been written about the Second
World War.
 The results have not been analyzed.

7. Passive Voice Use and Structure
 We often choose passive structures when we want to
talk about an action, but are not so interested in saying
who or what does/did it.
 Those pyramids were built around 400 AD.
 Too many books have been written about the Second
World War.
 The results have not been analyzed.

8. Passive Voice Use and Structure
 Active or Passive ?
 They built this house in 1486.
 This house was built in 1486.

9. Passive Voice Use and Structure
 Active or Passive ?
 They built this house in 1486.
 This house was built in 1486.

10. Passive Voice Use and Structure
 Active or Passive ?
 They built this house in 1486.
 This house was built in 1486.
 German is spoken in Austria.
 Austrians speak German.

11. Passive Voice Use and Structure
 Active or Passive ?
 They built this house in 1486.
 This house was built in 1486.
 German is spoken in Austria.
 Austrians speak German.

12. Passive Voice Use and Structure
 Active or Passive ?
 They built this house in 1486.
 This house was built in 1486.
 German is spoken in Austria.
 Austrians speak German.
 The roof is being repaired by a friend of ours.
 A friend of ours is repairing the roof.

13. Passive Voice Use and Structure
 Active or Passive ?
 They built this house in 1486.
 This house was built in 1486.
 German is spoken in Austria.
 Austrians speak German.
 The roof is being repaired by a friend of ours.
 A friend of ours is repairing the roof.

14. How to make Passive Voice
sentences
 There are some very simple steps to follow when
changing active sentences to passive.
 Check the verb. (active or passive)
 Tense of the verb (present, past, future, perfect, etc)
 Be (present, past, etc) + past participle
 Subject – object

15. How to make Passive Voice
sentences
 Check the verb. (active or passive)
 Tense of the verb (present, past, future, perfect, etc)
Be (present, past, etc) + past participle
 Subject – object
 They built this house in 1486.

16. How to make Passive Voice
sentences
 Check the verb. (active or passive)
 Tense of the verb (present, past, future, perfect, etc)
Be (present, past, etc) + past participle
 Subject – object
 They built this house in 1486. (active or passive)

17. How to make Passive Voice
sentences
 Check the verb. (active or passive)
 Tense of the verb (present, past, future, perfect, etc)
Be (present, past, etc) + past participle
 Subject – object
 They built this house in 1486. (active)
 Verb in simple past so verb be in…

18. How to make Passive Voice
sentences
 Check the verb. (active or passive)
 Tense of the verb (present, past, future, perfect, etc)
Be (present, past, etc) + past participle
 Subject – object
 They built this house in 1486. (active)
 Verb in simple past so verb be in…past = was/were + p.p.
 What is the new subject for the passive sentence?

19. How to make Passive Voice
sentences
 Check the verb. (active or passive)
 Tense of the verb (present, past, future, perfect, etc)
Be (present, past, etc) + past participle
 Subject – object
 They built this house in 1486. (active)
 Verb in simple past so verb be in…past = was/were + p.p.
 What is the new subject for the passive sentence?
 This house was built in 1486.

20. How to make Passive Voice
sentences
 Check the verb. (active or passive)
 Tense of the verb (present, past, future, perfect, etc)
Be (present, past, etc) + past participle
 Subject – object
 They sold their car last week.
 Their car was sold last week.
 The teacher is bringing the exams to the class.
 The exams are being brought to the class by the teacher.
 The artist will finish the sculpture next month.
 The sculpture will be finished next month.

21. Tenses for the passive voice
Name Construction Example
Simple present Am/is/are + p.p. Spanish is spoken in Peru.
Simple past Was/were + p.p. My car was stolen
yesterday.
Future (will) Will be + p.p. It will be finished
tomorrow.
Future (be going to) Am/is/are going to be + The car is going to be
p.p. painted next week.
Present continuous Am/is/are being + p.p. A new hotel is being
built.
Present perfect Have/has + p.p. My car has been found.

22. Ready for exercises?
 Tom has send a letter to his mother.
 People play soccer all over the world.
 They are doing their homework.
 I forgot my keys in the car.
 English is taught at Cultural.