2. The passive voice is used when:
1. The
thing is more important or interesting
that the doer
2. The doer is unknown
3. The passive verb is:
Verb to be + past participle
To be ( in the tense appropriate).
Past participle (third column of irregular verbs)
4. Example
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Drink/s is/are drunk
Past simple
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Loved/saw was/were loved/seen
Present perfect
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Have/has eaten have/has been eaten
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Had begun had been begun
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Will bet will be bet
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Present simple
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Past perfect
simple
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Future with will
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Going to future
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Modal verb
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Am/is/are going to break am/is/are
going to be broken
Can /should/must show
Can/should/must be shown
5. Active to passive transformation. Changes in the
sentence.
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Active: subject+verb+object+adverbials
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Passive: Subject+be+past participle+(by agent)+adverb
* be(in the tense apropriate).
6. PHRASES
Passive
ACTIVE
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Jéssica writes a story
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Victor ate a orange
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Sandra will visit
England
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Rocio has cleaned the
car
Juan is telling a
speech
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A story is written by Jessica
A orange was eaten by
Victor
England will be visited by
Sandra
The car has been cleaned
by Rocio
A speech is being told by
Juan
7. PHRASES
Passive
ACTIVE
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Jéssica writes a story
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●
Victor ate a orange
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Sandra will visit
England
●
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Rocio has cleaned the
car
Juan is telling a
speech
●
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A story is written by Jessica
A orange was eaten by
Victor
England will be visited by
Sandra
The car has been cleaned
by Rocio
A speech is being told by
Juan