Dia de São Valentim ; voz passiva simples

1. FESTIVE CUSTOMS
VALENTINE’S DAY
GRAMMAR: THE PASSIVE

2. 14TH FEBRUARY – VALENTINE’S DAY
Valentine’s Day takes its
name from St. Valentine.
The custom of sending
Valentine cards was started
by Charles, Duke of Orleans
in 1415. The earliest
Valentine card in history was
sent by him to his wife while
he was a prisoner in the
Tower of London.

3. The passive
The custom of sending Valentine cards was started by Sir Charles
Sir Charles started the custom of sending Valentine cards

4. When?
We use the passive voice when we want to stress the
object of an active sentence.
Who or
What?
If we say who or what does the action in a passive
sentence, we call this the agent. We use the word by
to introduce the agent.

5. PASSIVE FORM OF A VERB = TO BE + PAST PARTICIPLE
PASSIVE TENSE FORM EXAMPLE
Simple Present am / are / is + past
participle
A lot of Valentine cards
are sent by young people
every year.
Simple Past was / were + past
participle
The earliest Valentine
card was sent by the
Duke of Orleans.
Future will be + past
participle
These cards will be sent
by young people in the
future, too.

6. HELP!!!
Don’t worry, Sir
Charles!
The card will be
taken to your
wife

7. THE END