The document discusses the passive voice in English and Spanish. It explains that the passive voice focuses on the action rather than the subject. There are two types of passive voice: passive with a direct object and passive with an indirect object. The passive voice is formed using the verb "to be" plus the past participle of the main verb. Various tenses of the passive voice are then provided with examples translated to Spanish. Steps for changing an active sentence to the passive voice are outlined as moving the direct object to subject, adding "by" and the original subject, and changing the main verb to be + past participle.

1. In English, as in Spanish there are two
voices:
The active voice
 The passive voice

In this presentation I’m going to explain the
formation of the passive voice.

2. The passive voice stands out the
action and not who does it.
Who does the action isn’t
important

3. In English there are two kinds of passive.
 Passive direct object
“The car is bought by Steve”
Steve isn’t important. The car is the subject.
 Passive indirect object
“Mary is offered a present by Peter”
This type of passive don’t exist in spanish.

4. It forms with the verb to be
+ the verb participle.
The tenses of the passive
voice are:

5. Subject + was/were + participle
Passive
Meaning
I was protected
Yo fui protegido
You were protected
Tú fuiste protegido
He/She/It was protected
Él/Ella/Ello fue protegido
We were protected
Nosotros fuimos protegidos
You were protected
Vosotros fuisteis protegidos
They were protected
Ellos fueron protegidos

6. Subject + am/are/is + participle
Passive
Meaning
I am combed
Yo soy peinada
You are combed
Tú eres peinado
He/She/ It is combed
Él/Ella/Ello es peinado
We are combed
Nosotros somos peinados
You are combed
Vosotros sois peinados
They are combed
Ellos son peinados

7. Subject + have/has been +participle
Passive
Meaning
I have been educated
Yo he sido educado
You have been educated
Tú has sido educado
He/She/It has been educated
Él/Ella/Ello ha sido educado
We have been educated
Nosotros hemos sido educados
You have been educated
Vosotros habeis sido educados
They have been educated
Ellos han sido educados

8. Subject + had been + participle
Passive
Meaning
I had been slept
Yo había sido dormido
You had been slept
Tú habías sido dormido
He/She/It had been slept
Él/Ella/Ello había sido dormido
We had been slept
Nosotros habíamos sido dormidos
You had been slept
Vosotros habíais sido dormidos
They had been slept
Ellos habían sido dormidos

9. Subject + will be + participle
Passsive
Meaning
I will be seen
Yo seré visto
You will be seen
Tú serás visto
He/She/It will be seen
Él/Ella/Ello será visto
We will be seen
Nosotros seremos vistos
You will be seen
Vosotros seréis vistos
They will be seen
Ellos serán vistos

10. Subjetc + modal verb + be + participle
Passive
Meaning
Can
The file can not be saved
El fichero no puede ser guardado
Must
Respect mus t be earned
El respeto debe ser ganado
Should
Doctor should be called
El doctor debería ser llamado

11. Subject + am/are/is going to be + participle
Passive
Meaning
Iam going to be choosen
Yo voy a ser elegido
You are going to be choosen
Tú vas a ser elegido
He/She/It going to be choosen
Él/Ella/Ello va a ser elegido
We are going to be choosen
Nosotros vamos a ser elegidos
You are going to be choosen
Vosotros vais a ser elegidos
They are going to be choosen
Ellos van a ser elegidos

12. 1. Move the active sentence¡s direct object
into the sentece’s subject slot.
Active voice -------------------------Passive voice
Irene listened the song ------- The song
↑
↑
direct object
Subject

13. 2. Place the active sentence’s subject into
a phrase beginning with the preprosition
by.
Active voice------------------------ Passice voice
Irene listened the song ------ The song…… by Irene
↑
↑↑
Subject
Prepositional phrase

14. 3. Add a form of the auxiliary verb be to he
main verb and change the main verb’s
form.
Active voice-------- Passive voice
Irene listened the song ------- The song was listened by Irene
↑
↑ ↑
Verb
Verb + be auxiliary