Presentación sobre la voz pasiva en inglés.

1. Isabel Mª Cuevas Cabrera

2. USING THE PASSIVE VOICE
To emphasize the action and not the one who performs
the action
has bought a book
when the person doing the action is unknown or does not
exist.
English is spoken all over the world

3. FORMATION OF PASSIVE VOICE
Passive Direct object
It is formed with the verb "To Be" + the past participle
From Active to Passive:
"The girl took a umbrella"
Subject verb Direct complement
1. Spending Direct Supplement to the subject:
A umbrella ...
2. Put the verb "To Be" at the time when the verb is in active +
participle.
A umbrella was taken ...
3. The subject passes Agent Complement through “ BY"
A umbrella was taken by the girl

4. PASSIVE INDIRECT OBJECT
This type of passive does not exist in Spanish. It is used
when you want to emphasize the indirect rather than
the direct object.
Active voice:
I offer a job toTom
Subject Verb Complement Complement
Agent Direct Indirect
Passive voice:
Tom is offered a job (by me)
Subject Verb Complement Complement
Patient Direct Patient

5. VERBS WITH DOUBLE OBJECT
Verbs that have direct and indirect object usually built with
passive indirect object.
ACTIVE VOICE
My boss offered Preferred me an Important promotion.
PASSIVE VOICE
-An Important WAS promotion offered Preferred to me.
(by my boss)
-I was offered Preferred an Important promotion.
(by my boss)
Typical examples of verbs with two objects are:
Ask Tell
Give Sell
Ofter Send
Order Show
Tell

6. PERSONAL PRONOUNS
The subject of active agent repent in prayer to complement
the passive sentence, change whether it is a personal
pronoun:
Active Voice
-He sang the song
Passive voice
-The song was sung by him
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
Me
You
Him
Her
It
Us
You
Them

7. NEGATIVE
INTERROGATIVE
Negative
The negation is the verb "To Be“
-The tree isn´t made of bill
-Animal aren´t sold in this shop
Interrogative
The verb "To Be" at the beginning of the sentence is reversed.
-Is the tree made of bill?
- Are animals sold in the shop?
They usually respond with short answers.
- yes, it is/ No it isn´t
- yes, they are/ no they aren´t

8. THE PASSIVE WITH :
THE PRESENT TIMES
PRESENT SIMPLE
SUBJECT+AM/ARE
/IS + PARTICIPLE
I am beaten
You are beaten
He/ she is beaten
We are beaten
You are beaten
They are beaten
PRESENT CONTINUOS
SUBJECT + AM/ARE/IS
BEING+ PARTICIPLE
I am being beaten
You are being beaten
He/she is being beaten
We are being beaten
You are being beaten
They are being beaten
PRESENT PERFECT
SUBJECT+ HAVE/HAS
BEEN +PARTICIPLE
I have been beaten
You have been beaten
He/She has been beaten
We have been beaten
You have been beaten
They have been beat

9. THE PASSIVE WITH :
THE FUTURE TIMES
SIMPLE FUTURE
SUBJECT+ WILL BE+
PARTICIPLE
I will be beaten
You will be beaten
He / she will be
beaten
We will be beaten
You will be beaten
They will be beaten
PROGRESSIVE FUTURE
SUBJECT+ WILL BE+
BEING+PARTICIPLE
I will be being beaten
You will be being beaten
He /she will be being
beaten
We will be being beaten
You will be being beaten
They will be being beaten
FUTURE "GOING TO"
SUBJECT+ AM/ARE/IS +GOING
TO BE+ PARTICIPLE
I am going to be beaten
You are going to be beaten
He/she is going to be beaten
We are going to be beaten
You are going to beaten
They are going to beaten

10. THE PASSIVE WITH :
THE PAST TIMES
PAST CONTINUOUS
SUBJECT+WAS/WERE
BEING+ PARTICIPLE
I was being beaten
You were being beaten
He/she was being beaten
We were being beaten
You were being beaten
They were being beaten
PAST SIMPLE
SUBJECT+ WAS/WERE+
PARTICIPLE
I was beaten
You were beaten
He/she was beaten
We were beaten
You were beaten
They were beaten

11. THE PASSIVE WITH :
THE PAST PERFECT TIMES
PAST PERFECT
SUBJECT+ HAD BEEN+
PARTICIPLE
I had been beaten
You had been beaten
He/she had been beaten
We had been beaten
You had been beaten
They had been beaten
PAST PERCFECT CONTINUOUS
SUBJECT+ HAD BEEN BEING+
PARTICIPLE
I had been being beaten
You had been being beaten
He/she had been being beaten
We had been being beaten
You had been being beaten
They had been being beaten

12. THE PASSIVE WITH :
THE MODAL VERBS
CAN
SUBJECT+ MODAL
VERBS+ BE+ PARTICIPLE
-The file can no be saved
-You could be eaten by a
lion
MAY
SUBJECT+ MODAL
VERBS+ BE+ PARTICIPLE
-A car may be stole
-The accident might
be caused by poor visibility
MUST
SUBJECT+
MODAL VERBS+
BE+ PARTICIPLE
- Respect must
be earned

13. EXAMPLES:
ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE
-María mailed the letter
-The young man must have
eaten four hanburgers
-Your dog has bitten the
policeman
-The girl is making a
mistake
-The party will celebrate his
retirement
-The letter was mailed by María
-Four hamburgers must have
been eaten by the young man
-The policeman has been bitten
by your dog
- A mistake was being made by
the girl
-His retirement will be
celebrated by the party.
-Simple past
-Modal verbs
- Present perfect
-Past Continuos
-Simple Future.

14. THANK YOU.
Isabel Mª Cuevas Cabrera.