Passive Voice Activity

PASSIVE VOICE
En la voz activa la acción del verbo recae sobre el sujeto, mientras que en la voz pasiva
la acción recae sobre el objeto.
Ejemplo:
Voz activa Someone stole my bag
Voz pasiva My bag was stolen
Estructura de una oración pasiva

Sujeto + verbo auxiliar ("to be") + participio de pasado
Para pasar una oración activa a pasiva:
1. El objeto de la oración activa pasa a ser el sujeto de la oración pasiva.
2. El verbo principal se sustituye por el auxiliar "to be" (en el mismo tiempo verbal)

seguido del verbo principal en participio.
3. El sujeto de la oración activa pasa a ser complemento agente de la pasiva. No siempre

aparece en la oración, y cuando aparece va introducido por "by".
Complemento Complemento
EstructuraSujeto Verbo Otros complementos
directo agente
Voz activa Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet - in 1562
Romeo and
Voz pasiva was written- by Shakespeare in 1562
Juliet
Tiempo verbal en la voz pasiva
En la voz pasiva el tiempo verbal recae en la forma auxiliar del verbo "to be".
Ejemplo:
My son wrote a letter to his friend A letter was written to his friend.
Tiempo verbal Active Passive

Simple present John writes a book. A book is written by John.
Present continuous John is writing a book. A book is being written by John.
Simple past John wrote a book. A book was written by John.
Past continuous John was writing a book. A book was being written by John.
Present perfect John has written a book. A book has been written by John.
Simple future John will write a book. A book will be written by John.
Conditional John would write a book. A book would be written by John.
Uses of passive voice (Usos de la voz pasiva)
1 Usamos la voz pasiva cuando no se sabe el sujeto que ha realizado la acción.
Ejemplo:
My house was painted this morning
2 Usamos la voz pasiva cuando se da más importancia a la acción que al sujeto que la
realiza.
Ejemplo:
The meeting was recorded.
3 No se usa la voz pasiva con verbos intransitivos, es decir, los que no tienen
complementos directos. Por ejemplo: arrive, go, die, lie, etc...
ACTIVITY
1. Rewrite the sentences in passive voice:
a. He opens the door ___the door was open_by him

________________________________________
b. We set the table___the table were set by us
___________________________________________
c. She pays a lot of money __a lot of money is paid by her
______________________________________
d. They don´t help you ___________________________________________
e. I draw a picture______a picture is draw by me
_________________________________________
f. You don´t write the letter____the letter was not written by
you___________________________________
2. Rewrite the sentences in active voice:
1. The lesson is studied by my brother____my brother studies the lesson

___________________________
2. The book is bought by my sister____my sisiter bought the
book______________________________
3. The door is opened by him_____he opens the door
_________________________________
4. The table is set by us____we set the table
_______________________________________
5. A lot of money is paid by her____she pays a lot of money
_________________________________
6. A picture is drawn by me_____i draw a picture
___________________________________
7. Blue shoes are worn by them____they _worn blue shoes
_______________________________
3. Rewrite the sentences using the interrogative form in passive voice.
a. Do They write the letters?____________________________________

b. Does he study the lessons?___________________________________
c. Do you fix the blender?______________________________________
d. Does Pamela Drink the juice?__________________________________
e. Do the boys paint the doors?__________________________________
f. Does the cat catch the mice?__________________________________
g. Does liana cut the paper?____________________________________
4. Order the sentences.
a. The/ago/cleaned/days/Windows/were/two/the___the Windows were

cleaned ago two days_______________
b. Just/prisoner/been/the/has/released/the________________________
c. Redecorated/moment/house/Being/our/the/is/at/our_____________
d. Electric/glass/made/bulbs/of/are/electric________________________
5. Build sentences using the phrases below.

PART ONE
a. I was pleased_______________________________
b. I am so excited______________________________
c. I am tired___________________________________
d. I am fond __________________________________
e. I was lucky__________________________________
f. He is capable________________________________
g. I am good__________________________________
h. She was pleased_____________________________
i. I am fed up__________________________________
j. I am bored__________________________________
PART TWO
- To hear the news.
- To see her again.
- With having to get up early.
- At learning foreign languages.
- With seeing the same faces very day.
- of staying awake all night.
- To find some tickets for the concert.
- of dancing.

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PASSIVE VOICE

Voz activa Someone stole my bag

Voz pasiva My bag was stolen

Estructura de una oración pasiva

Para pasar una oración activa a pasiva:

1. El objeto de la oración activa pasa a ser el sujeto de la oración pasiva.

2. El verbo principal se sustituye por el auxiliar "to be" (en el mismo tiempo verbal)

3. El sujeto de la oración activa pasa a ser complemento agente de la pasiva. No siempre

Tiempo verbal Active Passive

1 Usamos la voz pasiva cuando no se sabe el sujeto que ha realizado la acción.

My house was painted this morning

The meeting was recorded.

1. Rewrite the sentences in passive voice:

a. He opens the door ___the door was open_by him

2. Rewrite the sentences in active voice:

1. The lesson is studied by my brother____my brother studies the lesson

3. Rewrite the sentences using the interrogative form in passive voice.

a. Do They write the letters?____________________________________

a. The/ago/cleaned/days/Windows/were/two/the___the Windows were

5. Build sentences using the phrases below.

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