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PASSIVE VOICEA friend to rely onDEVELOPED BY MIGUEL VALENCIA
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PASSIVE VOICE
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SIMPLE PRESENTactive voice SHE CLEANS THE HOUSE Ella limpia la casa
formula IS, ARE + past participle
passive voice THE HOUSE IS CLEANED BY HER La casa es limpiada por ella
The houses are(plural)
SIMPLE PASTactive voice SHE CLEANED THE HOUSE Ella limpió la casa
formula WAS, WERE + past participle
passive voice HE HOUSE WAS CLEANED BY HER La casa fué limpiada por ella
The houses were(plural)
FUTUREactive voice SHE WILL CLEAN THE HOUSE Ella limpiará la casa
formula WILL BE + past participle
passive voice THE HOUSE WILL BE CLEANED BY HER La casa será limpiada por ella
Simple tenses
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She feeds the dog (feed-fed-fed)Simple presentThe dog is fed by him
He fixed the apartments Simple pastThe apartments were fixed by him
She will paint the houseFuture simpleThe house will be painted by her
EXERCISES identify the tense and change to passive voice
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PROGRESSIVES TENSES
PRESENT PROGRESSIVEactive voice SHE IS CLEANING THE HOUSE Ella está limpiando la casaformula IS, ARE + BEING + past participle
passive voice THE HOUSE IS BEING CLEANED BY HER La casa está siendo limpiada por ella
PAST PROGRESSIVEactive voice SHE WAS CLEANING THE HOUSE
Ella estuvo limpiando la casa
formula WAS, WERE + BEING + past participle
pasive voice THE HOUSE WAS BEING CLEANED BY HER La casa estuvo siendo limpiada por ella
The houses are(plural)
The houses were(plural)
The future progressive is not considered in passive voice
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EXERCISES identify the tense and change
to passive voice
She is feeding the dog (feed-fed-fed)Present progressiveThe dog is being fed by him
He fixed the apartments Past progressiveThe apartments were being fixed by him
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PASSIVE VOICE PERFECT TENSESPRESENT PERFECTactive voice SHE HAS CLEANED THE HOUSE Ella ha limpiado la casa
formula HAVE / HAS + BEEN + past participle
passive voice THE HOUSE HAS BEEN CLEANED BY HER La casa ha sido
limpiada por ella PAST PERFECTactive voice SHE HAD CLEANED THE HOUSE Ella había limpiado la casa
formula HAD + BEEN + past participle
passive voice THE HOUSE HAD BEEN CLEANED BY HER La casa había sido limpiada
FUTURE PERFECTactive voice SHE WILL HAVE CLEANED THE HOUSE La casa habrá sido
limpiada por ellaformula WILL HAVE + BEEN + past participle
passive voice THE HOUSE WILL HAVE BEEN CLEANED BY HER La casa sido limpiada por ella
The houses have(plural)
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EXERCISES identify the tense and change
to passive voiceHe had polished the carPast perfectThe car had been polished by him
They have written an excellent bookPresent pefectAn excellent book has been written by them
By tomorrow, I will have finished the projectFuture perfectThe project will have been finished by me
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Passive voice
Resume passive voiceSimple tenses
Is/are +ppWas/were+pp
Will be+pp
Progressive tenses
Is/are +BEING+ppWas/were+BEING+pp
Will be+BEING+pp
Perfect tenses
Have/has+been+ppHad+been+pp
Will have+been+pp
Es, estáFué. EstuvoSerá
Es, estáFué. EstuvoSerá
Ha, hanhabíahabrá
SIENDO ADO, IDO
ADO, IDO
SIDO ADO, IDO
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PASSIVE VOICE with modals
past participleBe
ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE
She can fix the tv the tv can be fixed by her
He should see the stadium the stadium should be seen by him
We must paint the house the house must be painted by us
He will send the fax the fax will be sent by him
can
could
may
should
will
would
might
must
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Maria was cleaning the
tv
We have studied the
book
They can break the tv
Shakespeare wrote Hamlet
Carlos oils the car
exercise
the car is oiled by him
the tv was being cleaned by her
Hamlet was
written by
Shakespeare
the tv can be broken by them
The book has been studied by us
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PASSIVE VOICE EXERCISES
A) They will teach you three foreign languages at this school.B) Someone is following us.C) They asked her very inappropriate questions in the interview.D) Burglars broke into our garage this Easter.E) They offered him a promotion.F) Somebody will tell you how to get there after the crossroads.G) They have promised me a higher salary.H) They gave him a hi-fi for his birthday.I) Smoke filled the stadium.J) They will send you a subscription form. K) They ought to pay you the remaining amount.L) They always laugh at this student.M) They denied him admission to the club.N) They sent for a doctor immediately.O) They showed the boy some football T-shirts.
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