the passive 3rs 4ts (1)
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THE PASSIVE
Look at the picture:Look at the picture:
ACTIVE VOICE: ACTIVE VOICE: presentpresent
The girl speaksspeaks Japanese.
PASSIVE VOICE: PASSIVE VOICE: present TO BE + PAST PARTICIPLEpresent TO BE + PAST PARTICIPLE
Japanese isis spokenspoken by the girl.
The girl speaks Japanese.
Japanese is spoken by the girl.
What are the changes?What are the changes?
The Subject in the Active voice becomes the Agent
The girl speaks Japanese.
The Direct Object in the Active voice becomes the Subject
Japanese is spoken by the girl.
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WITH SENTENCES WITH PRESENT SIMPLE
VERB FORMS
BUTBUT
WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE OTHER
VERB TENSES?
Present continuous, simple past, past continuous, future, present perfect…
THE SAMETHE SAME
THINGTHING
The girl is eating an ice cream.
An ice cream is being eaten by the girl.
YESYESACTIVE VOICEACTIVE VOICEVerb in present continuousVerb in present continuous
PASSIVE VOICEPASSIVE VOICEVerb to be in present cont. + past participleVerb to be in present cont. + past participle
Am/is/are + VERB +ING 3rd. column of listAm/is/are + VERB +ING 3rd. column of list
OROR
VERB +ed endingVERB +ed ending
The Romans built the city.The city was built by the Romans.
Bath (UK)
YESYESACTIVE VOICEACTIVE VOICE
Verb in simple pastVerb in simple past
PASSIVE VOICEPASSIVE VOICEVerb to be in past form + past participleVerb to be in past form + past participle
2nd. column of list 3rd. column of list2nd. column of list 3rd. column of list
OR OROR OR
-ed ending -ed ending-ed ending -ed ending
This is Martha.
Tenses: READ > IS READ Martha reads a book. A book is read by Martha.
IS READING > IS BEING READ Martha is reading a book. A book is being read by Martha.
READ (2nd. column of list) > WAS READMartha read a book yesterday. A book was read by Martha yesterday.
WAS READING > WAS BEING READMartha was reading a book. A book was being read by Martha.
WILL READ > WILL BE READ Martha will read a book. A book will be read by Martha.
HAS READ > HAS BEEN READ Martha has read a book. A book has been read by Martha.
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REMEMBER:
BY + Object Pronoun me you him her it us you them