HOW TO MAKE THE PASSIVE…

Virginia Ruiz García

It is used when we want to give more importance to the action instead of the person who performs.

Example:

◦ Active: The dog bit the mailman.(El perro mordió al cartero)

◦ Passive: The mailman was bitten by the dog. El cartero fue mordido por el perro)

The Passive Voice

General rule:

◦ Subject + Ailiary Verb (TO BE) + Past Participle

◦ 1. The object changes in the subject of the voice passive.

◦ 2. The subject of the voice active changes in the complement agent of the active. It adds the end of the sentence introduces for a preposition “BY”.

◦ 3. The verbs of the active sentences changes into in passive verb.

FormSubject + Auxiliary Verb (TO BE) + Past

Participle

The verb present simple in active voice changes for the form:

Ex: She buy a new car (active) The new car is brought by her

(passive)

Present Simple

Am/ are / is + verb past participle / verb regular (-ed).

This change is the follow:

EX: He read the book in the park(active) The book was read in the park by

him(passive)

Past SimpleWas/ were + verb past participle/ verb

regular (-ed)

Ex: They have begun a fantastic travel (active)

The fantastic travel have been begun by them (passive)

Present PerfectHave/Has Been + Verb Past Participle / Verb

regular (-ed)

Ex: Susan had chosen an incredible buffet for lunch (active)

The incredible buffet had been chosen for lunch by Susan (passive)

Past PerfectHad Been + Verb Past Participle / Verb

regular (-ed)

Ex: I will become a good administrative (active)

A good administrative will be become by me (passive)

Future “Will”Will + Be + Verb Past Participle / Verb

regular (-ed)

Ex: You are going to played the tennis match (active)

The tennis match is going to be played by your (passive)

Future “Going To”Is/are Going To+ Be + Verb Past Participle/ Verb

regular (-ed)

Must:

Ex: I must eaten some fruits (active) Some fruits must be eaten by me (passive) Can:

Ex: You can eaten some fruits (active) Some fruits can be eaten by your (passive) Should:

Ex: She should eaten some fruits (active) Some fruits should be eaten by her (passive)

Modals (Must, Can, Should)Must + Be+ Verb Past Participle/ Verb

regular (-ed)

Can + Be+ Verb Past Participle/ Verb regular (-ed)

Should + Be+ Verb Past Participle/ Verb regular (-ed)

ACTIVE:

He (subject) built (active voice) the house (object)

PASSIVE:

The house (object as subject) was built (verb passive) by him

Transform active sentences to passive

sentences

1. The cat drinks milk in the container (active) The milk is drunk in the container by the cat (passive) 2. She wrote a letter to her friend (active) The letter was written to her friend by her (passive) 3. The hen has laid five eggs in the corral (active) Five eggs has been laid in the corral by the hen

(passive) 4. The fishing is going to fished some crab (active) Some crab are going to be fished by the fishing

(passive) 5. In the market had sold a wine lot (active) The wine lot had been sold in the market (passive)

Examples