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The Passive Voice

The document discusses the passive voice, including its use, structure, and formation in different tenses. The passive voice is used when the action is more important than the person performing it. It is formed using some form of 'to be' plus the past participle of the main verb. Examples are provided of changing sentences from active to passive voice.

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The Passive Voice

The document discusses the passive voice, including its use, structure, and formation in different tenses. The passive voice is used when the action is more important than the person performing it. It is formed using some form of 'to be' plus the past participle of the main verb. Examples are provided of changing sentences from active to passive voice.

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The Passive voice

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THE PASSIVE VOICE
*USE
We use the passive voice when the action is more important than the person who does it

To be + past participle

My car was stolen

The object of the active sentence----- the subject in the passive sentence

The subject of the active sentence------the Agent

EXAMPLE:

ACTIVE VOICE: a Zebra stopped the traffic

PASSIVE VOICE: The traffic was stopped by a zebra

*STRUCTURE
Subject+ auxiliary verb (to be) + past participle

*TIEMPO
PRESENT SIMPLE

Active voice: People think the animals escaped from the zoo

Passive voice: It is thought that the animals escaped from the zoo.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Active voice: The doctors are treating the animal feeder in the hospital.

Passive voice: The animal feeder is being treated.

PRESENT PERFECT

Active voice: the police have arrested the robbers

Passive voice: the robber’s feeder have been arrested by the police.
PAST SIMPLE

ACTIVE VOICE: we needed you in that meeting today.

PASSIVE VOICE: You were needed in that meeting today.

PAST CONTINUOUS

ACTIVE VOICE: The police were holding the robbers in custody

PASSIVE VOICE: the robbers were being held in custody by the police,

PAST PERFECT

ACTIVE VOICE: He said that the police had seen my car on the camera of a gas station.

PASSIVE VOICE: He said that my car had been seen on the camera of a gas station.

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