PASSIVE VOICE = VOZ PASIVA

Como en español, la voz pasiva se forma con el verbo 'to be' (ser) y el participio pasado.
En una oración de voz activa , se hace énfasis en el sujeto q ejecuta la acción, mientras que en la
voz pasiva es el objeto directo de la voz activa q recibe mayor interés o énfasis.
They made this car in 1963. (active) This car was made in 1963. (passive)
El sujeto de un verbo en pasiva corresponde al objeto de un verbo en activa.
Spanish is spoken in Argentina PASIVA

(sujeto)
Argentinians speak Spanish ACTIVA

(objeto)

Estudia la siguiente lista de las formas del verbo en pasiva.

(pp = participio pasado)

Verb Tense Structure Example

PRESENT SIMPLE am/are/is + pp Here speaks Spanish / Spanish is spoken here.
PRESENT am/are/is being He is answering your questions / Your questions are
CONTINUOUS + pp being answered by him.
They will paint it next week / It’ll be painted next week. By
FUTURE (WILL) will be + pp
them
FUTURE (GOING am/are/is going Mary is going to make her house next year / Her house is going
TO) to be + pp to be made next year by Mary .
Rose invited us to a party, but we didn´t go /We were invited to
PAST SIMPLE was/were + pp
the party, but we didn’t go.
They were cleaning the hotel room when we got back from
PAST was/were being
CONTINUOUS
shopping. The hotel room was being cleaned when we got back
+ pp
from shopping.
have/has been + Someone has shot The President of America
PRESENT PERFECT
pp The President of America has been shot by someone.
When he got home, someone had stolen his money
PAST PERFECT had been + pp
When he got home, his money had been stolen by someone.
will have been +
FUTURE PERFECT I will have bought it / It will have been bought by me
pp
En las formas del ‘future progressive’ (will be being + pp) y ‘perfect progressive’ (has been being +
pp) no es muy común su uso.

Para decir quién hacía la acción o qué la causaba, usa 'by'.

This house was built by my mother. / Esta casa fue construida por mi madre.
Washington was bombed by Pakistan. / Washington fue bombardeado por Pakistán.

La voz pasiva se suele utilizar cuando se desconoce o no interesa mencionar quién o qué hace la
acción.

EXAMPLE OF INTERROGATIVE FORM:

DO YOU AVOID THAT JOB? IS THAT JOB AVOIDED BY YOU?

EXCERCISES

PART I TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO PASSIVE VOICE:

1. The students will give a presentation tomorrow.

2. Someone has stolen my project!

3. We receive the newspaper every day.

4. The children have eaten the cookies.

5. We are going to complete the renovations next week.

6. They are paying us every Friday.

7. Did they deliver your new sofa?

8. Those engineers were building a new airport.

9. Civil engineer studies the soil conditions.

10. I can build a big dam.

PART II TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO ACTIVE VOICE:

1. The stone was thrown by the boy.

2. My house was lent to Paul in the weekend by me.

3. Some subjects were being found boring by students.

4. The sensation could not be felt by my parents.

5. Modern houses were bought by the smart woman.

6. A box of nails had been bought for my construction by engineer.

7. A big surprise has been promised to me by Sally.

8. The information is shared by Brighton and Pam building company.

9. A parked car was accidentally damaged by me..

10. A new apartment has been rented in Merida by my parents-in-law.

PART III COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT VERBAL TENSE IN PASSIVE.

1. The car _____________ (sell) yesterday.

2.The books _______________ (write) last year.

3.The window ________________ (break) by the stone.

4.The thiefs ____________________ (arrest) by the police last month.

5.My house________________ (paint) tomorrow.

6.The exercises ________________ (do) right now.

7.She____________________ (say) to be a good man.

8.The table _____________________ (make) by the carpenter.

9.The goal ___________________ (score) by Cristiano Ronaldo last Monday.