Passive Voice

A passive voice (voz passiva) é um tipo de

construção frasal onde o sujeito é paciente, ou seja,
sofre a ação da frase em vez de praticá-la.
Exemplo: The car was washed. (O carro foi lavado.)
O foco do exemplo acima é o objeto do período
(the car), uma vez que ele recebe a ação de ser
lavado.
 Passive voice no Simple Present
Objeto + am/is/are + Past Participle (Particípio
passado) do verbo principal + complemento
 Affirmative Form: The school is painted by John. (A
escola é pintada pelo John.)
 Negative Form: The school isn’t painted by John. (A
escola não é pintada pelo John.)
  Passive voice no Present Continuous
Objeto + am being/is being/are being + Past
Participle (Particípio passado) do verbo principal +
complemento
 Affirmative Form: The school is being painted by
John. (A escola está sendo pintada pelo John.)
 Negative Form: The school isn’t being painted by
John. (A escola não está sendo pintada pelo John.)

 Passive voice no Simple Past

Objeto + was/were + Past Participle (Particípio
passado) do verbo principal + complemento
 Affirmative Form: The school was painted by John.
(A escola foi pintada pelo John.)
 Negative Form: The school wasn’t painted by John.
(A escola não foi pintada pelo John.)
  Passive voice no Past Continuous
Objeto + was being/were being + Past
Participle (Particípio passado) do verbo principal +
complemento
 Affirmative Form: The school was being painted by
John. (A escola estava sendo pintada pelo John.)
 Negative Form: The school wasn’t being painted by
John. (A escola não estava sendo pintada pelo
John.)

 Passive voice no Simple Future

Objeto + will be (ou “going to be”) + Past
Participle (Particípio passado) do verbo principal +
complemento
 Affirmative Form: The school will be painted by
John. (A escola será pintada pelo John.)
 Negative Form: The school won’t be painted by John. (A
escola não será pintada pelo John.)
EXERCISES: Transform into passive voice:
5) Americans use dollars. (use – used – used)
Dollars are used by americans.________________
6) Angela will bake a cake. (bake – baked – baked)
A cake will be baked by Angela.__________
7) The child is eating bananas. (eat – ate – eaten)
Bananas are being eaten by the child .
_________________
8) The master punished the servant.
The servant was punished by the master .
__________________
9) He is going to buy a blue shirt. (buy – bought –
bought)
A blue shirt going to be bought by him.
____________________
10) Susan decorated the Christmas tree.
The Christmas tree was decorated.
__________________

Formas no Futuro
Para expressar ações no futuro usamos
“Will” ou “Going to”
USOS DE WILL
DECISÕES REALIZADAS NA HORA

– I will go home now = Vou embora agora.

– Jane will buy the red skirt = Jane vai comprar a saia rosa.

PROMESSAS

– I’ll talk to you later = Falo com você mais tarde.

– They told they’ll come here = Eles falaram que virão aqui.

USOS DO BE GOING TO
Observação: há a necessidade de sempre conjugar corretamente
o verbo be no início, dependendo do sujeito utilizado. EX: He is
going to... /I am going to..../They are going to…
PLANOS JÁ FEITOS

– We are going to the cinema later = Iremos ao cinema mais

tarde.
– I am going to my dentist appointment = Estou indo para a
minha consulta com o dentista.
– They are going to walk the dog = Eles sairão com o cachorro.

PALPITES
– It’s going to rain later = Vai chover mais tarde.

– I think they won’t talk to us = Acho que eles não falarão conosco.
1 I feel really tired. I think I ______ go to bed.
Will
am going to

2 Where are you going?

I ______ visit a customer.

Will
am going to

3 Do you want me to help you?

No thanks. John ______ help me.

Will
is going to

4 Would you prefer tea or coffee?

I ______ have some coffee, please.

Will
am going to
Textos para estudar vocabulário:

 Going,going, gone 248

 A tree grows in Kenia 322
 Life in the future 382
 Interview with an astronaut 402
 Nasa and the space program 432