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Passive Voice PDF
Passive Voice PDF
Voice sentence, the subject receives the action from the verb.
TERMS
• active voice
The most common “voice” – the subject of the sentence does an action
• passive voice
A “voice” in which the focus in on the action
• past participles
A form of the verb that usually ends in -ED (for regular verbs)
Active Voice
Look at this example:
Passive Voice
In the Passive Voice, the focus in on the Action.
Let’s compare this two Voices:
Subject Verb Object Focus
PASSIVE The monument was renovated. (by the We are focused on the
architects) monument.
Past was /were being The room was being cleaned when I arrived.
(done)
Continuous
Present has / have been I’m not going to the party. I have not been
(done) invited.
Perfect
(*) grow: crecer, cultivar, criar
Some expressions in the Passive Voice
We use the base form of the verb The Be (be done, be cleaned, be built, etc.) after
some verbs (for example: have to, be going to, want to, can):
Born: Remember that be born is a passive verb in English and is usually past:
• There was a fight at the party, but nobody got hurt. ( = nobody was hurt)
References:
• Murphy, R. (1998). Grammar in Use - Reference and Practice for Intermediate Students
of English. Cambridge, Reino Unido: Cambridge University Press.
Units 40, 41, 42