Hello again for this week !!

Sorry for being a little late this week due to some technical issue…
Here comes the lesson for today:The Passive Voice

THE PASSIVE VOICE

First of all we should know what Passive Voice is used for.

The passive voice is used to show interest in the person or object that experiences an action
rather than the person or object that performs the action. In other words, the most important thing
or person becomes the subject of the sentence.-Suntem interesati de obiectul sau persoana care
sufera consecinta unei actiuni,nu de persoana care infaptuieste actiunea.

Mother washed the carpets-Active Voice

The carpets were washed by mother-Passive Voice.

What did mother wash?-The carpets.

Complementul direct de la diateza active devine subiect la diateza pasiva(sau subiect gramatical-
raspunde la intrebarea ‘’cine/ce?’’)

The Direct Object in the Active Voice turns into Subject in the Passive Voice. !!

Subiectul de la diateza active devine complement de agent sau subiect logic(intrucat indeplineste
actiunea).

The Subject in the Active Voice turns into agentive(agent complement) or logical subject.

Deci,dupa cum vedeti,subiectul grammatical nu se suprapune intotdeauna cu cel logic !!

Sometimes we use the passive voice because we don't know or do not want to
express who performed the action.
Utilizam,de asemenea,diateza pasiva atunci cand nu se stie cine a infaptuit o
actiune sau nu suntem interesati de cine a fost infaptuita acea actiune.

The castel was built in the XVII th century.Castelul a fost contruit in secolul al
VII-lea.-we don’t know/don’care who built it.

The passive voice is often used in formal texts. Switching to the active voice will
make your writing clearer and easier to read.

Se foloseste in textele formale si cere o buna stapanire a gramaticii limbii

engleze,de aceea este mai rar folosita.

Forming the Passive Voice

Not an easy task,it requires good skills of tenses !! :D

Basically the Passive Voice is made up of two elements:

-the verb ‘’to be’’

-the Past Participle of the verb (the 3rd form of the verb)-participiul trecut al verbului de conjugat

!!! The verb To Be needs to be conjugated in the same tense as the verb in the Active Voice

Verbul a fi se conjuga la acel timp la care se gaseste verbul de la diateza active.

Things stay the same in Romanian.Este la fel si in limba romana.

Activa: Voi spala niste camasi.

Pasiva:Niste camasi vor fi spalate de catre mine.

Avem viitor in Activa,verbul a fi este conjugat la viitor in Pasiva.-Logic,isn’t it??

So let’s browse now through all the tenses with examples in affirmative,negative and
interrogative.

SIMPLE PRESENT (habitual/repeated actions,general facts)

ACTIVE PASSIVE

Aff. Mary cleans the room every day. The room is cleaned by Mary every day.

Neg.Mary doesn’t clean the room every day. The room is not(isn’t)cleaned by Mary …..

Int.Does Mary clean the room every day? Is the room cleaned by Mary every day?

Yes,she does. Yes,it is.

No,she doesn’t. No,it isn’t.

Aff.She always waters trees in the evening. Trees are always watered by her in the ….

Neg.She doesn’t water trees in the evening. Trees are not(aren’t)watered by her …..

Int.Does she water trees in the evening? Are trees watered by her in the evening?

Yes,she does. Yes,they are.

No,she doesn’t. No,they aren’t.

CONTINUOUS PRESENT(actions in progress in the present moment)

ACTIVE PASIVE

Aff. They are writing a letter now. A letter is being written by them now.

Neg. They are not (aren’t)writing a letter now. A letter is not (isn’t)being written by them now.

Int.Are they writing a letter now? Is a letter being written by them now?

Yes,the are. Yes,it is.

No,they aren’t. No,it isn’t.

Aff. Tom is eating a cake now. A cake is being eaten by Tom.

Neg.Tom is not(isn’t)eating a cake now. A cake is not(isn’t) being eaten by Tom.

Int.Is Tom eating a cake now? Is a cake being eaten by Tom?

Yes,he is. Yes,it is.

No,he isn’t. No,it isn’t.

SIMPLE PAST(actions that occurred in the past at a specified moment)-perfect compus

Aff. She bought a dress yesterday. A dress was bought by her yesterday.
Neg.She didn’t buy a dress yesterday. A dress was not (wasn’t)bought by her yesterday.

Int.Did she buy a dress yesterday? Was a dress bought by her yesterday?

Yes,she did. Yes,it was.

No,she didn’t. No,it wasn’t.

Aff. They saw a movie last night. A movie was seen by them last night.

Neg.They didn’t see a movie last night. A movie was not(wasn’t) seen by them last night.

Int.Did they see a movie last night? Was a movie seen by them last night?

Yes,they did. Yes,it was.

No,they didn’t. No,it wasn’t.

CONTINUOS PAST (actions in progress in the past)-imperfect in romana

Aff. She was eating a cake. A cake was being eaten by her.

Neg. She was not(wasn’t) eating a cake. A cake was not(wasn’t) being eaten by her.

Int.Was she eating a cake? Was a cake being eaten by her?

Yes,she was. Yes,it was.

No,she wasn’t. No,it was’t.

Aff. John was cutting a tree. A tree was being cut by John.

Int.John was not(wasn’t)cutting a tree. A tree was not(wasn’t)being cut by John.

Int.Was John cutting a tree? Was a tree being cut by John?

Yes,he was. Yes,it was.

No,he wasn’t. No,it wasn’t.

TO BE CONTINUED…….