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Colegio San Nicolas

La Serena

Unit 1: Stuff we like


Language focus 1: Passive voice

Student Date April 5th 2021


Teacher Paula Aguirre Morgan Class 12th A

Passive voice
Se utiliza cuando se desea poner énfasis en la persona/cosa que es el objeto de la acción, más que
en la persona/cosa que realiza dicha acción.

ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE

Edison invented the light bulb. The light bulb was invented by Edison.

*Se enfoca en la persona *Se enfoca en el objeto que recibe


que realiza la acción. la acción.

*Verbo principal SIEMPRE debe ir acompañado por la forma correcta del verb “to be”.
*Verbo principal SIEMPRE debe ir en past participle.
*Si queremos agregar quién realiza la acción ocupamos “by” al final de la oración.

Passive voice: present simple

S + VERB TO BE (AM, IS, ARE) + PAST PARTICIPLE


Light bulbs are used in every country.

Passive voice: past simple


S + VERB TO BE (WAS/WERE) + PAST PARTICIPLE
The light bulb was invented by Edison.

Passive voice: will

S + WILL BE + PAST PARTICIPLE


Common light bulbs will be replaced by LED light bulbs.

Links to practice:

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/passive-voice/pa017-present-past-
simple.htm
https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/passive-voice/pa014.htm
https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/passive-voice/pa013-passive-active.htm

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