Passive voice in simple present: am-is

– are + past participle.

Passive voice in simple past: was –

were + past participle.

Regular verbs Irregular verbs

Ed: Worked- arrived Eat – ate – eaten
Played- studied – Write – wrote –
cleaned. written.
Speak-spoke-
spoken

Drive – drove -
driven

ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE

She buys apples. The apples are bought by her.
They did not paint the house The house was not painted by them.
Martha cooks potatoes The potatoes are cooked by Martha
Da Vinci painted Mona Lisa Mona Lisa was painted by Da Vinci
Voz activa: SUJETO + VERBO + OBJETO.
Voz pasiva: OBJETO + SER-ESTAR – PARTICIPIO (ADO-IDO) + SUJETO.
Juan compra cervezas.
Las cervezas son compradas por Juan.
Jose pinta las casas
Las casas son pintadas (por Jose).
Carlos no usa los computadores.
Los computadores no son usados por Carlos.
María ayudó a Sara.
Sara fue ayudada por María
Carlos limpió los carros – Los carros fueron
limpiados por Carlos.
Las ventanas fueron rotas por Jack. – Jack
rompió las ventanas.