PASSIVE VOICE VS ACTIVE VOICE

Presentado por: Diana Arias

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Instructor : Nelson Valderrama

ENGLISH VI
SENA CENTRO INDUSTRIAL Y DESARROLLO TECNOLOGICO
BARRANCABERMEJA- SANTANDER
2023
 ACTIVE VOICE
The active voice refers to sentences where the subject acts on the verb.
Writers usually convey their messages through the active voice. Active
voice employs clear and concise language. The Active voice delivers a
strong and straightforward tone.

The president gives a speech

 STRUCTURE
Subject + verb + Direct object
Examples

My brother studies the lesson. – present Simp

My brother is studying the lesson – present continuous

My brother studied the lesson - past simple

My brother was studying the lesson . – past continuous

My brother will study the lesson – future simple

 PASSIVE VOICE
The passive voice is used in English when it is
more convenient or interesting to stress the
thing deone tan the doer of it, or when the doer
is unknown.

The passive of an active tense is formed by

putting the verb TO BE into the same tense as
the active verb and adding the past participle of
the active verb.

In a passive sentence the agent, or doer of the

action, is very often not mentioned. When the
agent is mentioned it is preceded by BY.
 STRUCTURE Objeto/Sujeto + Verbo to be +
Pasado Participio + By +
Complemento

Examples

The lesson is studied by my brother – present simple

The lesson is being studied by my brother – present continuous
The lesson was studied by my brother – past simple
The lesson was being studied by my brother – past continuous
The lesson will be studied by my brother – future simple
 WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ACTIVE VOICE AND
THE PASSIVE VOICE?
Many problems in understanding the active and passive voice in
English begin with the concept “voice.” To begin with, in grammar,
the concept of voice refers to the relationship that the verb has
with the subject and what we want to highlight in the sentence.
And in this sense, the two options are:

Emphasize the agent who executes an action = active voice

Emphasize the object that is the recipient of an action = passive

voice
Therefore, the difference between the active voice and the
passive voice is the information you want to highlight, between
the active subject who performs the action and the passive
subject who receives it.
 SENTECES ACCOUNTANTS
VERB TENSE ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE
The accounting The worksheet is
Present simple
assistant prepares the prepared by the
worksheet every accounting assistant
month. every month.

present continuous The partners are The new board of

getting to know the directors is being
new board of known by the
directors. partners.
 SENTECES ACCOUNTANTS
VERB TENSE Present siple
ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE

past simple I organized the The inventory was

inventory organized by me.
Past continuous Last year, I was accounting files, last
organizing year were being
accounting files organized
Present perfect I have made the The adjustments have
adjustments been made by me
 SENTECES ACCOUNTANTS
VERB TENSE ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE
Social
Past perfect The social contributions
contributions had had been well
been well distributed in
distributed in the the company.
company The entry of sales
The head of human
Future Simple personnel will be
resources will authorize
authorized by the
the entry of the sales
head of human
staff
resources
¡GRACIAS!