Passive

voice Teacher: Soledad Escobar

Estudents: Javiera Cortés
Carla Torrejón

present.
Subject: English
Grade: 4° Medio B
Introduction
 We are going to talk about passive voice
present.
 How to identify
 The form
 Thepassive voice present tense is used to
express that something or someone is
affected by something or someone.
 Structure
 The gramatical structure to form sentences:
 Affirmative
 Is the following:
Aff:
Active voice

 Exercice: You play the piano

 The active voice has to be considered to form the

passive voice:

 1._ Identify the object (after the verb): THE PIANO

 2._ Identify the tense (Simple present):PLAY
 3._ You have to consider the verb to be in preset (Is ).And
the past participle of play (played)
 4._Identify who or what afects the objects (You)
 5._Form the passive voice (the piano is played for you)
Examples
 Inthe active voice, the subject of the
sentenceDOES the action
 John painted the house last week.
 Subject / verb / object

 Inthe passive voice, the subject of the

sentence RECEIVES the action.
 The house was painted last week.
 Subject / verb
Exercise
 a)Idraw a picture.
 _____________________________
 b)He opens the door
 _____________________________
 c)They wear blue shoes
 _____________________________