THE PASSIVE

VOICE
 Table of contents
• 1 What is the passive voice?
• 2. The passive endings
• 3. First conjugation
• 4. Second conjugation
• 5. Third conjugation
• 6. Fourth conjugation
 In the active
voice, the subject
PERFORMS
THE ACTION of
the verb.
Mures
placentam
portant.
 (The mice
carry the cake.)
 In the passive
voice, the
subject is
ACTED UPON
by the verb.
Placenta a
muribus
portatur.
 (The cake is
carried by the
mice.)
In Latin, there are
special endings to
show that the
verbs are in the
passive voice!
 First, let’s
review the
ACTIVE
endings of the
present tense.
Portare--active voice
• porto • portamus

• portas • portatis

• portat • portant
Now we’ll look
at the passive
voice endings:
 portare--passive voice
• portor • portamur
• portamini
• portaris

• portatur • portantur
 Second
conjugation

long “e” verbs

 tenere--passive voice
• teneor • tenemur

• teneris • tenemini

• tenetur • tenentur
 Third
Conjugation
the short E verbs
 ducere--passive voice
• ducor • ducimur

• duceris • ducimini

• ducitur • ducuntur
 Third
Conjugation

-io verbs
 capere--passive voice
• capior • capimur

• caperis • capimini

• capitur • capiuntur
 Fourth
Conjugation
long “i” verbs
 audire--passive voice
• audior • audimur

• audiris • audimini

• auditur • audiuntur
Now, let’s look
at some active
and passive
verb situations:
Puella aquam
potat.
Aqua a puella
potatur.
Viri carmen
cantant.
Carmen a
viribus
cantatur.
Vir panem
vendit.
Panis a viro
venditur
FINIS