PASSIVE

VOICE
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WHY WE USE THE PASSIVE
VOICE?
Passive voice we use to say what happens to the
object.
If you also want to mention the person or thing that
did action (the agent), use by. However, in the
majority of passive sentences the agent is not
mentioned.
LOOK, HOW SUBJECT AND
OBJECT CHANGE:
SUBJECT OBJECT
I Me
We Us
You You
They Them
He Him
She Her
It It
Book Book
Ram Ram
 FORMING THE PASSIVE
VOICE
The passive voice en English is composed of two elements.
The appropriate form of the verb “to be” + past participle.

NEGATIVE
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
INTERROGATIVE

The house was built The house wasn't Was the house built Wasn't the house
in 1899. built in 1899. in 1899? built in 1899?

Weren't these
These houses were These houses Were these houses
houses built in
built in 1899. weren't built in 1899. built in 1899?
1899?
 WHAT IS PASSIVE VOICE?
Passive voice is used when the focus in on the acion, not on the
actor.

Active vs. Passive

My grandfather built a house A house was built by my grandfather

 GENERAL STRUCTURE
Be (Is/was/have been, etc) + past participle

Somebody stole my bike my bike was stolen (by somebody)

We made a mistake a mistake was made (by us)

Somebody wrote a letter a letter was written (by Somebody)

 VERB TENSE
PRESENT SIMPLE
Main verb > is/are + past participle

Somebody cleans this room everyday

This room is cleaned everyday (by somebody)

 VERB TENSES
PAST SIMPLE
Main verb > was/were + past participle

Somebody cleaned this room yesterday

This room was cleaned yesterday

 VERB TENSES
FUTURE

Will + main verb > will + be + past participle

Somebody will clean this room tomorrow.

This room will be cleaned tomorrow.

 VERB TENSES
MODAL INFINITIVE (SHOULD, COULD, MAY,
MIGHT…)
Modal + have + verb (participle)

Modal + have + been + past participle

Somebody should have cleaned this room

This room should have been cleaned

 VERB TENSES
PRESENT PERFECT
Have/has + verb (participle)

Have/ has + been + past participle

This room looks nice.

Somebody has cleaned this room.

This room looks nice. It has been cleaned.

 VERB TENSES
PAST PERFECT
Had + verb (participle)

Had + been + past participle

This room looks nice.

Somebody had cleaned this room.

This room looks nice. It had been cleaned.

 VERB TENSES
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Is/are + verb(ing)

Is/are + being + past participle

Somebody is cleaning this room at the moment.

This room is being cleaned at the moment.

 VERB TENSES
PAST CONTINUOUS
was/were + verb(ing)

was/were + being + past participle

Somebody was cleaning this room when I arrived..

This room was being cleaned when I arrived.

 USING "TO NEED" IN
PASSIVE CONSTRUCTIONS
You can also use the verb to need followed by the gerund
in an active construction with a passive meaning. The
important thing in our minds in these sentences is the
person or thing that will experience the action, not the
person performing the action.

• The ceiling needs painting.

• The ceiling needs to be painted.
 My hair needs cutting.
 My hair needs to be cut.
 GERIUNDOS
Gerunds are used after prepositions
and verbs normally followed by a
gerund.

The children are excited about being taken to the zoo.

The children are excited to be taken to the zoo.
Most film stars hate being interviewed.
Most film stars hate to be interviewed.
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