Passive Voice

(Diateza Pesore )
Explanation of passive voice

• Passive voice is the opposite of Active voice(Diateza veprore)

• She writes a poem.

• Subject(kryefjala) predicate(kallezuesi) object(kundrinori)

• The poem is written by her.

Functions of passive

1. Syntax analysis (subject object, object subject)

2. Adding the form of the verb (be)-am, are, is=present tense
3. was, were=past tense
4. being=continuous tenses
5. been=perfect tenses
6. Main verb becomes past participle
7. Adding the by at the end of sentence, if we are interested to know who does the
action.
Why do we use the passive ?

• When the action is more important or interesting

• So, most of the time is not important to know who did the action.

• She writes the poem.

• The poem is written by her.(you don’t have always to put by ….)
Tense Active Passive
present simple I make a cake. The cake is made (by me).
The cake is being
present continuous I am making a cake.
made (by me).
The cake was made (by
past simple I made a cake.
me).
The cake was being
past continuous I was making a cake.
made (by me).
The cake has been
present perfect I have made a cake.
made (by me).
The cake has been being
pres. perf. continuous I have been making a cake.
made (by me).
The cake had been
past perfect I had made a cake.
made (by me).
The cake will be made (by
future simple I will make a cake.
me).
The cake is going to be
going to I’m going to make a cake.
made(by me)