PASSIVE VOICE PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PASSIVE VOICE PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. CONCEPT

   • PRESENT SIMPLE
     • The simple present is used when you want to give more importance to the object of the sentence and not to the subject, that is, the active person is put at the end of the sentence or it is understood who is without saying it.
   • PRESENT CONTINUOUS
     • We use the passive voice when the focus is on the action and in whom or who performs it or is fulfilling that action.

2. USE IN REAL LIFE

   • PRESENT SIMPLE
     • In real life we ​​use the passive voice of the present simple when we want the following: 1. to give more emphasis to the object than to the subject. 2. when the subject is unknown. 3. when the subject is already clear or understood
       • EXAMPLES
         • 1. My bicycle was stolen las night 2. A lot of wine is made in Spain 3. The road is being repaired
   • PRESENT CONTINUOUS
     • In real life situations this is used when the subject is not very relevant to what is to be transmitted, or when the receiver of the message already knows who carried out the action.
       • EXAMPLES
         • 1. The book is being read (by me) 2. The stories are being written (by her) 3. The song is being sung (by the lady)

3. GRAMMAR STRUCTURE

   • PRESENT CONTINUOUS
     • Am/is/are + being + past participle
   • PRESENT SIMPLE
     • Is/are + past participle