Passive Voice

Passive Voice

1. Where is it used passive voice?

   • Active voice Describes a sentence where the subject performs the action stated by the verb.
     • 1. La utilizamos cuando nos importe quién es el autor de la acción, cuando quieras resaltar al sujeto. Structure: Subject + verb + object. For example: Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla declared the Independence of Mexico in September 16 of 1810.
     • 2. Puedes hacer oraciones en voz activa que contengan sólo al sujeto y al verbo sin mencionar su objeto. Structure: Subject + verb. For example: She discuss.
     • 3. Los sujetos pueden estar implícitos en la voz activa. Structure: Verb + object. For example: Open your mouth.
     • 4. Puedes utilizar la voz activa en cualquier tiempo verbal. For example: She calls the teacher. She called the teacher. She will call the teacher. She has called the teacher.
   • Passive voice Used when we want to emphasize the action and the object of a sentence.
     • 1. La utilizamos cuando lo más importante es la acción que se recibe. Structure: Subject + verb to be + verb in past participle + object (If you want write it of course). For example: Thomas favorite toy was broken (by his neighbour).
     • 2. La utilizamos cuando escribimos textos académicos o científicos. Structure: Object + verb to be + verb in past participle. For example: Excellent results were obtained.
     • 3. Puedes utilizar la voz pasiva en cualquier tiempo verbal. Structure: Subject + verb to be + verb in past participle + object. For example: My brother is called by Liz. My brother was called by Liz. My brother will be called by Liz. My brother will have been called by Liz.
   • Active voice & Passive voice examples made by me (Emilio).
     • 1. Active voice to passive voice: Jonathan breaks a book. A book is broken by Jonathan.
       • Why is he broken a book? Why does he break a book?
       • Jonathan doesn't break the book. The book isn't broken by Jonathan.
     • 2. I will clean the house tomorrow. The house will be cleaned by me tomorrow.
       • When is the house cleaned by me? When do I clean the house?
       • I don't will clean the house. The house isn't will cleaned by me.
     • 3. They ask to people about global warming People is asked about global warming by They.
       • Where is people asked about global warming by they? Where do they ask to people about global warming?
       • They don't ask to people about global warming. People isn't asked about global warming by they.
     • 1. Past Active voice to passive voice: Your mother was visited by you last summer. You visited your mother last summer.
       • You didn't visit your mother last summer. Your mother wasn't visited by you last summer.
       • Did you visited your mother last summer? Was your mother visited by you last summer?
     • 2. A new toy was bought by Carlitos. Carlitos bought a new toy.
       • Carlitos didn't buy a new toy. A new toy wasn't bought by Carlitos.
       • Did Carlitos buy a new toy? Was a new toy bought by Carlitos?
     • 3. Elsa cut the paper with her scissors. The paper was cut by Elsa's scissors.
       • Elsa didn't cut the paper with her scissors. The paper wasn't cut by Elsa's scissors
       • Did Elsa cut the paper with her scissors? Was the paper cut by Elsa's scissors?

2. Present Active voice & Passive voice

   • Affirmative Active voice sentence Structure: Subject + Verb in simple present + complement. Example: Lenore eats an apple every morning.
     • Affirmative Passive voice sentence Structure: Object + Verb to be + Verb in past participle + Agent. Example: An apple is eaten by Lenore every morning.
   • Negative Active voice sentence Structure: Subject + don't/doesn't + Verb in simple present + Complement. Example: He don't do his homework.
     • Negative Passive voice Structure: Object + Negative Verb to be + Verb in Past particple + Agent. Example: Homework isn't done by he.
   • Yes/No questions Active voice Structure: Do/Does + Subject + Verb in simple present + Complement ? Example: Do you play video games all day?
     • Yes/No questions Passive voice Structure: Verb to be + Object + Verb in past participle + Agent ? Example: Is video games played all day by you?
   • Wh-H questions Active voice Structure: Question word + do/does + Subject + Verb + Complement? Example: What does this factory produce?
     • Wh-H questions Passive voice Structure: Question word + Verb to be + Object + Verb in past participle + Agent? Example: What is produced in this factory?

3. Past Active voice & Passive voice

   • Affirmative past Active voice Structure: Subject + verb in past simple + object + complement. Example: We changed the flat tire.
     • Affirmative past Passive voice Structure: Object + Auxiliar (To be in past) + Past participle verb + Subject. Example: The flat tire was changed by we.
   • Negative past Active voice Structure: Subject + Didn't + infinitive verb + Object. Example: These machines didn't mix the mortar & sand well.
     • Negative past Passive voice Structure: Object + wasn't/weren't + Past particple verb + object (If you want write it of course). Example: The mortar & sand weren't mixed by these machines.
   • Interrogative past Active voice Structure: Did + subject + infinitive verb + complement. Example: Did the engineer begin the projects on time?
     • Interrogative past Passive voice Structure: Was/were + complement + Past particple verb + subject. Example: Were the projects begun on time by the engineer?

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