Transcript PowerPoint about the passive

Passive voice
What is the passive voice?
ACTIVE SENTENCE: the subject is a doer of the verb
For example: Someone broke the window.
Subject
verb
Complement
The subject did the action.
PASSIVE SENTENCE: the subject is acted upon by
some other agent
For example: The window was broken (by someone).
Subject
verb
The subject didn’t do the action.
Agent
From active to passive
Shakespeare
subject
wrote
Hamlet
active verb
object
From active to passive
Shakespeare
wrote
Hamlet
Passive: Past Simple
wrote
Active Form:
TO BE
(same tense)
Passive Form:
was/were
Past participle of TO WRITE
written
Passive: Past Continuous
Was / were writing
Active Form:
TO BE
(same tense)
Past participle of TO WRITE
Was / were being
Passive Form:
written
Passive: Present Simple
writes
Active Form:
TO BE
(same tense)
Passive Form:
is
Past participle of TO WRITE
written
Passive: Present Continuous
Active Form:
is writing
TO BE
(same tense)
Passive Form:
is being
Past participle of TO WRITE
written
Passive: Present Perfect
Active Form:
has written
TO BE
(same tense)
Passive Form:
has been
Past participle of TO WRITE
written
Passive: Past Perfect
Active Form:
had written
TO BE
(same tense)
Passive Form:
had been
Past participle of TO WRITE
written
Passive: Future Simple
will write
Active Form:
TO BE
(same tense)
Passive Form:
will be
Past participle of TO WRITE
written
Passive: Future be going to
Active Form:
Is going to write
TO BE
(same tense)
Passive Form:
Past participle of TO WRITE
Is going to be
written
Passive: modals
can write
Active Form:
TO BE
(same tense)
Passive Form:
can be
Past participle of TO WRITE
written
Passive: Have to
Active Form:
Have / has to write
TO BE
(same tense)
Passive Form:
Past participle of TO WRITE
Have / has to be
written
Passive Formation: summary
Simple Present
Present Continuous
Simple Past
Past Continuous
Present Perfect
Past Perfect
Simple Future
WILL
Simple Future
BE
GOING TO
HAVE TO
Active
Passive
Twice a month, Jerry washes the car.
Active
Passive
At the moment, Kyle is typing the essay.
Active
Passive
Tanya returned the gift.
Active
Passive
The officer was writing the ticket when the truck sped past us.
Active
Passive
Many tourists have visited the Carlsbad Caves.
Active
Passive
Joan had taught many international students before she began her job here.
Active
Passive
Someone will open the store at 8:00 AM.
Active
My sister is going to host a party tonight.
Passive
Active
Passive
Twice a month, the car
Right now, the essay is
The gift
is washed by Jerry.
being typed by Kyle.
was returned by Tanya.
The ticket was
being written by the officer when the truck sped past us.
The Carlsbad Caves have
been visited by many tourists.
Many international students had
The store will
been taught by Joan before she began her job here.
be opened at 8:00 AM.
A party is going to
be hosted by my sister tonight.
My sister has to read a book to pass the course.
To pass the course, a book has to
be read (by my sister).
From active to passive
Shakespeare
wrote
Hamlet
was written
by
From active to passive
From active to passive
Almodóvar
directed
was directed
by
Volver
From active to passive
From active to passive
NATASHA
BEDINGFIELD
sings
Unwritten
is sung
by
From active to passive
From active to passive
John Logie Baird invented the TV in1924
The TV was invented by John Logie Baird in1924
From active to passive
They will announce the winner today
The winner will be announced today
…by them
From active to passive
Alejandro Amenábar wrote and directed The Others
The Others was written and directed …
…by Alejandro Amenábar
From active to passive
They have published his diaries recently
His diaries have been published recently
…by them
From active to passive
People spend too much time watching TV
Too much time is spent watching TV
…by people
From active to passive
Violent programmes affect children
Children are affected
…by violent programmes
From active to passive
They are selling illegal videos at the market
Illegal videos are being sold at the market
…by them
From active to passive
Science can’t explain love
Love can’t be explained by science
From active to passive
They have to ban all boring romantic films
All boring romantic films have to be banned
From active to passive
Builders are building a new statue of Cupid
A new statue of Cupid is being built
From active to passive
Will people discover the secret formula?
Will the secret formula be discovered?
From active to passive
Scientists were testing a new chemical
A new chemical was being tested by scientists
From active to passive:
verbs with two objects
They sent a telegram to the winner
Direct object
Indirect object
A telegram was sent to the winner
The winner was sent a telegram
From active to passive:
verbs with two objects
They gave him some books
Some books were given to him
He was given some books
From active to passive:
verbs with two objects
A good-looking stranger sent you these flowers
These flowers were sent to you by a good-looking stranger
You were sent these flowers by a good-looking stranger
From active to passive:
verbs with two objects
Tim gave Sara a diamond ring
A diamond ring was given to Sara by Tim
Sara was given a diamond ring by Tim
From active to passive:
verbs with two objects
They offered Kate the job
The job was offered to Kate
Kate was offered the job
From active to passive:
verbs with two objects
Mr Merrick taught me Spanish
Spanish was taught to me by Mr Merrick
I was taught Spanish by Mr Merrick
When do we use passives?
Passives have three basic uses:
A. focus on the object.
B. we don't know
the subject
C. more formal
Cellphones are used
all over the world.
The window was
broken last night.
Students are
provided with a
textbook.
We want to focus on
cellphones here, not on who
uses them.
We don't know who broke
the window, so we focus on
the window instead.
This sounds more formal and
impersonal than 'We will
provide students with a
textbook.'
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