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PASSIVE VOICE

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SIMPLE PRESENTactive voice SHE CLEANS THE HOUSE Ella limpia la casa

formula IS, ARE + past participle

passive voice THE HOUSE IS CLEANED BY HER La casa es limpiada por ella

The houses are(plural)

SIMPLE PASTactive voice SHE CLEANED THE HOUSE Ella limpió la casa

formula WAS, WERE + past participle

passive voice HE HOUSE WAS CLEANED BY HER La casa fué limpiada por ella

The houses were(plural)

FUTUREactive voice SHE WILL CLEAN THE HOUSE Ella limpiará la casa

formula WILL BE + past participle

passive voice THE HOUSE WILL BE CLEANED BY HER La casa será limpiada por ella

Simple tenses

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She feeds the dog (feed-fed-fed)Simple presentThe dog is fed by him

He fixed the apartments Simple pastThe apartments were fixed by him

She will paint the houseFuture simpleThe house will be painted by her

EXERCISES identify the tense and change to passive voice

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PROGRESSIVES TENSES

PRESENT PROGRESSIVEactive voice SHE IS CLEANING THE HOUSE Ella está limpiando la casaformula IS, ARE + BEING + past participle

passive voice THE HOUSE IS BEING CLEANED BY HER La casa está siendo limpiada por ella

PAST PROGRESSIVEactive voice SHE WAS CLEANING THE HOUSE

Ella estuvo limpiando la casa

formula WAS, WERE + BEING + past participle

pasive voice THE HOUSE WAS BEING CLEANED BY HER La casa estuvo siendo limpiada por ella

The houses are(plural)

The houses were(plural)

The future progressive is not considered in passive voice

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EXERCISES identify the tense and change

to passive voice

She is feeding the dog (feed-fed-fed)Present progressiveThe dog is being fed by him

He fixed the apartments Past progressiveThe apartments were being fixed by him

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PASSIVE VOICE PERFECT TENSESPRESENT PERFECTactive voice SHE HAS CLEANED THE HOUSE Ella ha limpiado la casa

formula HAVE / HAS + BEEN + past participle

passive voice THE HOUSE HAS BEEN CLEANED BY HER La casa ha sido

limpiada por ella PAST PERFECTactive voice SHE HAD CLEANED THE HOUSE Ella había limpiado la casa

formula HAD + BEEN + past participle

passive voice THE HOUSE HAD BEEN CLEANED BY HER La casa había sido limpiada

FUTURE PERFECTactive voice SHE WILL HAVE CLEANED THE HOUSE La casa habrá sido

limpiada por ellaformula WILL HAVE + BEEN + past participle

passive voice THE HOUSE WILL HAVE BEEN CLEANED BY HER La casa sido limpiada por ella

The houses have(plural)

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EXERCISES identify the tense and change

to passive voiceHe had polished the carPast perfectThe car had been polished by him

They have written an excellent bookPresent pefectAn excellent book has been written by them

By tomorrow, I will have finished the projectFuture perfectThe project will have been finished by me

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Passive voice

Resume passive voiceSimple tenses

Is/are +ppWas/were+pp

Will be+pp

Progressive tenses

Is/are +BEING+ppWas/were+BEING+pp

Will be+BEING+pp

Perfect tenses

Have/has+been+ppHad+been+pp

Will have+been+pp

Es, estáFué. EstuvoSerá

Es, estáFué. EstuvoSerá

Ha, hanhabíahabrá

SIENDO ADO, IDO

ADO, IDO

SIDO ADO, IDO

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PASSIVE VOICE with modals

past participleBe

ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE

She can fix the tv the tv can be fixed by her

He should see the stadium the stadium should be seen by him

We must paint the house the house must be painted by us

He will send the fax the fax will be sent by him

can

could

may

should

will

would

might

must

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Maria was cleaning the

tv

We have studied the

book

They can break the tv

Shakespeare wrote Hamlet

Carlos oils the car

exercise

the car is oiled by him

the tv was being cleaned by her

Hamlet was

written by

Shakespeare

the tv can be broken by them

The book has been studied by us

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PASSIVE VOICE EXERCISES

A) They will teach you three foreign languages at this school.B) Someone is following us.C) They asked her very inappropriate questions in the interview.D) Burglars broke into our garage this Easter.E) They offered him a promotion.F) Somebody will tell you how to get there after the crossroads.G) They have promised me a higher salary.H) They gave him a hi-fi for his birthday.I) Smoke filled the stadium.J) They will send you a subscription form. K) They ought to pay you the remaining amount.L) They always laugh at this student.M) They denied him admission to the club.N) They sent for a doctor immediately.O) They showed the boy some football T-shirts.

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