Passive Voice

ForThe form of an active sentence is:

Subject + Verb+ Object

The form of a passive sentence is:

Object+Verb+(by subject)

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Past

Active Passive

She sang a song.  A song was sung by her.

Somebody hit me I was hit by somebody

We stopped the bus The bus was stopped by us

A thief stole my car  My car was stolen by a thief

They didn't let him go.  He was not let go by them.

She didn't win the prize The prize was not won by her

They didn't make their beds  Their beds were not made by them

I did not tell them  They were not told by me

Did you tell them? Were they told by you?

Did he send the letter?  Was the letter sent by him?

Examples

Present

Active Passive

Does your mum pick you up?  Are you picked up by your mum?

You do not write the letter The letter is not written by you

He doesn't open the book  The book is not opened by him

He opens the door The door is opened by him.

We set the table The table is set by us.

She pays a lot of money A lot of money is paid by her

I draw a picture  A picture is drawn by me

They wear blue shoes  Blue shoes are worn by them

They don't help you  You are not helped by them.

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Use

We use the passi

We don’t know who is the object or it isn´t important.

Bibliography

Anglo-Link. ( 22/05/2013). Passive Voice - English Lesson. 20/03/14, de youtube Sitio web: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxbQ2U3Uuv0

Anglo-Link. ( 22/05/2013). Passive Voice Exercises - English Practice20/03/14, de youtube Sitio web: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye3-vJkO0A8

Aulalivre .net. (20/11/2012). Inglês - Aula 03 - Active and passive voice. 20/03/14, de youtube Sitio web: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57KobCg2_n0