passive voice

PASSIVE
VOICE ALL VERB TENSES
PASSIVE VOICE:
WHAT THE HELL IS IT?
It’s just the “inversion” of a sentence so you can
emphasize a different thing.
James Cameron directed Titanic.
my emphasis
sub-product of my emphasis
PASSIVE VOICE:
WHAT THE HELL IS IT?
It’s just the “inversion” of a sentence so you can
emphasize a different thing.
Titanic was directed by James Cameron.
my emphasis
who is responsible for it
(in case it’s relevant)
PASSIVE VOICE:
WHAT THE HELL IS IT?
In this next example, the “author” is not relevant:
Active
Voice
Passive
Voice
Someone stole my bike!
My bike was stolen! (by someone)
who is responsible for it?
(in this case it’s not relevant, because I
don’t even know who did it)
PASSIVE VOICE:
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Lets use the same example:
Qual é o tempo verbal?
PAST SIMPLE
Someone stole my bike!
My bike was stolen!
TO BE
(past simple)
PARTICIPLE
Logo: o verb to be tem que
estar no past simple.
E o verbo da voz ativa?
Sempre estará no PARTICIPLE
PASSIVE VOICE:
HOW DOES IT WORK?
SO, PLEASE, JESUS CHRIST, DON’T FORGET:
It’s always like this:
VERB TO BE + PARTICIPLE
PASSIVE VOICE:
HOW DOES IT WORK?
SO, PLEASE, JESUS CHRIST, DON’T FORGET:
It’s always like this:
VERB TO BE + PARTICIPLE
be
am/is/are
was/were
have/has been
will be
am/is/are being
was/were being
am/is/are going to be
a terceira e chata coluna de
verbos que, infelizmente,
vocês devem decorar:
steal – stole – stolen
make – made – made
forget – forgot – forgotten
do – did – done
(…)
PASSIVE VOICE:
HOW DOES IT WORK?
SO, PLEASE, JESUS CHRIST, DON’T FORGET:
It’s always like this:
VERB TO BE + PARTICIPLE
infinitivo
present simples
passado simples
presente perfeito
futuro
presente contínuo
passado contínuo
futuro
be
am/is/are
was/were
have/has been
will be
am/is/are being
was/were being
am/is/are going to be
a terceira e chata coluna de
verbos que, infelizmente,
vocês devem decorar:
steal – stole – stolen
make – made – made
forget – forgot – forgotten
do – did – done
(…)
PASSIVE VOICE:
EXAMPLES
I always leave my keys on the table. [tempo verbal: present simple]
My keys are always left on the table by me.
People forgot the scandal. [tempo verbal: past simple]
The scandal was forgotten (by people).
My friend is building a house. [tempo verbal: present continuous]
A house is being built by my friend.
Some students have seen this before. [tempo verbal: present perfect]
This has been seen by some students.
Fulano da Silva must start a new book. [frase com modal verb]
A new book must be started by Fulano da Silva.