The document discusses the passive voice in English. It explains that the passive voice is used when the subject of the sentence is receiving the action rather than doing it, such as when the subject is affected by the verb or when the doer of the action is unknown or unimportant. It provides examples of forming the passive voice using different tenses and with modal verbs. It also demonstrates how to transform sentences from active to passive voice by changing the verb to a form of "to be" plus the past participle and making the subject of the active sentence the object of a prepositional phrase introduced with "by" in the passive sentence.
2. USES OF THE PASIVE VOICE.
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Pasive voice is used when we want to say what happens to
people and things.
Pasive voice is used when we don´t know who has realised
the action.
Pasive voice is used when know who has realised the action
but we don´t want to say who has realised the actión.
Pasive voice is used when we want to give more importance
to the action. (the person or thing who has realised the
action isn´t important).
Pasive voice is only used with transitive verbs
3. FORMS OF THE PASIVE VERBS.
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General rule: Passive subject+ to be + past participle.
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Present simple: My brother buys foods at the supermarket.
Pasive - Foods are bought at the supermarket.
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Past simple: Her uncle wrote a letter to the president.
Pasive – A letter was written to the president.
Present perfect: She has invented a machine to wash the
cars
Pasive – A machine has been invented.
Past perfect simple: I had worn blue trousers.
Pasive- Blue trousers had been worn by me.
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Future with will: I wil watch television tomorrow.
Pasive – Television will be watched tomorrow.
4. FORMS OF THE PASIVE VERBS.
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Future with going to: I´m going to read the english grammar.
Pasive – English grammar is going to be read.
Modal verbs: I must study english very hard.
Pasive – English must be studied by me.
He can practise english language everywhere.
Pasive - English language can be practised by him.
Tomorow you should call your parents.
Pasive – Your parents should be called tomorrow by you.
5. ACTIVE VOICE TO PASIVE VOICE TRANSFORMATION.
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Active voice: Subject + verb + object
Pasive voice: The object in active voice is the subject in
pasive voice.
The verb must be changed; is/are + past participle,
was/were + past participle, have/has+ been + past
participle.
The subject in active voice changes to the final of the
sentence in pasive voice with the preposition “by”.
6. A. John plays the guitar very well
P. The guitar is played very well by John
A. The minister will inaugurate the bridge.
P. The bridge will be inaugurated by the minister.
A. Peter made works all the weekend.
P. Works were made by Peter.
A. I don´t want to do anything.
P. Anithing isn´t wanted to do by me.
A.You can help to your grandfather.
P. Your grandfather can be helped by you.
7. A. John plays the guitar very well
P. The guitar is played very well by John
A. The minister will inaugurate the bridge.
P. The bridge will be inaugurated by the minister.
A. Peter made works all the weekend.
P. Works were made by Peter.
A. I don´t want to do anything.
P. Anithing isn´t wanted to do by me.
A.You can help to your grandfather.
P. Your grandfather can be helped by you.
