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Tenses Review• ( )He builds the house.• ( )My father built the house.• ( )My father is building the
house.• ( )My father was building the
house.• ( )My father will build the
house.• ( )My father would build the
house.• ( )My father has built the
house.• ( )My father had built the
house.
• 1. present continuous tense
• 2. simple past tense• 3. past continous tense• 4. future• 5. conditional• 6. present perfect tense• 7. simple present tense• 8. past perfect tense
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Uso
Forma ativa dos verbos, o sujeito executa a ação. (ênfase no sujeito)
Ex.: They wrote the answers on the screen
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A forma passiva mostra o que acontece com o objeto. (ênfase na ação)
The answers were written on the screen
• .
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Quando usar Passive Voice?
• enfatizar a ação praticada e não quem a praticou
• The television was invented in 1926
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Quando usar Passive Voice?
• Quando o agente é desconhecido, irrelevante ou óbvio
• The bank robber was arrested
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Quando usar Passive Voice?
• Quando a mensagem, em geral escrita, tem um tom formal,
impessoal
• Your visa request has been approved
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Forma
Complemento do verbo da ativa
Verbo to be
no mesmo tempo do
verbo principal da
ativa
Verbo Principal
da ativa no Past
Participle
The windows were closed.
Someone closed the windows. (ativa)
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Não há voz passiva
Quando, na voz ativa, o verbo é intransitivo (sem objeto), não há voz passiva
correspondente, pois o sujeito da passiva viria do objeto da ativa
• I live in a nice house
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Tempo verbal da sentença original Forma Passiva Exemplo
Simple Present Am/is/are + past participle
Gorillas inhabit this jungle.
This jungle is inhabited by gorillas
Present Continuous Am being/is being/ are being + past participle
She is writing a letter
A letter is being written.
Simple Past Was/were + past participle
They didn’t hear me, so I escaped.
I wasn’t heard, so I escaped.
Going to – Future Am/is/are going to be + past participle
They are going to build a bridge here.
A bridge is going to be built here.
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Tempo verbal da sentença original Forma Passiva Exemplo
Past Continuous Was being/ were being + past participle
Someone was playing the violin.
The violin was being played.
Present Perfect Have been/ has been/ + past participle
The virus has already attacked this country.
This country has already been attacked by the virus.
Past Perfect Had been + past participle
I realized that they had hit me on purpose.
I realized that I had been hit on purpose.
Will – Future Will be + past participleSomeone will rob you if you go there. You will be robbed if you go there.
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Voz ativa Voz passiva
writes (simple present) is / are written
wrote(simple past) was / were written
was / were writing (past continous) was / were being written
have / has written (present perfect) has / have been written
had written (past perfect) had been written
would write (conditional) would be written
will write (future) will be written
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Tempo verbal Voz ativa Voz passiva
Simple present Take/takes Is/are taken
Simple past Took Was/were taken
Present Continuous
Am/is/are taking Am/is/are being taken
Past continuous Was/were taking Was/were being taken
Simple Future Will take Will be taken
Simple conditional
Would take Would be taken
Present perfect Have/has taken Have/has been taken
Past perfect Had taken Had been taken
Modal auxiliary Can/could/must/etc... Modal+be+past.part.
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Voz ativa Voz passiva
My father is a builder. He builds the house.
The house is built (by my father).
My father built the house. The house was built.
My father is building the house. The house is being built.
My father was building the house. The house was being built.
My father will build the house. The house will be built.
My father would build the house. The house would be built.
My father has built the house. The house has been built.
My father had built the house. The house had been built.
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Note que ambas as orações são compostas da seguinte forma: Sujeito+Verbo+Objeto, e o que é objeto em uma é sujeito na outra.
• They will write that letter. (Eles escreverão aquela carta).
• That letter will be written by them. (Aquela carta será escrita por eles).
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• Somebody cleans the office every day. (Alguém limpa o escritório todo dia).
• The office is cleaned every day. (O escritório é limpo todo dia).
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• Somebody cleaned the office yesterday. (Alguém limpou o escritório ontem).
• The office was cleaned yesterday. (O escritório foi limpo ontem).
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• South Africa produces about half of the world’s gold. (A África do Sul produz cerca de metade do ouro do mundo).
• About half of the world’s gold is produced by South Africa. (Cerca de metade do ouro do mundo é produzida pela África do Sul).
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• Anyone can plant a tree. (Qualquer um pode plantar uma árvore).
• A tree can be planted by
anyone. (Uma árvore pode ser
plantada por qualquer um).
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• Shakespeare wrote “Romeo and Juliet”. (Shakespeare escreveu “Romeu e Julieta”).
• “Romeo and Juliet” was written by Shakespeare. (“Romeu e Julieta” foi escrito por Shakespeare).
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• Somebody is painting the door. (Alguém está pintando a porta).
• The door is being painted. (A porta está sendo pintada).
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• Martin washed his car yesterday.
• His car was washed yesterday.
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• She is making a cake now.
• The cake is being made now.
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• She was making the cake when I arrived.
• The cake was being made when I arrived.
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Rewrite the given sentences in Passive voice.Example:
Frank built a house.Answer:
A house was built. or A house was built by Frank
1) She bought four apples.. 2) We won the match.. 3) The man stole the blue car.. 4) The police arrested the thieves.. 5) Jack swam the 200 metres.. 6) The dog bit the old lady.. 7) Tom and Max ate five hamburgers.. 8) Oliver taught the children.. 9) Victoria rode the brown horse.. 10) Grandmother told good stories.
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• 1) She bought four apples.Four apples were bought.
• 2) We won the match.The match was won.
• 3) The man stole the blue car.The blue car was stolen.
• 4) The police arrested the thieves.The thieves were arrested.
• 5) Jack swam the 200 metres.The 200 metres were swum.
• 6) The dog bit the old lady.The old lady was bitten.
• 7) Tom and Max ate five hamburgers.Five hamburgers were eaten.
• 8) Oliver taught the children.The children were taught.
• 9) Victoria rode the brown horse.The brown horse was ridden.
• 10) Grandmother told good stories.Good stories were told.
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Rewrite the sentences using Passive voice.Example:
Peter writes a letter._________________
Answer:A letter is written. or
A letter is written by Peter
1) Julia rescued three cats.. 2) The students handed in the reports.. 3) Maria crashed into the blue car.. 4) Alex learned the poem.. 5) Steven has forgotten the book.. 6) The mechanic has not repaired the DVD recorder.. 7) They play handball.. 8) Sue puts the rucksack on the floor.. 9) The girls had lost the match.. 10) The teacher is not going to open the window.
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Respostas
• 1) Julia rescued three cats.Three cats were rescued.
• 2) The students handed in the reports.The reports were handed in.
• 3) Maria crashed into the blue car.The blue car was crashed into.
• 4) Alex learned the poem.The poem was learned.
• 5) Steven has forgotten the book.The book has been forgotten.
• 6) The mechanic has not repaired the DVD recorder.The DVD recorder has not been repaired.
• 7) They play handball.Handball is played.
• 8) Sue puts the rucksack on the floor.The rucksack is put on the floor.
• 9) The girls had lost the match.The match had been lost.
• 10) The teacher is not going to open the window.The window is not going to be opened.
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Rewrite the given sentences in Passive voice.Example:
Frank builds a house._________________
Answer:A house is built. or A house is built by Frank.
1) Mr Jones watches the film.. 2) The people speak English.. 3) He reads comics.. 4) We play volleyball.. 5) They sing the song.. 6) I take photos.. 7) She does the housework.. 8) The policemen help the children.. 9) He writes text messages.. 10) Mother waters the flowers.
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Respostas
• 1) Mr Jones watches the film.The film is watched.
• 2) The people speak English.English is spoken.
• 3) He reads comics.Comics are read.
• 4) We play volleyball.Volleyball is played.
• 5) They sing the song.The song is sung.
• 6) I take photos.Photos are taken.
• 7) She does the housework.The housework is done.
• 8) The policemen help the children.The children are helped.
• 9) He writes text messages.Text messages are written.
• 10) Mother waters the flowers.The flowers are watered.
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Rewrite the given sentences in Passive voice. Sometimes there are two possible answers (two objects in the active sentence).
Do not use contracted/short forms.Example:
Tim gave Lisa some flowers.______________________
Answer:Some flowers were given to Lisa by Tim. or
Lisa was given some flowers by Tim.
1) They don't speak English in this shop.. 2) Kevin asked Dennis a question.. 3) Somebody built the house last year.. 4) She gives him a box.. 5) The waiter brought Fred a big steak.. 6) Somebody broke into our bungalow last Friday.. 7) The teacher told us a joke.. 8) They will meet Doris at the station.. 9) Michael has not sent me a text message.
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Respostas
• 1) They don't speak English in this shop.English is not spoken in this shop.
• 2) Kevin asked Dennis a question.Dennis was asked a question by Kevin.
• 3) Somebody built the house last year.The house was built last year.
• 4) She gives him a box.He is given a box.
• 5) The waiter brought Fred a big steak.A big steak was brought to Fred.
• 6) Somebody broke into our bungalow last Friday.Last Friday our bungalow was broken into.
• 7) The teacher told us a joke.We were told a joke by the teacher.
• 8) They will meet Doris at the station.Doris will be met at the station.
• 9) Michael has not sent me a text message.I have not been sent a text message.
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Put in the correct form of the verb in Passive into the gaps. Use the verb and the tense given in brackets.
Example:A letter __________ by Peter. (to write - Simple Present)
Answer:A letter is written by Peter.
1) The words_____ by the teacher today. (to explain - Simple Present) • 2) We_____ a letter the day before yesterday. (to send - Simple Past)• 3) This car______ . It's too old. (not/to steal - will-future)• 4) This street________ because of snow. (already/to close - Present
Perfect) • 5) A new restaurant _______next week. (to open - will-future) • 6) He __________to the party yesterday. (to invite - Simple Past) • 7) The blue box_______ . (can/not/to see - Simple Present) • 8) I the book ________by my friend last Sunday. (to give - Simple Past) • 9) The dishes__________ by my little brother. (not/to wash - Present
Perfect) • 10) I___________ by Robert. (not/to ask - will-future)
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Respostas• 1) They don't speak English in
this shop.English is not spoken in this shop.
• 2) Kevin asked Dennis a question.Dennis was asked a question by Kevin.
• 3) Somebody built the house last year.The house was built last year.
• 4) She gives him a box.He is given a box.
• 5) Max will look after him.He will be looked after by Max.
• 6) The waiter brought Fred a big steak.A big steak was brought to Fred.
• 7) Somebody broke into our bungalow last Friday.Last Friday our bungalow was broken into.
• 8) The teacher told us a joke.We were told a joke by the teacher.
• 9) They will meet Doris at the station.Doris will be met at the station.
• 10) Michael has not sent me a text message.I have not been sent a text message.