Teacher: Ronald Pineda Toribio

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WHAT HAPPEN?

1.Jean kicks the ball.

2.The ball is kicked by Jean.

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We use the PASSIVE VOICE to emphasize an action rather than who or what is responsible for it. E.g.

ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE

Gemma writes a letter. is written by Gemma.A letter

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The Passive Voice is formed with the verb be + the past participle of the main verb.

SUBJECT

is written by Ana.A letter

BE(am / is / are) VERB (Past participle)

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NEGATIVE FORM

SUBJECT BE(am / is / are)

VERB (Past participle) not

SUBJECTBE(am / is / are)

VERB (Past participle)

QUESTIONS

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is not written by Ana.A letter

Is written by Ana?a letter

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The person who causes or carries out the action is called agent and is preceded by the preposition by.

E.g.

This room is cleaned every day by Peter.

OBJECT PRONOUNS

meyouhimherit

usyou

them

This room is cleaned every day by him.

Pipo reads a lot of books.

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More examples about that:

I eat an apple. An apple is eaten by me.

A lot of books are read by Pipo.

She cleans the kitchen every day.

He washes the car every week.

The kitchen is cleaned every day.

The car is washed every week.

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We usually omit the agent:

When the action interests us morethan the agent.

When we don’t know the agent.

This room is cleaned every day.

The bank was robbed! (By someone who we do not know.)

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Ana buys some flowers. is written by Ana.

Tourists visit the castle. is visited by the tourists.

John buys some food.   is bought by John.

ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE

Some flowers

The castle

The lady buys a new hat. is bought by the lady.A new hat

Some food

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1. Thomas washes the dishes. --> The dishes   by Thomas. 

2. Frank feeds the dogs. --> The dogs   by Frank. 3. Maria prepares the food. --> The food   by Maria.

4. David cleans the kitchen. --> The kitchen  by David.

5. My father pays the bills. --> The bills  by my father.

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WHAT HAPPEN WITH THE BALL?

The ball is kicked by Jean.