PASSIVE VOICEDesigned by:

ANGELA PALLARES

Use of Passive.

2. It is not important or not known,

however, who or what is

performing the action

3. Sometimes a statement in passive is more polite than active

voice.

1. Passive voice is used

when the focus is on the action.

Examples:.

1. Paper is made from

wood2. America

was dicovered in 1942

3. A mistake was made

the thievesWere [not] arrested by + the

police

PASSIVE VOICE

QUESTION

The thieves

were [not] chased

by + the

police

PASSIVE VOICE

A letter was [not] written by +

my sonPASSIVE VOICE

Structure of Passive

SubjectTo be

[ + / - ]

Past Participle

Third column of irregular verbs

BY + Complement

(When necessary)

PASSIVE VOICE

Examples.

Simple present

Simple past

Present perfect

Future I

Modal vebs

Present progressive

Past progressive

Past perfect

Future II

Conditionals

GAMES