THE PASSIVE

(TOP MARKS 1º BACHILLERATO p. 94-127-8)

Burlington Books

THE PASSIVE:

Active: The USA won the space race.

Passive: The space race was won by the USA

CHANGES: active passive

DIRECT OBJECT SUBJECT

VERB ACTIVE VERB PASSIVE (TO BE + PARTICIPLE)

SUBJECT AGENT (BY)

Somebody has made a great discovery.

A great discovery has been made

THE PASSIVE.

Active: The scientist explained the theory to the students.

Passive: The theory was explained to the students by the scientist. The students were explained the theory by the scientist.

Active: We will give Peter a present at the party.

Passive: Peter will be given a present at the party.

Active: He showed them the results of the experiments.

Passive: They were shown the results of the experiment.

THE PASSIVE.

TENSE ACTIVE PASSIVE

PRESENT SIMPLE STUDIES ARE STUDIED

PAST SIMPLE STUDIED WAS/WERE STUDIED

FUTURE SIMPLE WILL STUDY WILL BE STUDIED

MODALS SHOULD STUDY SHOULD BE STUDIED

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

IS STUDYING ARE BEING STUDIED

PAST CONTINUOUS WAS STUDYING WAS BEING STUDIED

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

HAS STUDIED HAS BEEN STUDIED

PAST PERFECT SIMPLE

HAD STUDIED HAD BEEN STUDIED

MODAL PERFECTS MUST HAVE STUDIED MUST HAVE BEEN STUDIED

HAVE TO HAVE TO STUDY HAVE TO BE STUDIED

BE GOING TO IS GOING TO STUDY IS GOING TO BE STUDIED

THE PASSIVE.

HAVE / GET + SOMETHING + DONE

I am going to have /get my hair cut have / get

something

done

My watch broke, so I had it repaired yesterday.(se me estropeó el reloj, así que lo hice arreglar ayer)

You should have your eyes checked every year.(deberías revisarte la vista todos los años)

The writer had his book published.(El escritor publicó su libro)