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Passive Voice

It's used to show interest in the person or thing that is object of an action,
instead of the person or thing that do the action
Se utiliza para mostrar interés en la persona o cosa que es objeto de una acción, en
lugar de la persona o cosa que hace la acción.
The passive voice is used frequently. (we interest the passive voice, not who
used it)
La voz pasiva se utiliza con frecuencia. (nos interesa la voz pasiva, no quién la usa.)
The house was built in 1654. (we interest the house, not who built it)
La casa fue construida en 1654. (nos interesa la casa, no quién la construyó.)
The road is being repaired. (we interest the road, not who is repairing it)
La carretera está en reparación. (nos interesa la carretera, no quién la está
arreglando.)
Uses
- We use the passive voice when we don't know who do the action. Examples
- Usamos la voz pasiva cuando no sabemos quién realizo la acción. Ejemplos
A civilian has been killed. (Un civil ha sido asesinado.)
The car was stolen. (El coche fue robado.)
- Also be used to keep a same subject in other phrases. Example
- También se utiliza para mantener un mismo sujeto en otras frases. Ejemplo
I met that woman. I was surprised at how attractive she was.
Me encontré con esa mujer. Me quedé sorprendido de lo hermosa que era.
In this example the person remains herself as subject
En este ejemplo la persona se mantiene ella misma como sujeto.
- Other case that we can use passive voice, is to describe any scientific process.
Example
- Otro caso que puede utilizar la voz pasiva, es para describir cualquier proceso
científico. Ejemplo
The water is boiled to a temperature between 60° to 80° C.
El agua es hervida a una temperatura de entre 60 a 80 grados.
Sentences Structure (estructura de la oración)
In english, the passive voice is composed for two element
En Inglés, la voz pasiva se compone de dos elementos:
The appropriate form of the verb "to be" + the verb in past participle
La forma apropiada del verbo "to be" + el verbo en participio pasado
Interrogative
Affirmative Negative Interrogative
negative

The house was built The house wasn't Was the house built Wasn't the house
in 1899. built in 1899. in 1899? built in 1899?

These houses Weren't these


These houses were Were these houses
weren't built in houses built in
built in 1899. built in 1899?
1899. 1899?

Interrogativa
Afirmativa Negativa Interrogativa
negativa

La casa fue La casa no se ¿Fue la casa ¿No era la casa


construida en 1899. construyó en 1899. construida en 1899? construida en 1899?

Estas casas fueron Estas casas no ¿Fueron estas ¿No eran estas
construidas en fueron construidos casas construidas casas construidas
1899. en 1899. en el año 1899? en el año 1899?

“To Clean”, Passive Voice


Subject “To be” V.p.p. Complement
Simple Present The House Is Cleaned Every day
Present
The House Is being Cleaned At the moment
Continuous
Simple Past The House was Cleaned Yesterday
Past Continuous The House Was being Cleaned Last week
Present Perfect The House Has been Cleaned Since you left
Past Perfect The House Had been Cleaned Before they arrived
Future The House Will be Cleaned Next week
Future Continuous The House Will be being Cleaned Tomorrow
Present
The House Would be Cleaned If they had visitors.
Conditional
Past Conditional The House Wolud have been Cleaned If it have been dirty
Infinitive The House Must be Cleaned Before we arrive

How to change active voice to passive voice


Como cambiar la voz activa a la voz pasiva
The process is very easy, only should follow the next steps:
El procedimiento es algo muy simple, solo se debe seguir los siguientes pasos:

1. Locate the direct complement of the active voice, it will be the passive subject
2. Verb: "to be" (in the time of the active) + Vpp of the active
3. If we wish, we can convert the active subject, in agent complement, putting "BY"
1. Localizamos el Complemento directo de la activa. Éste será el Sujeto Pasivo
2. Verbo: To Be (en el tiempo de la activa) + Participio Pasado Verbo de la Activa
3. Si lo deseamos, podemos convertir el Sujeto Activo en Complemento Agente,
anteponiéndole BY.

Examples of change the active voice to passive voice

Ejemplos de cambios de la voz activa a voz pasiva:

Active Voice Passive Voice

Tom writes a letter A letter is written by Tom

Tom is writing a letter A letter is being written by Tom

Tom was writing a letter A letter was being written by Tom

Tom wrote a letter A letter was written by Tom

Tom has written a letter A letter has been written by Tom

Tom had written a letter A letter had been written by Tom

Tom will write a letter A letter will be written by Tom

Tom is going to write a letter A letter is going to be written by Tom

Tom can write a letter A letter can be written by Tom

Tom could write a letter A letter could be written by Tom

Tom must write a letter A letter must be written by Tom

Tom may write a letter A letter may be written...

Tom might write a letter A letter might be written...

To change the active voice to passive voice, we consider the next points:

Para cambiar la voz activa a la voz pasiva, tenemos en cuenta los siguientes puntos:

• The object of active sentence becomes the subject of the passive.

• The principal verb is replaced for the auxiliary "to be", in the same time, next to the
principal verb in participle.

• The subject of the principal sentence becomes agent complement of the passive.

• If we mention in the sentence the subject that performs the action (agent subject),
this will introduced by the preposition "BY"

• El objeto de la oración activa pasa a ser el sujeto de la pasiva


• El verbo principal se sustituye por el auxiliar "to be", en su mismo tiempo, junto al
verbo principal en participio.
• El sujeto de la oración principal pasa a ser complemento agente de la pasiva.
• Si hacemos mención en la oración al sujeto que realiza la acción (sujeto agente), éste
irá normalmente introducido por la preposición by:

Example: To write a letter

write (present) / wrote (past) / written (participle)

Active Voice Passive Voice


present I write a letter The letter is written
present continuous I'm writing a letter The letter is being written
past I wrote a letter The letter was written
past continuous I was writing a letter The letter was being written
present perfect I've written a letter The letter has been written
past perfect I had written a letter The letter had been written
future I will write a letter The letter will be written
future I'm going to write a letter The letter is going to be written

http://passive-voice-simple-past.blogspot.pe/

http://www.curso-ingles.com/aprender/cursos/nivel-avanzado/passive-voice/the-passive-
voice

http://www.edufind.com/es/english-grammar/passive-voice/

http://www.blueblocnotes.com/grammar/passive-voice/past-simple

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