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Passive Voice
O verbo de uma oração está na voz passiva quando a ação
é sofrida pelo sujeito, que não é o mesmo que pratica a
ação verbal.
Lorena writes beautiful poems. – Active Voice
Lorena escreve belos poemas.
Beautiful poems are written by Lorena. – Passive Voice
Belos poemas são escritos pela Lorena.
Considerações
Em inglês a voz passiva também é usada quando o sujeito
é indefinido:
Soccer is played a lot in Brazil.
Joga-se muito futebol no Brasil./O futebol é muito jogado
no Brasil.
Pizza is eaten a lot in the United States.
Consome-se muita pizza nos Estados Unidos./A pizza é
bastante consumida nos Estados Unidos.

A voz passiva é feita através da utilização da estrutura: to
be [auxiliary] + main verb [past participle]
Assim como ocorre na língua portuguesa, o objeto da voz
ativa passa a ser o sujeito da voz passiva; e o sujeito da
voz ativa, o agente da voz passiva (usado somente
quando necessário).
João Paulo will answer all the questions.
João Paulo responderá a todas as perguntas.
All the questions will be answered by João Paulo.
Todas as perguntas serão respondidas por João Paulo.
Na língua inglesa, há apenas uma forma para a voz
passiva, que equivale às duas formas em português: a
sintética e a analítica.
English is spoken here.
Fala-se inglês aqui. – Voz Passiva Sintética
Inglês é falado aqui. – Voz Passiva Analítica
Alguns verbos são bitransitivos, ou seja, podem ter dois
objetos: um direto e outro indireto. Diferentemente do
que ocorre na língua portuguesa, em inglês, ambos os
objetos podem ser usados como sujeito passivo:

Nobody saw her at the show. He gave me a necklace.

Ninguém a viu no show. Ele me deu um colar.

She wasn’t seen at the show. A necklace was given to me.

Ela não foi vista no show. Um colar foi dado a mim.

They have produced over twenty different models in the I was given a necklace.
past three years. Deram-me um colar.
Eles produziram mais de vinte modelos nos últimos três
anos. She lent us the money.
Ela nos emprestou dinheiro.
Over twenty different models have been produced in the
past three years. The money was lent to us.
Mais de vinte modelos diferentes foram produzidos nos O dinheiro foi emprestado a nós.
últimos três anos.
We were lent the money.
Where did they buy that car? Emprestaram-nos o dinheiro.
Onde eles compraram aquele carro?

Where was that car bought? Os Modal Verbs também podem ser usados na Passive
Onde aquele carro foi comprado? Voice:

Note que, na voz passiva, o tempo verbal do auxiliar to be
é o mesmo da voz ativa. E o agente da voz passiva,
quando se fizer necessário, é precedido por by.
The tests can be corrected on the weekends.
Os testes podem ser corrigidos nos finais de semana.
The children may be served.
As crianças podem ser servidas.

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He could have been saved. Simple Past
Ele podia ter sido salvo. Active Voice

The food must be prepared as soon as possible. Sean corrected the tests last weekend.
A comida deve ser preparada tão logo seja possível. Sean corrigiu as provas no final de semana passado.

Até agora, todas as sentenças anteriores são exemplos de Passive Voice

Personal Passive (ou seja, o objeto da VA funcionando
como o sujeito da VP). Existe também a Impersonal The tests were corrected by Sean last weekend.
Passive, que não é tão comum em inglês como em As provas foram corrigidas pelo Sean no final de
algumas outras línguas (alemão e latim, por exemplo) e semana passado.
só é possível com verbos de percepção (say, think, know).
Simple Future
They say that women live longer than men. Active Voice
Dizem que as mulheres vivem mais que os homens.
Sean will correct the tests next weekend.
It is said that women live longer than men. Sean corrigirá as provas no próximo final de semana.
Diz-se que as mulheres vivem mais que os homens.
Passive Voice
People think that children are afraid of ghosts.
As pessoas acham que as crianças têm medo de The tests will be corrected by Sean next weekends.
fantasmas. As provas serão corrigidas pelo Sean no próximo final
de semana.
It is thought that children are afraid of ghosts.
Pensa-se que as crianças têm medo de fantasmas. Simple Conditional
Active Voice
Em inglês, o mais comum seria:
Sean would correct the tests if he had time.
Women are said to live longer than men.
Sean corrigiria as provas se ele tivesse tempo.
Diz-se quer as mulheres vivem mais que os homens.
Passive Voice
Children are thought to be afraid of ghosts.
Pensa-se que as crianças têm medo de fantasmas.
The tests would be corrected by Sean if he had time.
As provas seriam corrigidas pelo Sean se ele tivesse
Agora, observe nos quadros a seguir os principais tempos
tempo.
verbais da língua inglesa nas vozes ativa e passiva:
Present Continuous/Progressive
Simple Present
Active Voice
Active Voice
Sean is correcting the tests right now.
Sean corrects the tests on weekends.
Sean está corrigindo as provas agora mesmo.
Sean corrige as provas nos finais de semana.
Passive Voice
Passive Voice
The tests are being corrected by Sean right now.
The tests are corrected by Sean on weekends.
As provas são corrigidas pelo Sean agora mesmo.
As provas são corrigidas pelo Sean nos finais de
semana.

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Past Continuous/Progressive
Active Voice
Sean was correcting the tests yesterday.
Sean estava corrigindo as provas ontem.
Passive Voice
The tests were being corrected by Sean yesterday.
As provas estavam sendo corrigidas pelo Sean ontem.
Future Continuous/Progressive
Active Voice
Sean will be correcting the tests tomorrow.
Sean estará corrigindo as provas amanhã.
Passive Voice
The tests will be being corrected by Sean tomorrow.
As provas estarão sendo corrigidas pelo Sean
amanhã.
Conditional Continuous/Progressive
Active Voice
Sean would be correcting the tests if he’d had time.
Sean estaria corrigindo as provas se ele tivesse tido
tempo
Passive Voice
The tests would be being corrected by Sean if he’d
had time.
As provas estariam sendo corrigidas pelo Sean se ele
tivesse tido tempo.
Present Perfect
Active Voice
Sean has already corrected the tests.
Sean já corrigiu as provas.
Passive Voice
The tests have already been corrected by Sean.
As provas já foram corrigidas pelo Sean.
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Past Perfect
Active Voice
Sean had corrected the tests.
Sean havia corrigido as provas.
Passive Voice
The tests had been corrected by Sean.
As provas haviam sido corrigidas pelo Sean.
Future Perfect
Active Voice
Sean will have corrected the tests.
Sean terá corrigido as provas.
Passive Voice
The tests will have been corrected by Sean.
As provas terão sido corrigidas pelo Sean.
Conditional Perfect
Active Voice
Sean would have corrected the tests.
Sean teria corrigido as provas.
Passive Voice
The tests would have been corrected by Sean.
As provas teriam sido corrigidas pelo Sean.
Present Perfect Continuous/Progressive
Active Voice
Sean has been correcting the tests.
Sean está corrigindo as provas.
Passive Voice
The tests have been being corrected by Sean.
As provas estão sendo corrigidas pelo Sean.
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Past Perfect Continuous/Progressive Future Perfect Continuous/Progressive
Active Voice Active Voice

Sean had been correcting the tests. Sean will have been correcting the tests.
Sean esteve corrigindo as provas. Sean terá estado corrigindo as provas.

Passive Voice Passive Voice

The tests had been being corrected by Sean. The tests will have been being corrected by Sean.
As provas estiveram sendo corrigidas pelo Sean. As provas terão estado sendo corrigidas pelo Sean.

To Be Going To [Future] Conditional Perfect Continuous/Progressive

Active Voice Active Voice

Sean is going to correct the tests tomorrow. Sean would have been correcting the tests.
Sean vai corrigir as provas amanhã. Sean teria estado corrigindo as provas.

Passive Voice Passive Voice

The tests are going to be corrected by Sean. The tests will have been being corrected by Sean.
As provas vão ser corrigidas pelo Sean amanhã. As provas teriam estado sendo corrigidas pelo Sean.

To Be Going To [Past]
Active Voice

Sean was going to correct the tests today.

Sean ia corrigir as provas hoje.

Passive Voice

The tests were going to be corrected by Sean today.

As provas iam ser corrigidas pelo Sean hoje.

Por serem pouco comuns, apenas por curiosidade,

acompanhe as estruturas a seguir:

Perfect Infinitive
Active Voice

Sean may/must/should have corrected the tests.

Sean pode ter corrigido as provas.

Passive Voice

The tests may/must/should have been corrected by

Sean.
As provas podem/devem/deveriam ter sido corrigidas
pelo Sean.

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Practice 06. Which of the following sentences cannot be turned
into the Passive Voice.
01. Fill in the gaps correctly: a) Maria will pick up the children at school today.
b) John has a brand-new car.
- The unidentified victim __________ during the early c) The ball hit him on the head.
morning hours. d) He lent me €200 last week.
- The new policy __________ by the executive e) You have to apply the second coat of paint 30 minutes
committee. after the first.

a) has apparently struck – was approved 07. Mark the correct Passive Voice of the following
b) was apparently strike – was approved sentence:
c) was apparently struck – was approved The salesman was helping the customer when the thief
d) has apparently struck – has approved came into the store.
e) has been apparently struck – has approved a) The salesman was being helped by customer when the
thief came into the store.
02. The sentence They designed the cigarette ads to b) The chief was being helped by the salesman when the
appeal especially to children in the Passive Voice customer came into the store.
becomes: c) The customer was being helped by the salesman when
a) Cigarette ads had been designed to appeal especially the thief came into the store.
to children. d) The customer has been helped by the salesman when
b) Children designed the cigarette ads to appeal the thief came into the store.
especially to them. e) The customer had been helped by the salesman when
c) Cigarette ads have been designed to appeal especially the thief came into the store.
to children.
d) Cigarette ads were designed by children to appeal 08. “Jerry used to pay the bills” in the Passive Voice is:
especially to them. a) The bills used to be paid by Jerry.
e) Cigarette ads were designed to appeal especially to b) The bills were used to be paid by Jerry.
children. c) The bills were used to being paid by Jerry.
d) The bills are used to be paid by Jerry.
03. The aurora borealis __________ in the early morning e) The bills are used to being paid by Jerry.
hours.
a) can be observed 09. The issue __________ by the CEO and his advisors
b) can observe before the partners table it again during the summit.
c) have to be observed a) has already been being discussed
d) has been observing b) had already been discussing
e) had been observing c) has already been discussing
d) has already been discussed
04. The sentence Professor Villa gave Jorge an A in the e) had already been discussed
Passive Voice becomes:
a) An A was given by Professor Villa. 10. The sentence A beautiful dinner is going to be made
b) Professor Villa gave an A. by Sally tonight in the Active Voice is:
c) Professor Villa was given an A. a) Sally will make a beautiful dinner tonight.
d) Jorge was given an A. b) Sally is going to make a beautiful dinner tonight.
e) Jorge was given by professor Villa an A. c) Sally is making a beautiful dinner tonight.
d) Sally was going to make a beautiful dinner tonight.
05. I am so tired of __________ to by my boss. e) Sally was making a beautiful dinner tonight.
a) to being lectured
b) have been lectured
c) be lectured
d) being lectured
e) to be lectured
ANSWERS: CEADDBCAEB

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