Passive voice inventions

Passive voice inventions

by Juan Carlos Maureira Galaz

​ACTIVE VS PASSIVE

​English has two voices: active and passive. The active voice is used when the subject of the sentence does the action.

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In the example, A is the subject and B is the object.

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​For example: My mom sings that song.

......................................A ................................B

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​The passive voice is used when we focus on the object of the sentence. In the example, B becomes the subject.

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​For example: That song is sung by my mom.

........................................B .............................................A

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When it is important to know who does the action, we use by. The noun that follows by is called the “agent.” My mom was the subject in the active sentence, but it becomes the agent in the passive sentence.

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​We form the passive with be + past participle (3rd form of the verb).

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In the present simple, the passive is: am / is / are + past participle (3rd form of the verb).

Multiple Choice

Carlos and Juan play the piano.

• The piano was play by them.

• The piano is played by them.

• The piano is play by them.

• The piano played by them.

​Forming Simple Past Passive

Multiple Choice

The Pyramids...........thousands of year

• are build

• were built

• built

• was built

Multiple Choice

Happy Potter .................. by JK Rowling.

• was wrote

• were written

• was written

• was write

Multiple Choice

A report _______________ every Friday by Tom.

• written

• are written

• writes

• is written

Multiple Choice

English _____________________ in Australia.

• are spoken

• spoke

• is spoken

• speak

Fill in the Blanks

Michael Phelps, the North American swimmer, broke a world record in the last Olympic games.

In the last Olympic games, a world record ..... ....... .....

Michael Phelps.

(complete with the passive voice)

​LESSON 3

​Objetivo: Identificar y expresar frases en voz pasiva considerando vocabulario temático y frases de uso común.

 

Fill in the Blanks

America was

by Columbus.

(complete)

​Electricity

Open Ended

Write down all the passive forms you find in the text.

______________ ______________

Open Ended

Now complete the sentences using the past participle of the verbs in the box

1. Clothes are ……………………. By electric machines.

2. Some machines are …………………………… by electricity.

3. Our beds are ……………………….. by electric blankets.

4. Food is ………………….. in refrigerators.

Open Ended

Now complete the sentences using the past participle of the verbs in the boX.

5.  Our houses are …………………. By electricity.

6. Water is ………………… in electric kettles.

7. Electricity was ……………………….. by Michael Faraday.

​There are many devices which need electricity to help us, can you build some sentences explaining how useful they are? Use the passive form and follow the example.

TOASTER: Toasts are made in a toaster.

Open Ended

TELEVISION:

Open Ended

COMPUTER:

Open Ended

MOBILE PHONE:.........................................................

Open Ended

OVEN: …………………………………………………………….

 

FREEZER: …………………………………………………………….