Passive voice

How we form the passive voice

• Verb + ing

• Verb be + past participle

• verb + past participle

For what we use passive voice

• To focus on what happens

• To change the verb

• To change the tense

We can give information about who does the action

• false

• True

on what does the passive focus on

• on what happens (the action)

• on the person or object

• On the verb

We form the passive with the verb...

• Ing

• Ed

• Be+

These medicines have been prescribed since 1995, does the sentence have the passive form?

• True

• False

I think my sister ______________ for her presentation.

• will be practice
• will be practicing
• will be practising
• would be practising

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I __________________ with my dog in the park the rest of the evening.

• will to walking
• will be walking
• will walk
• would be walking

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

The choice between the use of the passive or active form a verb depends on...

• Change the form

• Emphasize the verb or noun

• Wether we want to emphasize the action or agent

Mrs. Deal never eats cooked spinach.

• active
• passive

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A