Passive voice + Past Participle

We use the passive voice when we want to...

• highlight the action, not the person

• highlight the person, not the action

• highlight both, the action and person

• highlight other elements of the sentence

Passive voice is composed of ............. plus the past participle

• the verb do

• the verb to be

• the verb get

Passive Voice: Bill Gates / consider/ as / the founder of Microsoft (present)

Active voice or Passive voice?

Oliver Twist was written by Charles Dickens

• Active voice

• Passive voice

Active voice or Passive voice?

The party has already started

• Active voice

• Passive voice

Active voice or Passive voice?

English is spoken in Jamaica.

• Active voice

• Passive voice

TRANSFORM THE SENTENCE INTO PASSIVE:

The fire destroyed the building.

• The building was destroyed by the fire

• The building destroyed by the fire

• The building was by the fire

• The building was destroy by the fire

We use this room only for special occasions.

• This room are used only for special occasions.

• This room was use only for special occasions.

• This room is used only for special occasions.

The thief robbed the crown.

• The crown is robbed by the thief.

• The thief is robbed by the crown.

• The crown was robbed by the thief.

PAST PARTICIPLE: FORGET

• FORGETTING

• FORGOTTEN

• FORGETTED