UNIVERSIDAD CIUDADANA DE NUEVO LEÓN Licenciatura en Administración con Acentuación en Empresas INGLES II ACTIVITY 6: Introduction to passive voice TUTOR (A): Lic. Lorena Mayela Garza Treviño Nombre del Alumno: Matricula: Grupo: ACTIVITY 6: Introduction to passive voice We use the passive in the present and past when the object of the verb is more important than the subject. Passive verbs in the present is, are, was, were + past participle Forms for Passive Present to be + past participle How to form a passive sentence when an active sentence is given: object of the active sentence becomes subject in the passive sentence subject of the active sentence becomes object in the passive sentence (or is left out) We can only form a passive sentence from an active sentence when there is an object in the active sentence. Forming Simple Present Passive Affirmative Form Object + am / is / are + verb3 (past participle) Question Form Am / Is / Are + Object + verb3 (past participle) ? Present Simple Type of sentence Subject Verb Object Active sentence: Paul builds a house. Passive sentence: A house is built by Paul. Exercise 1: Underline the right option to form the Passive Voice. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. The rooms (cleans, are cleaned) every day. The flower (is watered, water) by my grandmother everyday. Bottles of milk (don’t deliver, aren’t delivered) on Sundays. French (is taught, teaches) in my school as a second language. Fresh meat (sell, is sold ) in the supermarket. An interesting article (is written, writes) by Julie for an important newspaper. 7. The tables (are set, sets) in the restaurants everyday. 8. Instagram and Facebook (are used, uses) all over the world. 9. The laundry (do, is done) every tuesday and Friday 10. Potatoes (are fried, fries) with a mixture of olive oil and butter.
