How to make the passivevoice.

Uses:

• When we say what happens to people and things, we often use passive verb forms like is/are indicated, was/were announced, or has/have been discovered.

• When we say what people and things do, we use active verb forms like indicates, announced, or has discovered.

• It is often used in business when the object of the action is more important than those who perform the action.

PRESENT SIMPLE

• [Subject] + [be] + [participle of verb] + [by] + [thing doing action]

For example:

Active: Maria buys bread

Passive: The bread is bought by Maria

PAST SIMPLE

• [Subject] + [be] + [participle of verb] + [by] + [thing doing action]

For example:

Active: Maria buoght bread

Passive: The bread was bought by Maria

PRESENT PERFECT

• [Subject] + [Have] + [been] + [participle of verb] + [by] + [thing doing action]

For example:

Active: Maria has bought bread

Passive: The bread has been bought by Maria

PAST PERFECT

• [Subject] + [Had] + [been] + [participle of verb] + [by] + [thing doing action]

For example:

Active: Maria had bought bread

Passive: The bread had been bought by Maria

FUTURE WITH WILL

• [Subject] + [will] + [be] + [participle of verb] + [by] + [thing doing action]

For example:

Active: Maria will buy bread

Passive: The bread will be bought by Maria

FUTURE WITH GOING TO

• [Subject] + [be] + going to be] + [participle of verb] + [by] + [thing doing action]

For example:

Active: Maria is going to buy bread

Passive: The bread is going to be bought by Maria

MODAL VERBS

• [Subject] + [Modal verb] + [be + verb+ing] + [participle of verb] + [by] + [thing doing action]

For example:

Active: Maria could bought bread

Passive: The bread could be being bought by Maria

Active to passive transformation

• Para pasar de activa a pasiva, el sujeto debe ir al final de la frase precedido de “by”.

Example:

active: They are eating pizza

passive: The pizza are being eaten by them

Active to passive transformation

• Hay que recordar cambiar el sujeto cuando sea necesario (They-them, she- her, I-me…etc)

Example:

active: They are eating pizza

passive: The pizza are being eaten by them

Examples:

• Active: I should do my homework.• Passive: The homework should be done by me.

• Active: You have broken the glass.• Passive: The glass has been broken by you.

• Active: Sometimes, Paco has been doing his work.• Passive: Sometimes, His work has been being done by Paco.

• Active: Carla is going to eat the dinner.• Passive: The dinner is going to be eaten by carla.

• Active: Tomorrow, Pedro will be washing his clothes.• Passive: Tomorrow, His clothes will be being washed by Pedro.