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Guia passive voice

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Colegio San Nicolas
La Serena
Unit 1: Stuff we like
Language focus 1: Passive voice
Student
Teacher Paula Aguirre Morgan
Date
Class
April 5th 2021
12th A
Passive voice
Se utiliza cuando se desea poner énfasis en la persona/cosa que es el objeto de la acción,
más que en la persona/cosa que realiza dicha acción.
ACTIVE VOICE
PASSIVE VOICE
Edison invented the light bulb.
The light bulb was invented by Edison.
*Se enfoca en la persona que realiza la acción.
*Se enfoca en el objeto que recibe la acción.
*Verbo principal SIEMPRE debe ir acompañado por la forma correcta del verb “to be”.
*Verbo principal SIEMPRE debe ir en past participle.
*Si queremos agregar quién realiza la acción ocupamos “by” al final de la oración.
Passive voice: present simple
S + VERB TO BE (AM, IS, ARE) + PAST PARTICIPLE
Light bulbs are used in every country.
Passive voice: past simple
S + VERB TO BE (WAS/WERE) + PAST PARTICIPLE
The light bulb was invented by Edison.
Passive voice: will
S + WILL BE + PAST PARTICIPLE
Common light bulbs will be replaced by LED light bulbs.
Links to practice:
https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/passive-voice/pa017-presentpast-simple.htm
https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/passive-voice/pa014.htm
https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/passive-voice/pa013-passiveactive.htm
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