PASSIVE VOICE
PRESENT
A: The Factory makes fancy furniture
AM/IS /ARE + VERB IN THE PARTICIPLE
P: Fancy Furniture are made by them
P: This kind of meat is cooked slowly (sem sujeito especifico para fazer ação).
PAST
A: The nurses washed the babies carefully
P: The babies were washed carefully (by the nurses)
WAS/WERE + VERB IN THE PARTICIPLE
PRESENT AND PAST CONTINUOUS
A: Mom is cleaning the living room
AM/IS/ARE/WAS/WERE + BEING + VERB IN
THE PARTICIPLE
P: The living room is being cleaned (by mom)
A: My brother and dad were fixing the car when I needed it.
P: The car was being fixed (by my brother and dad) when I needed it.
HAVE/HAS + BEEN + VERB IN THE PARTICIPLE
PRESENT PERFECT (HAVE/HAS + 3ª/ed)
A: Bob has written adventure stories to the portuguese class.
P: Adventure stories have been written by Bob to the portuguese class.
HAD + BEEN + VERB IN THE PARTICIPLE
PAST PERFECT (HAD + 3ª/ed)
A: My husband had done all the dishes when I got home.
P: All the dishes had been done (by my husband) when I got home.
FUTURE WILL
WILL + BE + VERB IN THE PARTICIPLE
A: Sara will close the store today
P: The store will be closed by Sara today
P: I believe the rules in this company will be changed soon
TO BE GOING TO + BE + VERB IN THE
PARTICIPLE
FUTURE GOING TO
A: Mom is going to drive Peter and Sophia to the airport
P: Peter and Sophia are going to be driven to the airport by mom.
MODAL VERBS (can, should, must, might, ...) MODAL + BE + VERB IN THE PARTICIPLE
A: Professional nurses should take care of grandma
P: Grandma should be taken care by professional nurses
HAVE TO/HAD TO (ter que/tinha que)
HAVE TO (CONJUGADO) + BE + VERB IN THE
PARTICIPLE
A: Only the boss has to sign the documents
P: GranThe documents have to be signed by the boss only
INFINITVE (TO/ING)
TO BE + VERB IN THE PARTICIPLE
BEING + VERB IN THE PARTICIPLE
P: Martha hopes to be elected the presidente of the club.
P: The carpet needs to be washed
P: She enjoys being photographed
P: Little girls dream of being turned into princesses.