

Pasividad voice
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English
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7th - 8th Grade
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Hard
Laura Llaneras
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Passive voice
Present and past simple

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What’s an ACTIVE sentece?
The subject performs the action of the verb.
‘The police arrest the thieves’
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Multiple Choice
Who performs the action?
The thieves
Arrest
The police
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So, what’s a passive?
The word in the subject position receives the action of the verb
”The thieves are arrested (by the police)”
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Use of “BY”
This word is used in a passive sentence to introduce WHO or WHAT performs the action.
Sometimes we can omit it if the subject is general or already understood
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Multiple Choice
What’s the correct passive sentence of: “Doctors treat hundreds of patients in this hospital”
Hundreds of patients are treated in this hospital.
Hundreds of patients are treated in this hospital by doctors.
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Structure of the passive voice (Present Simple)
Subject + am/are/is + past participle + (by)
Active: Workers send the boxes at 8 am.
Passive: The boxes are sent at 8 am.
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Structure of a passive voice (Past simple)
Subject + was/were + past participle + (by)
Active: Picasso painted “El Guernica”.
Passive: “El Guernica” was painted by Picasso.
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CAREFUL! Subject-Verb agreement
Roald Dahl wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was written by Roald Dahl.
Roald Dahl wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda were written by Roald Dahl.
Passive voice
Present and past simple

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