Presentacion passive
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The document discusses the passive voice in English. It begins by providing an example of active versus passive voice. It then explains the basic structure of the passive voice using a subject, passive verb, and agent. It also lists the different passive tenses. The document provides guidance on when to omit the agent and how to transform sentences from active to passive voice. It discusses special cases like verbs with two objects and the passive with reporting verbs. Finally, it covers the constructions "have something done" and "get something done".
Presentacion passive
- 2. Active: Everyone in the class copies Olivia's homework Passive: Olivia's homework is copied by everyone in the class
- 3. Subject Verb Direct Object Subject Passive Verb Agent
- 4. Passive Tenses ● Present Simple It is done ● Past Simple It was done ● Present Continuous It is being done ● Past Continuous It was being done ● Future It will be done ● Present Perfect It has been done ● Modals It can be done
- 5. By+Agent We omit the agent: ● When we don't know who does the action ● When the person who does the action is not important ● When we don't want to mention the person who does the action
- 6. Transformations Active-Passive ● Identify the object ● Put object as subject ● Identify the tense ● Put “be” in the same tense and add the participle of the main verb ● Decide if you need by+agent
- 7. Verbs With Two Objects Someone sent Anne a love letter Indirect Obj. Direct Obj. Two possible passives: ● Anne was sent a love letter ● A love letter was sent to Anne
- 8. The Passive With Reporting Verbs ● It + “be” + Reporting Verb + “that” believed, considered, expected, known, meant, supposed, thought ● Subj. + “be” + Reporting Verb + to-inf. “It is said that she is married” “She is said to be married”
- 9. Have/Get Something Done ● Have/Get + object + past participle. “I´m having my house painted this summer” (I'm not going to do it myself. Someone is doing it for me)
- 10. The End ^.^!!