PASIVE VOICE

A C T I V E P A S I V E
Subj Verb D.0 Subj Verb A.C
John reads a book A book is read by John

IN AN ACTIVE SENTENCE IN A PASSIVE

WE FOCUS ON WHO SENTENCE WE FOCUS
DOES SOMETHING ON WHAT IS DONE

THE MAIN VERB

THE MAIN VERB IS FOLLOWS THE VERB ``TO
ALONE BE´´

WHEN DO WE USE IT?

We use it when who
We use it to
does something is
highlight the
obvious, unknown or
action, not the
we do not want to
person
mention he/she/it
 WAYS TO USE
AFFIRMATIVE The cooper was stolen by Manuel

NEGATIVE The cooper was not stolen by Manuel

INTERROGATIVE Was the cooper stolen by Manuel?

EXAMPLES
A C T I V E P A S I V E

Mery found the money The money was found by Mery

Marc has won the The championship has been

championship won by Marc

Joe will buy a ney TV next A new TV will be bought by

year Joe next year

Sue is building her house Sue´s house is being built buy

her