PASSIVE

VOICE
TEAM #5
PASSIVE VOICE GRAMMAR

• (+) SUBJECT + BE + PAST PARTICIPLE (+ BY AGENT)

• (-) SUBJECT + BE + NOT + PAST PARTICIPLE (+ BY AGENT)
• (?) BE + SUBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE (+ BY AGENT)
• EXAMPLE:

• THE STORE MANAGER USUALLY DEPOSITE THE MONEY --- (AV)

• THE MONEY IS USUALLY DEPOSITED BY THE STORE MANAGER --- (PV)
PRESENT SIMPLE

• + She buy´s a car

• + A car is bought by her --- PV

• - She doesn´t buy a car

• - A car isn´t bought by her ---PV

• Does she buy a car?

• Is a car bought by her? --- PV
PRESENT CONTINUOS

• + She is buying a car

• + A car is being bought by her -----PV

• - She isn’t buying a car

• - A car isn´t being bought by her ----- PV

• Is she buying a car?

• Is a car being bought by her? ----- PV
PRESENT PERFECT

• + She has bought a car

• + A car has been bought by her ----- PV

• - She hasn´t bought a car

• - A car hasn´t been bought by her ----- PV

• Has she bought a car?

• Has been bought a car by her? ----- PV
PAST SIMPLE

• + She bought a car

• + A car was bought by her ----- PV

• - She didn´t buy a car

• - A car wasn´t bought by her ----- PV

• Did she buy a car?

• Was a car bought by her? ----- PV
PAST CONTINUOS

• + She was buying a car

• + A car was being bought by her ----- PV

• - She wasn’t buying a car

• - A car wasn´t being bought by her ----- PV

• Was she buying a car?

• Was being bought a car by her? ----- PV
PAST PERFECT

• + She had bought a car

• + A car had been bought by her ----- PV

• - She hadn´t been buying a car

• - A car hadn´t been bought by her ----- PV

• Had she bought a car?

• Had a car been bought by her? ----- PV