Unit 11.

It’s
really worth
seeing
 PASSIVE VOICE

• Passive voice is a grammatical structure that is used when you

do not want to emphasize who or what performs the action, but
rather emphasizes who or what receives it.
 ORACIÓN ACTIVA ORACIÓN PASIVA

+ They sell organic vegetables in this shop.En Organic vegetables are sold in this shop.En

esta tienda venden verdura ecológica. esta tienda se vende verdura ecológica.

They don't sell organic vegetables in this

Present simple Organic vegetables aren't sold in this shop.En
- shop.En esta tienda no venden verdura esta tienda no se vende verdura ecológica.
ecológica.

Do they sell organic vegetables in this Are organic vegetables sold in this shop.¿En

? shop?¿En esta tienda venden verdura
esta tienda venden verdura ecológica?
ecológica?

They found an old letter in the

+ box.Encontraron una carta antigua en la An old letter was found in the box.Se
encontró una carta antigua en la caja.
caja.

They didn't find an old letter in the box.No An old letter wasn't found in the box.No se
Past simple - encontraron una carta antigua en la caja. encontró una carta antigua en la caja.

Did they find an old letter in the box?

Was an old letter found in the box?¿Se
? ¿Encontraron una carta antigua en la encontró una carta antigua en la caja?
caja?
 USES OF THE
PASSIVE VOICE

• When it is not necessary to mention who performs the action

because it is evident.
 USES OF THE
PASSIVE VOICE

• When we don't know who does the action, it's not important to
mention it.
 USES OF THE
PASSIVE VOICE

• When the action is emphasized and not who performs it.

PASSIVE VOICE
 Thank you!
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