PASSIVE VOICE

TO BE + PAST PARTICIPLE (PP)

PP= REGULAR VERB + ED
↓
PP= IRREGULAR VERB = 3ª COLUNA
TO BREAK- BROKE – BROKEN

John broke the vase → The vase was broken (by John).
↓ ↓ ↓
SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE PAST
PAST PARTICIPLE

☻ O VERBO “TO BE” DEVERÁ ESTAR NO MESMO TEMPO VERBAL

QUE O VERBO PRINCIPAL: TO BE – WAS/WERE - BEEN
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USO:
► A voz de um verbo mostra se o sujeito faz ou
recebe a ação.

VOZ ATIVA – O SUJEITO FAZ A AÇÃO:

John broke the vase.

VOZ PASSIVA - O SUJEITO RECEBE A AÇÃO:

The vase was broken.
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PARTES DA VOZ PASSIVA

1. O OBJETO da ativa torna-se SUJEITO da passiva.

2. O verbo auxiliar “TO BE” vai para o mesmo tempo

principal da VOZ ATIVA.

3. O verbo principal é usado sempre no PARTICÍPIO

PASSADO.

4. O SUJEITO da voz ativa torna-se agente da

passiva.
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P A RT ES D A V OZ P A SSIV A
VOZ ATIVA: John broke the vase
↓ ↓ ↓
sujeito verbo objeto
no passado
_______________________________________________
VOZ PASSIVA: The vase was broken (by John).
↓ ↓ ↓
sujeito locução verbal agente da
(ex-objeto TO BE no passado + passiva
da voz ativa) verbo no particípio
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OBSERVAÇÕES
► SE HOUVER DOIS OBJETOS (DIRETO E
INDIRETO), QUALQUER UM DELES PODE SER O
SUJEITO DA PASSIVA:

John told me a story.

OI OD
I was told a story (by John).
A story was told to me (by John).
 MEMORIZE ESSA TABELA:
Ex.: to speak – spoke - spoken

TEMPO VOZ ATIVA VOZ PASSIVA

PRESENTE SPEAK IS (he – she - it)
SPEAKS (he – she - it) ARE SPOKEN
PASSADO SPOKE WAS (I - he – she - it)
WERE SPOKEN
FUTURO WILL SPEAK WILL BE SPOKEN

CONDICIONAL WOULD SPEAK WOULD BE SPOKEN

PRESENTE CONTÍNUO IS (he – she - it) IS (he – she - it)

ARE SPEAKING ARE BEING SPOKEN

PASSADO CONTÍNUO WAS (I - he – she - it) WAS (I - he – she - it)

WERE SPEAKING WERE BEING SPOKEN
PRESENTE PERFEITO HAS (he – she - it) HAS (he – she - it)
HAVE SPOKEN HAVE BEEN SPOKEN

PASSADO PERFEITO HAD SPOKEN HAD BEEN SPOKEN

CONDICIONAL PERFEITO WOULD HAVE SPOKEN WOULD HAVE BEEN SPOKEN

INFINITIVO TO SPEAK (TO) BE SPOKEN