Tema: Passive Voice: Docente: Mg. Magali G. Prado Coronado

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Tema: Passive Voice

Docente: Mg. Magali G. Prado Coronado
Escuela Profesional Periodo académico: 2018-1

INGENIERÍA INDUSTRIAL Y TELECOMUNICACIONES Semestre:1
Unidad:3
ORIENTATION
• Look and analyze carefully each picture.
• Contextualize all the pictures.
• Avoid using spanish.

CONTENTS
PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE

WAS / WERE + PAST PARTICIPLE
PAST PASSIVE VOICE
PAST SIMPLE THE PAST

OF THE VERB PARTICIPLE
BE OF A VERB
WAS ALLOWED
WAS EATEN
WERE SPOKEN
Now, practice with the past tense!

• Remember:
–The auxiliary verb for the passive voice changes from

– is/are to was/were.
Form
Passive Voice = Be + Past Participle + (by + Object)
Subject Be (not) Past Participle (by + Object)
Star Video was burglarized.
The videos were not stolen.

USES
» EXAMPLE:
» Dogs WERE not allowed
» .Banks WERE closed at 6.
» Dinner WAS served at 7 in this hotel .
FORMAL
ARRANGEMENTS AND
RULES
PASSIVE VOICE IN PAST

• Vemos lo mismo que en el Passive voice en presente solo que en este
caso , el Verbo to be, esta en pasado de igual manera seguido del verbo
en Pasado participio.
• Examples :
• Cristobal colón discovered América.

Subject Verb Comp
Passive Voice
América was discovered by Cristobal colón.
( América fue descubierta por Cristobal colón )
• My brother wrote some letters ( Mi hermano escribió algunas cartas)

Passive Voice
Some letters were written by my brother.
( Algunas cartas fueron escritas por mi hermano )
Recuerde que dependiendo de la oración si esta en Plural, utilizo were.

EXAMPLES
THE FIRST FLIGHT WAS MADE

BY THE WRIGHT BROTHERS
Percy Spencer discovered microwave cooking in

1945.
•Passive
Microwave cooking was discovered (by Percy Spencer)
in 1945.
Thomas Edison invented the light bulb and

phonograph.
• Passive
The light bulb and phonograph were invented by
Thomas Edison.
They discovered the world’s largest diamond in

1905.
• Passive
The world’s largest diamond was discovered in
1905.
Someone created CDs in 1982.
•Passive
CDs were created (by someone) in 1982?
•Active
Percy Spencer accidentally discovered microwave
cooking.
•Passive
Microwave cooking was accidentally discovered (by

Percy Spencer).
Exercise 1: Choose Active or Passive

Put “A” for Active, “P” for Passive:
1. The boy banged on the table. [ ]
2. A girl was bitten by a dog. [ ]
3. Mrs Wong washes her car every Sunday. [ ]
4. The library was broken into last night. [ ]
5. I lost my dictionary. [ ]
6. The floor is swept by the maid. [ ]
EXERCISES
Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

She sang a song. - A song was sung by her.
1.-Somebody hit me. -
2.-We stopped the bus. -
3.-A thief stole my car. -
4.- They didn't let him go. -
5.-She didn't win the prize. -
6.-They didn't make their beds. -
7.-I did not tell them. -
8.-Did you tell them? -
9.-Did he send the letter? -
Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in
brackets. Use the Past Simple.
•a. My car ______________________ (repair) last week.

•b. This song ________________________ (not write) by John Lennon.
•c. ________________________________ (the phone/answer) by a
young girl?
•d. The film ________________________ (make) ten years ago.
•e. When ______________________________ (tennis/invent)?
•f. The car ________________________ (not damaged) in the accident.
•g. The original building _________________________ (pull) down in
1965.
•h. Where ______________________________ (this pot/make)?
•i. When _______________________________ (this bridge/build)?
Choose the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

•FIAT
•Fiat 0 was started (started/was started) by a group of Italian
businessmen in 1899. In 1903, Fiat, 1_________________
(produced/was produced) 132 cars. Some of these cars
2_____________________ (exported/were exported) by the company
to the United States and Britain. In 1920, Fiat 3_________________
(started/was started) making cars at a new factory at Lingotto, near
Turin. There was a track on the roof where the cars
4____________________ (tested/were tested) by technicians. In 1936,
Fiat launched the Fiat 500. This car 5____________________
(called/was called) the Topolino – the Italian name for Mickey Mouse.
The company grew, and in 1963 Fiat 6_____________________
(exported/was exported) more than 300,000 vehicles. Today, Fiat is
based in Turin, and its cars 7_________________ (sold/are sold) all
over the world.
CONCLUSIONS
Dear students:
Review all your grammar, do your self-evaluation, and
make your activity on time.
THANKS A LOT!
THANK YOU

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¡La universidad para todos!

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Tema: Passive Voice

Escuela Profesional Periodo académico: 2018-1

• Look and analyze carefully each picture.

• Contextualize all the pictures.

• Avoid using spanish.

PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE

PAST PASSIVE VOICE

PAST SIMPLE THE PAST

Now, practice with the past tense!

–The auxiliary verb for the passive voice changes from

Passive Voice = Be + Past Participle + (by + Object)

Subject Be (not) Past Participle (by + Object)

Star Video was burglarized.

The videos were not stolen.

PASSIVE VOICE IN PAST

• Cristobal colón discovered América.

• My brother wrote some letters ( Mi hermano escribió algunas cartas)

Recuerde que dependiendo de la oración si esta en Plural, utilizo were.

THE FIRST FLIGHT WAS MADE

Percy Spencer discovered microwave cooking in

Thomas Edison invented the light bulb and

They discovered the world’s largest diamond in

Someone created CDs in 1982.

Microwave cooking was accidentally discovered (by

Exercise 1: Choose Active or Passive

Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

•a. My car ______________________ (repair) last week.

Choose the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

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