ACTIVE VOICE

AND PASSIVE
VOICE
 ACTIVE VOICE
Is the normal voice.
PRESENT SIMPLE
This is the voice that
we use most of the
time.
In the active voice, The porter carries the bags
the object receives
the action of the verb.

SUBJECT VERB OBJECT

ACTIVE
 PRESENT PERFECT

I have written a
letter

HAS / HAVE
SUBJECT +VERB IN PAST OBJECT
PARTICIPLE

ACTIVE
 PRESENT
CONTINUOUS

He is eating a pizza

Is/am/
SUBJECT are+VERB+in OBJECT
g

ACTIVE
 PASIVE VOICE
Is less usual. In the
passive voice, the subject PRESENT SIMPLE
receives the action of the
verb.
The porter carries the bags
We use the passive voice
when we want to make
the active object more The bags are carried by the
important. porter.

ARE/IS/AM+VERB
SUBJECT PP
OBJECT

PASIVE
 PRESENT PERFECT

I have written a letter

The letter have been

written by me

HAVE / HAS+
SUBJECT BEEN+ VERB OBJECT
PP

PASIVE
 PRESENT
CONTINUOUS

He is eating a pizza

The pizza is being eaten by him

AM/IS/ARE+BEI
SUBJECT NG+VERB PP
OBJECT

PASIVE
PAST SIMPLE
PAST SIMPLE
PAST CONTINUOUS
PAST CONTINUOUS
STRUCTURE PAST PERFECT
 EXAMPLE

Sentencias positivas for example

"sujeto + had + participio pasado
I had read something
Yo haba leido algo

She had talked somebody

Ella haba hablado a alguien.

Sentencias negativas. For example

sujeto + had + not + participio pasado
I had not read something
Yo no haba ledo algo

She had not talked somebody

Ella no haba hablado a alguien
 ACTIVE VOICE
FUTURE SIMPLE

A mechanic will Paint the car

SUBJECT will + VERB OBJECT

ACTIVE
 FUTURE PERFECT

Alice will have done the shopping.

Will + HAS / HAVE

SUBJECT +VERB IN PAST OBJECT
PARTICIPLE

ACTIVE
 GOING TO

Alice is going to buy a car

Is/am/ are +
SUBJECT going tube + OBJECT
VERB

ACTIVE
 PASIVE VOICE
FUTURE SIMPLE

A mechanic will Paint the car

The car will be painted by him. .

Will + be +VERB
SUBJECT PP
OBJECT

PASIVE
 FUTURE PERFECT

Alice will have done the shopping.

The shopping will have been done by her.

Will + has / have

SUBJECT + BEEN+ VERB OBJECT
PP

PASIVE
 GOING TO

Alice is going to buy a car

A car is going to be bought by her

AM/IS/ARE+BEI
SUBJECT NG+VERB PP
OBJECT

PASIVE
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