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ACTIVE VOICE • We se ACTIVE VOICE when our main concern is who does the action. • My father cleans the house • The boys played in the park • Da Vinci painted the Monalisa

PASSIVE VOICE • We use passive voice when we care more about THE ACTION than the PERSON who does it. • It is formed by: • Object + verb to be + verb (past participle) + BY (optional) + noun (optional) • The Bank was stolen by the thieves

HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES ACTIVE VOICE • My father cleans the room • Jane is fixing the car • Da. Vinci painted the Monalisa • The kids were not kicking the ball • We have finished the tests PASSIVE VOICE • The room is cleaned by my dad • The car is being fixed by Jane • The Monalisa was painted by Da. Vinci • The ball was not being kicked by the kids • The tests have been finished

ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE • The students will finish their • The project will be finished by project the students • My sister is not going to buy that • That house is not going to be house bought by my sister • The teacher had finished his • The class had been finished by class the teacher

PASSIVE VOICE + MODALS ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE • They can´t open the case • They may finish the project • The doctor might not do the operation • The writer should finish the book. • The students ought to study for the test • The case can´t be opened • The project may be finished • The operation might not be done by the doctor • The book should be finished by the writer

ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE • The children must obey the rules • The rules must be obeyed by the children • Steven had better fix the car • The car had better be fixed by Steven