AE 08 Escribir textos descriptivos y narrativos breves

AE 08 - Escribir textos descriptivos y narrativos breves y simples 8. 3. - Utilizar el pasado de la voz pasiva como: it was built in….

PASSIVE VOICE Passive voice is used when we focus on the object of the action and not so much on the person who develops the action. (La voz pasiva se utiliza cuando nos centramos en el objeto de la acción y no tanto en la persona quien realiza la acción) Look a the following image.

ACTIVE VOICE STRUCTURE SUBJECT VERB COMPLEMENT (person who develops action) (action developed by the subject) (object that is product of the action)

THE TEACHER SUBJECT (person who develops An action) TEACHES ENGLISH VERB (action developed by the subject) COMPLEMENT (object that is product of the action)

PASSIVE VOICE STRUCTURE COMPLEMENT TO BE VERB SUBJECT (becomes the subject) (depends on the tense) (it becomes participle) (can be inserted if it is important for the context)

ENGLISH IS TAUGHT (becomes the subject) (depends on the tense) (it becomes participle) BY THE TEACHER (can be inserted if it is important for the context)

PASSIVE VOICE USING CONTINUOUS TENSE

ACTIVE VOICE STRUCTURE SUBJECT TO BE VERB ING COMPLEMENT SUSAN IS READING A NEW BOOK THE BOYS ARE PLAYING NINTENDO JIM WAS PLANTING A TREE YOU WERE SINGING A SONG

PASSIVE VOICE STRUCTURE COMPLEMENT TO BE A NEW BOOK IS BEING PARTICIPLE SUBJECT BEING READ BY SUSAN (Un nuevo libro esta siendo leído por Susan) A TREE WAS BEING PLANTED BY JIM (Un árbol estaba siendo plantado por Jim)

REMEMBER THAT THE USE OF IS – ARE – WAS – WERE WILL ALWAYS DEPEND ON THE NUMBER OF THE OBJECT AND THE CORRESPONDING TENSE IS WAS ARE WERE SINGULAR OBJECT PLURAR OBJECT RECUERDA QUE EL USO DEL IS –ARE – WAS – WERE SIEMPRE DEL NUMERO DE OBJETOS Y DEL TIEMPO CORRESPONDIENTE IS WAS OBJETO SINGULAR ARE WERE OBJETO PLURAL DEPENDERA

THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT TO LOOK AFTER IN ACTIVE VOICE IN PASSIVE VOICE I YOU HE SHE IT WE THEY BY ME BY YOU BY HIM BY HER BY US BY THEM MY SISTER IS TAKING PIANO LESSONS ARE BEING TAKEN BY HER I WAS MOWING THE GRASS WAS BEING MOWED BY ME

Rewrite the sentences in passive voice. Sheila is drinking a cup of tea. - A CUP OF TEA IS BEING DRUNK BY SHEILA My father is washing the car. - Farmer Joe is milking the cows. - She is taking wonderful pictures. - Mom is watering the flowers - I am writing a poem. - We are playing football. - He is not wearing a tie. - She is preparing the documents - The are talking about their problems -

Rewrite the sentences in passive voice. We were watching the new movie. - THE NEW MOVIE WAS BEING WATCHED BY US He was playing the guitar. - She was watching a film. - I was repairing their bikes. - They were preparing dinner. - We were painting the gate. - You were driving my taxi. - He was feeding the dogs. - She was reading these lines - They were carrying bags -