Chapter 30 Active and Passive Voice When we

Active and Passive Voice When we talk about active and passive voice, we are

Active Voice – in the active voice the subject performs the action of the

Activity 1: Tell whether the italicized verbs are active or passive. 1. The fields

5. The children are painting the fence. 6. The soldiers were carrying heavy packs.

8. The ball game was rained out by a huge thunderstorm. 9. The lawn

N. B. When an English verb has a helping form of the verb be

The Passive Voice in Latin – present, imperfect, and future Personal Endings active endings

Activity 2: Fill in the following charts in the passive voice. 1 st: 2

1 st: 2 nd: 3 rd: mitto mittere misi missus Latin singular English singular

1 st: 2 nd: 3 rd: audio audīre audivi auditus Latin singular English singular

Activity 3: Translate 1. Ancillae crines curabant. Crines ab ancillis curabantur. 2. Aurelia a

4. Aurelia te in urbem ducet. Tu ab Aureliā in urbem ducēris. 5. Multi

7. Illi liberi me commovebant. Ego ab illis liberis commovebar. 8. Ego te non

9. Nos flammis et fumo paene opprimimur. Flammae et fumus nos paene opprimunt. 10.

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Chapter 30

Active and Passive Voice When we talk about active and passive voice, we are talking about the relationship of the subject and the main verb.

Active Voice – in the active voice the subject performs the action of the verb. The man builds the house. Passive Voice – in the passive voice the subject receives the action of the verb. The house is built by the man.

Activity 1: Tell whether the italicized verbs are active or passive. 1. The fields were plowed by the weary horses. 2. The girls eat too much candy. 3. The good men had been tried and convicted by the unfair jury. 4. In summer teachers often read popular books.

5. The children are painting the fence. 6. The soldiers were carrying heavy packs. 7. Many parents will be fooled by their children.

8. The ball game was rained out by a huge thunderstorm. 9. The lawn had been mowed too many times by the gardener. 10. Mrs. Jones closed the library for renovations.

N. B. When an English verb has a helping form of the verb be (is, are, was, were) and ends in –ing, it is active. When it ends in –ed it is passive. active: he is carrying passive: he is carried

The Passive Voice in Latin – present, imperfect, and future Personal Endings active endings passive endings 1 st: -o -mus -r -mur 2 nd: -s -tis -ris -mini 3 rd: -t -nt -tur -ntur

Activity 2: Fill in the following charts in the passive voice. 1 st: 2 nd: 3 rd: porto portāre portavi portatus Latin singular English singular Latin plural English plural

1 st: 2 nd: 3 rd: mitto mittere misi missus Latin singular English singular Latin plural English plural

1 st: 2 nd: 3 rd: audio audīre audivi auditus Latin singular English singular Latin plural English plural

Activity 3: Translate 1. Ancillae crines curabant. Crines ab ancillis curabantur. 2. Aurelia a Syrā vexatur. Syra Aureliam vexat. 3. Mater glires emit. Glires a matre emuntur.

4. Aurelia te in urbem ducet. Tu ab Aureliā in urbem ducēris. 5. Multi adstantes in viis a nobis videbantur. Nos multos adstantes in viis videbamus. 6. Incolae vos ex aedificio efferent. Vos ex aedificio ab incolis efferemini.

7. Illi liberi me commovebant. Ego ab illis liberis commovebar. 8. Ego te non servabo, nam ego illo incendio terreor. Tu a me non servaberis, nam illud incendium me terret.

9. Nos flammis et fumo paene opprimimur. Flammae et fumus nos paene opprimunt. 10. Tu ex aedificii ianua a me traheris. Ego te ex aedificii ianua traho.