The Passive VoiceThe Passive VoiceBy Laécio MirandaBy Laécio Miranda

The Passive VoiceThe Passive VoiceA voz passiva é um recurso utilizado A voz passiva é um recurso utilizado

quando queremos enfatizar uma ação quando queremos enfatizar uma ação e não quem a fez.e não quem a fez.

Voz ativa:Voz ativa: Nobody knew the answer. Nobody knew the answer.Voz passiva:Voz passiva: The answer was not The answer was not

known.known.

The Passive VoiceThe Passive VoiceQuando o agente da passiva, ou seja, o Quando o agente da passiva, ou seja, o

executor da ação, for mensionado, ele executor da ação, for mensionado, ele será precedido pela preposição BY:será precedido pela preposição BY:

Voz ativa:Voz ativa: The Supreme Court The Supreme Court abolished racial segregation.abolished racial segregation.

Voz passiva:Voz passiva: Racial segregation was Racial segregation was abolished by the Supreme Court.abolished by the Supreme Court.

The Passive VoiceThe Passive VoiceVoz ativa:Voz ativa: Pilate ordered the execution Pilate ordered the execution

of Jesus.of Jesus.

Voz passiva:Voz passiva: The execution of Jesus The execution of Jesus was ordered by Pilate.was ordered by Pilate.

The Passive VoiceThe Passive VoiceNa passagem da voz ativa para a voz Na passagem da voz ativa para a voz

passiva ocorrem as seguintes passiva ocorrem as seguintes transformações:transformações:

►O objeto da voz ativa torna-se o O objeto da voz ativa torna-se o sujeito da voz passiva.sujeito da voz passiva.

►O verbo O verbo to beto be (sempre constante na (sempre constante na voz passiva) é usado no tempo em que voz passiva) é usado no tempo em que estiver o verbo principal na voz ativa.estiver o verbo principal na voz ativa.

The Passive VoiceThe Passive Voice►Verbo principal da voz ativa é sempre Verbo principal da voz ativa é sempre

usado no particípio passado na voz usado no particípio passado na voz passiva.passiva.

►Quando o sujeito da voz ativa for um Quando o sujeito da voz ativa for um subject pronounsubject pronoun (I, you, he, she, it, (I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they), o agente da passiva we, you, they), o agente da passiva corresponde a ele será um corresponde a ele será um object object pronounpronoun (me, you, him, her, it, us, (me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them).you, them).

The Passive VoiceThe Passive VoiceObserve os exemplos:Observe os exemplos:

Tempo Tempo Verbal Verbal

Voz ativaVoz ativa Voz passivaVoz passiva

Simple PresentSimple Present They They makemake protests. protests. Protests Protests are madeare made by them. by them.Simple PastSimple Past They They mademade protests. protests. Protests Protests were madewere made by them. by them.Simple FutureSimple Future They They will makewill make protests. protests. Protests Protests will be madewill be made by them. by them.Pres. Pres. ContinuousContinuous

They They are makingare making protests. protests. Protests Protests are being madeare being made by them. by them.

Past Past ContinuousContinuous

They They were makingwere making protests. protests. Protests Protests were being madewere being made by them. by them.

Immed. FutureImmed. Future They They are going to makeare going to make protests.protests.

Protests Protests are going to be madeare going to be made by by them.them.

Present PerfectPresent Perfect They They have madehave made protests. protests. Protests Protests have been madehave been made by them. by them.Past PerfectPast Perfect They They had madehad made protests. protests. Protests Protests had been madehad been made by them. by them.ConditionalConditional They They would makewould make protests. protests. Protests Protests would be madewould be made by them. by them.Cond. PerfectCond. Perfect They They would have madewould have made

protests.protests.Protests Protests would have been madewould have been made by by them.them.

The Passive VoiceThe Passive VoiceExercisesExercises01 – Rewrite the following sentences in the passive 01 – Rewrite the following sentences in the passive

voice by omitting the passive agent.voice by omitting the passive agent.A) People speak English in New Zealand.A) People speak English in New Zealand.

English is spoken in New Zealand.English is spoken in New Zealand.B) A thief stole her purse.B) A thief stole her purse.

Her purse was stolen.Her purse was stolen.C) We would look for new treatments.C) We would look for new treatments.

New treatments would be looked for.New treatments would be looked for.

The Passive VoiceThe Passive Voice02 - Rewrite the sentences below in the passive voice. 02 - Rewrite the sentences below in the passive voice.

Add the passive agent.Add the passive agent.A) The government built a new road there.A) The government built a new road there.A new road was built there by the government.A new road was built there by the government.B) Botanists have declared extinct many species.B) Botanists have declared extinct many species.Many species have been declared extinct by botanists.Many species have been declared extinct by botanists.C) Chemists will find out solutions for the cars of C) Chemists will find out solutions for the cars of tomorrow.tomorrow.Solutions for the cars of tomorrow will be found out by Solutions for the cars of tomorrow will be found out by chemists.chemists.

The Passive VoiceThe Passive Voice

Keep your head cool, and study for the Keep your head cool, and study for the test!!test!!