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PASSIVE I (theory)�I.- Example situation

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Active:

Mygrandfather built this house

 

 

Passive:

This house was built by my grandfather

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S V DO

S V Agent

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  • Use: It is used mainly when
    • it is not very important who did the action or
    • to put emphasis in the element which appears first.
  • II.- How to make the passive verb:

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With modals: al modal se le añade be en la misma forma que estaba el v. Principal+el participio del verbo que se conjuga

  • Must study
  • Shoud arrest
  • Should have cleaned
  • Can solve
  • May finish

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  • Must be studied
  • Should be arrested
  • Should have been cleaned
  • Can be solved
  • May be finished

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III.- Passive voice tenses changes�

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IV.- You can ommit the agent when it’s�

  • A personal pronoun:

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She opened the shop🡪The shop was opened

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  • People, somebody, anybody, nobody:

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Somebody opened the shop🡪The shop was opened

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V.- Some verbs can have two objects and therefore two different passive sentences� �

  • They didn’t offer Ann the job

IO DO

  • The job wasn’t offered to Ann
  • Ann wasn’t offered the job�

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A drill

James was paid 300€

  • Given🡪
  • Robert🡪
  • Shown🡪
  • Mrs Royes🡪
  • a brand new car🡪
  • The girls🡪
  • a movie🡪
  • Given🡪
  • a lesson🡪
  • Taught🡪

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James was paid 300€

  • James was given 300€
  • Robert was given 300€
  • Robert was shown 300€
  • Mrs Royes was shown 300€
  • Mrs Royes was shown a brand new car
  • The girls were shown a brand new car
  • The girls were shown a movie
  • The girls were given a movie
  • The girls were given a lesson
  • The girls were taught a lesson

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VI.- Special passives�

  • Gerund passive:
  • I don’t like people telling me what to do
  • I don’t like being told what to do.
  • Unexpected: Get instead of be

There was a fight but nobody got hurt🡪 (was hurt)

Our dog got run over by a car🡪 (was run)

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  • Reporting verbs:��It is said that.../He is said to…/(be) supposed to..

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  • You don’t do it yourself or�something is unfortunate�My dog got run over�🡪Have/get something done �

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Impersonal passive voice with reporting verbs: �SAY, THINK, BELIEVE, KNOW, REPORT, RECOMMEND�It is said that.../He is said to…�

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PRESENT TENSES (Present Or future)

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They say Beckham earns a fortune.

 

 

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It is said that he earns a fortune.

 

 

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He is said to earn a fortune.

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Infinitive🡪to earn

Perfect infinitive🡪to have earnt

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Impersonal passive voice with reporting verbs: �SAY, THINK, BELIEVE, KNOW, REPORT, RECOMMEND�It is said that.../He is said to…�

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PAST TENSES (SP, Pperf, PC, PrPerf….)

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They say Beckham flew to NY.

 

 

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It is said that he flew to NY.

 

 

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He is said to have flown to NY.

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