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Mom planned a surprise party for dad. A surprise party for dad was planned by Mom .

Mom planned a surprise party for dad. A surprise party for dad was planned by Mom . I read a book . The book was read by me. Active Form. T he thing doing the action : subject the thing receiving the action : object . (Most sentences are active)

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Mom planned a surprise party for dad. A surprise party for dad was planned by Mom .

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  1. Momplanned a surprisepartyfor dad. A surprisepartyfor dad wasplanned byMom. I read a book. Thebookwasreadby me.

  2. Active Form The thing doing the action : subject the thing receiving the action : object. (Most sentences are active) [subject] + [verb] + [object]

  3. Passive Form The thing receiving the action is the subject of the sentence and the thing doing the action is optionally included near the end of the sentence. [object] + [be] + [past participle of verb] + [by] +[subject]

  4. PASSIVE TENSES Focus on the agent rather than on the action. BE+past participle (appropriate tense) * When we want to refer to the agent we use by + noun

  5. SIMPLE PRESENT PASSIVE Subject verb object (doer) object verb Use it to focus on the action rather than in the agent. BE +Past participle Active voice: Tom bakes a cake every week. Passive voice: A cake isbaked every week (by Tom).

  6. Use the active orpassiveform of theverb USE Architects _______________ mathematicstodesignbuildings. Cellphones _______________ tosendtextmessages. Cocoa_____________________ tomake chocolate. Searchengines ________________ tofindinformation. Sometravelers _______________ backpackstocarrythings more easily.

  7. SIMPLE PAST PASSIVE Subject verb object (doer) object verb Use it to focus on past action rather than in the agent. WAS / WERE +Past participle Active voice: Tom baked a cake yesterday. Passive voice: A cake wasbaked yesterday (by Tom).

  8. Simple pastpassive damagedesignbuywriteelect The car ______________ by Da Vinci TheDV´s _______________ byAmerica When ______ he _______________ president? All of thebuildings _______________ bythestorm. Thenationalanthem ________________ in 1902.

  9. Complete usingthepastpassiveform of theverbs You look so different. When _________ thisphoto ___________ ? (take) Machu Pichu ______________ in the 15th century. (build) Theirparents ______________ to come totheschool. (call) Pressthisbuttontoseewhenthelastcall ______________. (make) I´msorryyou __________________ totheparty. (not invite)

  10. Complete using the passive They gave me my job back. I ____________ my job back. Add piece A to piece B. Piece A ______________ to piece B. People remember the same event differently. The same event __________________ differently. We’ll explain later. Everything _______________ later. They’re putting up new buildings. New buildings ____________.

  11. He opens the door. -  We set the table. -  She pays a lot of money. -  I draw a picture. -  They wear blue shoes. -  They don't help you. -  He doesn't open the book. -  You do not write the letter. - 

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