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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ACTIVE AND THE PASSIVE VOICE

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ACTIVE AND THE PASSIVE VOICE. Differences in the use. We prefer the passive voice when : We don’t know or it is not important who the “doer” is: The house was sold yesterday The “doer” is obvious: The thief was finally arrested . (Obviously by the police)

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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ACTIVE AND THE PASSIVE VOICE

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  1. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ACTIVE AND THE PASSIVE VOICE M.A. Aramburu Núñez IES de Sanxenxo

  2. Differences in the use We prefer the passive voice when: • We don’t know or it is not important who the “doer” is: The house was sold yesterday • The “doer” is obvious: The thief was finally arrested. (Obviously by the police) • We want to put special emphasis on the “doer” or put the new information at the end ( in this case we use the by-phrase) : The race was organised by Sir Arnold Lunn M.A. Aramburu Núñez IES de Sanxenxo

  3. Diferenzas no uso Preferimos usar a voz pasiva cando: • Non sabemos ou non importa quen realizou a acción: A casa vendeuse onte. • É obvio quen realizou a acción: Por fin detiveron ao ladrón. (Obviamente foi a policía) • Queremos dar énfase especial a quen o fixo ou poñemos a información nova ao final para destacala ( neste caso usamos by+axente) : A carreira foi organizada por SirArnoldLunn M.A. Aramburu Núñez IES de Sanxenxo

  4. Differences in the form Active voice: Subject verb object + + They push large stones across the ice Passive voice: Subject verb + + to be Large stones are pushed across the ice M.A. Aramburu Núñez IES de Sanxenxo

  5. All the tenses in the passive voice • The Present Simple: • The Present Continuous: am is are 3rd form Curling isplayed on ice + am is are being 3rd form Curling isbeingplayed on ice + + M.A. Aramburu Núñez IES de Sanxenxo

  6. All the tenses in the passive voice • The Present Perfect: • The Past Perfect: have has been 3rd form Curling hasbeenplayed for centuries + + had been 3rd form Curling hadbeenplayed before + + M.A. Aramburu Núñez IES de Sanxenxo

  7. All the tenses in the passive voice • The Past Simple: • The Past Continuous: was were 3rd form Curling wasplayed in the 16th century for the first time. + was were being 3rd form Curling wasbeingplayed when it started to snow. + + M.A. Aramburu Núñez IES de Sanxenxo

  8. All the tenses in the passive voice • With Modal Auxiliaries: • With going to: will would can must … be 3rd form Curling will beplayed in the future. + + is/ are going to be 3rd form Curling is going to beplayed next week. + + M.A. Aramburu Núñez IES de Sanxenxo

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